Will I have to go to court for my Florida personal injury case?

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I usually tell my clients that about 60 or 65% of the time, their personal injury claim can be settled without filing a lawsuit. In the event we’re unable to negotiate something satisfactory with the insurance company, then in that other 35% or 40% of the time, a lawsuit will need to be filed. But even when the lawsuit is filed, it’s still about 50% of the time that cases settle, ultimately by negotiation between the two attorneys or at mediation. Going to in front Read More +

How To Royally Screw Up Your Injury Case

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Whenever a new personal injury client is interviewed in my office, I always address the issue of social media. In short, be very careful what you post on social media. While Instagram and Facebook may be the most effective way to communicate your fun happenings with friends and family near and far, social media postings are discoverable in the event of a lawsuit. This means that if you’re injured from a car crash or some other event of negligence of another and you end up Read More +

Are There Alternatives to Going to Court in a Florida Auto Accident Case

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A common misconception is that every car accident case has to be filed in court, and it’s really not true. I usually tell my clients about 65% of the time we’re able to resolve your car accident case without having to file suit. Even when we do file litigation in your car accident case, most of those do settle. The chances of going to a full jury trial in most of these car accident cases are probably about one in ten or less.  

Will My Florida Personal Injury Case Settle Out of Court?

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The majority of times your case will settle without having to file suit. I would say 60 or 65 percent of the time your case will resolve just between the attorney and the insurance company, and that smaller percentage of time, a lawsuit may need to be filed, but for most clients, unless the case is worth a lot of money or the case is very shaky liability, most insurance companies would rather settle the case. It’s only when the case has larger value or Read More +

My $451,000,000 Lottery Winner

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By, Walter W. Blenner Earlier this year I became one of only a handful of attorneys nationwide who have represented a lottery winner of what is called, “extreme wealth”. This prize of $451 million won here in Florida was the fifth largest lottery win in US history. However, it was soon to be eclipsed by someone in N.H. who won over $560 million. Regardless of what one thinking about any one single person winning this kind of largesse, it is a new reality in the Read More +