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How Long After a Car Accident Can You Claim Injury? Victims of car accidents, especially high-speed car accidents, can suffer serious injuries. The nature and extent of these injuries often depend upon how the accident occurs. For example, the injuries that an accident victim might suffer in a head-on collision are often more serious than those they might endure in a low-speed rear-end car accident that occurs at a traffic intersection. Injuries that car accident victims suffer can require a significant amount of medical treatment, physical therapy, and medical procedures. Potential injuries that individuals suffer in car accidents can often include soft tissue injuries, traumatic head and brain injuries, bone fractures, spinal cord...

Will My Personal Injury Case Go to Trial? Will My Personal Injury Case Go to Trial? If you were seriously hurt because another party failed to act with reasonable care—or intentionally set out to harm you—it may be possible to obtain monetary damages by filing a personal injury claim. With so much on your plate, though, you may be concerned about having to go to trial. Thankfully, most personal injury cases are resolved without going to court. If you have strong evidence to support your case and you follow the advice of your medical providers and legal team, there’s a good chance the opposing party will be cooperative when it comes...

Can I File a Bicycle Accident Claim If I Wasn’t Wearing a Helmet? If you were struck by a drunk, distracted, or otherwise reckless motorist while cycling, you may be thinking about taking legal action. After all, the damages resulting from unanticipated injuries can add up fast.  If you weren’t wearing a helmet when the accident occurred, though, you’re probably wondering whether you’re even entitled to pursue compensation. Thankfully, failure to wear a helmet does not bar you from filing a personal injury claim. It could, however, influence the outcome of the proceedings. Here’s how: If You Sustained a Head Injury  If you file a third-party insurance claim, you will only be able to obtain compensation...

Who Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Florida? Who Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Florida? If your loved one died due to the negligence or intentional wrongdoing of another party, your family may be entitled to compensation for funeral and burial costs, loss of financial contributions the deceased would have provided, and other damages. For your claim to be successful, you will have to prove liability, causation, and damages. You will also have to follow strict legal proceedings.    For example, you will have to identify the personal representative of the deceased’s estate before bringing the action. In Florida, wrongful death lawsuits can only be brought by the personal representative. ...

Crash In Hudson On US 19 Results in Motorcyclists Death On January 31, 2019, a  motorcycle accident occurred on US 19 in Hudson, Florida. A motorcyclist was killed and the busy Pasco County road was shut down for some of Thursday morning. At an estimated 9:15 am, the investigators of the Florida Highway Patrol stated that the motorcyclist, of Holiday, Florida, was driving a 2011 Suzuki on US 19 heading northbound. The driver of a 2013 Hyundai Tuscan, of Spring Hill, Florida, was driving down US 19 heading southbound. The driver made a left turn at Denton Avenue in the path of the motorcyclist. The right side of the vehicle hit the front...

Dade City Motorcycle Accidents: Working Together To Prevent Them Dade City is known for it’s winding roads, great local food, and wonderful people. It is an ideal place to take a motorcycle ride whether you live there or are passing through. But sadly, motorcycle accidents do occur and individuals suffer severe injuries. However, it is our belief at the Nicoletti Law Firm that if we work together and operate our vehicles in a safe manner, we can lessen the likelihood of motorcycle accidents in Dade City and communities throughout Florida. Common Motorcycle Accident Causes Motorcycle accidents may happen for a variety of reasons and could be the fault of either the motorcycle...

Boating: A Responsibility, Not A Right Accidents happen, that is why they are called accidents. They often happen on land but can even happen at sea. We are talking about boat accidents. Individuals ride on boats and watercrafts daily for both work and pleasure especially around the great State of Florida. But, operating a boat is a large responsibility, especially when passengers are on board, and it should not be taken lightly. Boat accidents can cause severe and life-altering injuries. Often times, they can be prevented if the operator takes the time to be diligent and acts in a responsible manner. However, passengers must be diligent as well. Common...

New Location in Tampa, FL! This year has been incredible! It has been an honor to serve the incredible people of Port Richey, FL and Zephyrhills, FL. We will continue to do so. Our firm is growing and we want to continue to be more accessible so we can better assist additional communities. Therefore, the Nicoletti Law Firm is proud to announce that we have opened another location in Tampa, Florida! This office will give us an additional and more convenient space to meet clients from Tampa and the surrounding Tampa Bay Area. Our attorneys will be available at the Tampa location by appointment only. We could not be more excited to...

Morning Traffic Accident Updates: Week of October 8th Traffic ???????? Updates 10/8: LAKELAND | Watch for crash I-4 EB near SR-33. HOWARD FRANKLAND | Crash on I-275 SB just past the Howard Frankland Bridge. PARRISH | U.S. 301 near Tampa Rd. TAMPA | All lanes of Westbound Busch are CLOSED at Nebraska because of a crash. TAMPA | Crash with a roadblock in the Northbound lanes at US-301/ Delaney Creek. WESLEY CHAPEL | Crash with a roadblock in the turn lane SR-56 Eastbound at Bruce B. Downs. SARASOTA | Crash with roadblock Webber Street at McIntosh. Traffic ???????? Updates 10/9: DOVER | Crash with a roadblock US-92 at Bethlehem. TAMPA | Crash with debris in the road 275 Southbound before Ashley...

Celebrity Injured In Scooter Accident Motorcycle accidents are all too common today. However, scooter and moped accidents are on the rise as well. So much so, even famed actor George Clooney was involved in a scooter accident that resulted in injury. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has studied motorcycle, moped, and scooter accidents. Recently, the NHTSA found that 92,000 injuries and almost 4300 deaths resulted from accidents involving a motorcycle, moped or scooter in the U.S. That is just for the year 2014. Even more alarming, the CDC, also known as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, found in a recent study that nearly 1 out...