30 Reviews The legal process required to seek compensation may seem daunting and confusing. A personal injury lawyer in West Palm Beach, FL from our firm is ready to assist you in getting the compensation that you deserve.
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How an Attorney Can Assist You with a Personal Injury Case
Our legal team of personal injury lawyers can assist you with your personal injury case in the following ways:
Help You Navigate the Personal Injury Claims Process
We will assist you in determining the appropriate steps to take. It is important that you receive the compensation and justice that you deserve.
Insurance companies are not looking out for your best interests. They want to pay you as little as they can, and will likely call you soon after the accident to get you to agree to an unfair settlement. They want to take advantage of your overwhelmed state and lack of information about the insurance claims process. However, you do not need to suffer this situation alone.
We will assist you in considering all settlement offers. Settlement offers can reduce legal costs for both parties by shortening the legal process. Settlement offers can also sometimes get you compensated faster.
Help You File a Lawsuit
However, if a settlement offer does not cover your costs incurred, our team is ready to fight for you in court.
Investigate Your Accident to Prove Fault and Liability
By collecting important documents and establishing the four elements of personal injury, we can establish fault and find justice.
Calculate the Value of Your Accident-Related Damages
Calculating damages is an important part of the personal injury legal process. It gives us a number to reach for. This can make it easier when evaluating settlement offers and considering court costs. We will need to take into account all damages incurred as well as expected future costs.
How Much does an Attorney Cost?
Post-accident bills and financial pressure might weigh on your mind right now. However, you should not let your worries stop you from fighting for justice. Our firm wants to help you through the legal process, and we have ways to do so that can relieve the pressure you’re feeling.
Complimentary Consultations
Every accident is different. This means that the injuries suffered and the costs incurred are also different. In order for us to advise you on the best legal steps to take, it is important that we get to know you and the details of your case.
The confidential and complimentary consultation can also give you the opportunity to ask any questions you might have about the legal process.
Contingency-Based Representation
When you think of lawyers, you might think that they would require you to give them a large sum upfront to represent you. This is not the case at our firm. We only get paid if we win your case. We take our fee out of a percentage of your settlement.
Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle
Personal injury cases involve varying circumstances and related losses. The specific type and details of your case will help us determine the best legal steps to take. Your case could involve any of these case types that our team serves:
- Car accidents
- Defective product designs
- Vehicle recalls
- Medical malpractice
- Slip and falls
- Wrongful death
- Birthing injuries
Even if you don’t see your type of case on this list, we might still be able to help you.
Four Elements You Must be Able to Prove in a Personal Injury Case
Florida requires that we establish the following four elements of personal injury:
Duty of Care
The defendant must have had a legal duty of care for your wellbeing. The specific duty of care will depend on the type of relationship and the context of the injury.
Breach of Duty
The defendant must have acted in a way that breached that duty of care. The actions could have been intentional or negligent. Negligent activities may include the following:
- Distracted driving
- Failure to notify customers of dangerous conditions
- Defective product designs
- Driving under the influence
- Medical errors during a routine medical visit
Causation
The defendant’s actions must have caused the accident to occur.
Damages
There must have been payable damages involved in the accident. This is often the medical costs, property damage, and pain and suffering that occurred because of the accident.
Recoverable Damages in a Personal Injury Claim
Once we have established that another party was at fault for your personal injury, we may seek compensation for the costs incurred. Florida allows us to seek compensation for the following damages:
- Medical costs (past, present, and future)
- Transportation costs (towing, vehicle repairs, temporary transportation)
- Loss of consortium (the loss of relationships as a result of the injury)
- Pain and suffering (the extreme pain and suffering that occurred from the injury)
- Childcare costs (daycare and house-sitting costs)
- Loss of wages (income lost due to medical procedures)
- Diminished earning capacity (the inability to earn the same income as before the accident occurred)
The actual recoverable damages will depend on your case and the injuries suffered. We will assist you in calculating this compensatory amount.
How Florida’s Personal Injury Statute of Limitations Can Affect Your Case
It is important that we follow Florida’s laws so that we can collect compensation from the responsible party. So, as a general rule, we must file all personal injury lawsuits in the state of Florida within four years from the date of the accident. However, it is best to begin the process as soon as possible. Otherwise, we risk losing time-sensitive evidence and the ability to count on the recollections and statements of witnesses.
Some rare personal injury cases qualify for an extended statute of limitations. However, these cases are rare, so it is important to discuss the details of your case with a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.
Certain Case Types Impose Different Timelines
Additionally, cases involving medical malpractice, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, and injury caused by a municipality have shorter statutes of limitations requirements.
Pure Comparative Negligence
Under Florida Statutes §768.81, Florida is also a pure comparative negligence state, which means that they will reduce your payout by the percentage that you are at fault for the accident.
What Our Clients are Saying About Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers
Our firm works with our clients with the intention of doing all we can for them. When you retain our services, you work directly with our partners.
Here are some testimonials from our past clients:
- “All my questions were answered in a professional manner.”
- “Superb professionalism, guidance, advice, wisdom, knowledge, expertise, courtesy, and patience.”
- “God forbid I am ever involved in another accident of this sort, but I would gladly call on your services again.”
We have secured millions for our clients. Let us fight for you. We have helped out families in Florida that have suffered the following kinds of cases:
- Vehicle accidents
- Birth injuries
- Medical malpractice
- Wrongful death
- Slip and fall
- Brain injury
- Premises liability
- Defective drugs and products
- Dog bites
- Work injury
- Wrongful death
Call a Personal Injury Attorney for a Free Consultation Today
When you experience lifelong injuries at the fault of another party, it is only right that they pay for the damages. Choosing a personal injury lawyer in West Palm Beach, FL that is familiar with Florida’s injury laws can help to ensure that you get what you deserve.
Contact Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers today.
Call or text Chalik & Chalik (561) 899-5020