Injured in Fort Lauderdale? Talk it through with a Broward injury lawyer.

Yes. A Florida injury claim does not depend on where you live, so tourists, cruise passengers, and seasonal residents hurt in Broward can bring one. Much of the work can be handled by phone and email after you leave, and the firm takes care of what has to happen here. If the injury happened on a ship, the cruise ticket usually requires written notice within 6 months and a lawsuit within 1 year, so read cruise and boating injuries soon.

Your own PIP (Personal Injury Protection) coverage pays first, whoever was at fault. It pays 80% of your reasonable medical costs and 60% of income you lose, capped at $10,000, as long as a provider sees you no later than 14 days after the crash (Fla. Stat. § 627.736). Any emergency room or urgent care visit counts. Costs beyond the cap can come from your health insurance, from providers willing to wait for the case to end, and finally from the at-fault driver's insurer or the uninsured motorist coverage on your own policy. Note that PIP does not cover people riding a motorcycle.

See a doctor before 14 days pass, because PIP will not pay otherwise. Get the crash report: the Fort Lauderdale Police Department writes it inside city limits, the Broward Sheriff's Office in unincorporated areas and the cities that contract with it, and the Florida Highway Patrol on I-95, I-595, the Turnpike, and the Sawgrass Expressway; copies come from the Florida Crash Portal. Do not agree to a recorded statement with the other driver's insurance company until a lawyer has looked at your situation. More on car accidents.

They can be, if they were aware of the danger, or should have been, and left it there without cleaning it or putting out a warning. When a fall is caused by a liquid or something else on the floor, Florida law requires evidence that the business was aware of the substance or ought to have been, for instance because it sat there long enough to be noticed (Fla. Stat. § 768.0755). Security cameras often record over footage in about 30 days, so request the video in writing right away. See slip and fall.

Nothing to start. The firm works on contingency: its fee is a share of any recovery, set out in a written agreement you review before signing. The firm also advances the costs of the case, and if nothing is recovered, you owe no fee.

The office is at 110 SE 6th St #1717, in the 110 Tower in downtown Fort Lauderdale, near Las Olas and about a block from the Broward County Courthouse. Visits are by appointment. If you cannot travel, the firm can come to you, and a lot of the case can be handled by phone.

Yes. Spanish-speaking attorneys and staff can take your case from start to finish in Spanish: the first call, the paperwork, the questions along the way, and the final signature.

For accidents that happened March 24, 2023 or later, you have two years after the crash to file a negligence suit under Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 95.11). Some deadlines arrive sooner: PIP's 14-day treatment window, and, when a government vehicle such as a Broward County Transit bus was involved, a written notice that must go out before any lawsuit (Fla. Stat. § 768.28(6)).