Orlando Car Accident Lawyer Blog

As Orlando car accident lawyers, we often represent hard-working, decent people who never brought a lawsuit before. On occasion we have represented individuals who knew the driver who carelessly caused injury. While every one must decide for themselves what is appropriate. Sometimes there is no alternative to bringing a car accident lawsuit.

Recently, a jury rendered a significant verdict in a car accident case involving good friends. The facts were horrific. A group of friends were preparing to return home from vacation together. As part of the group was standing in the driveway waiting to load the the vehicle, tragedy struck. The SUV had been backed up, but instead of pressing the brake to park and exit, the driver hit the accelerator. The vehicle struck his friend.

The result of the car accident was several life-altering injuries, including a "slight traumatic brain injury," severe leg injuries, broken jaw, separated shoulder, and broken bone in his back, among others. The injured friend was a former electro-mechanical engineer. With money running out and no ability to go back to work, a legal claim for lost wages and future loss of earnings had to be bought.

As a sign of true friendship, there was no animosity and no hard feelings between these friends. Rather, both sides to this serious car accident case believed the significant verdict was justified. Certainly, both sides recognized the need for accountability and financial restoration through the insurance company policies involved.

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When we receive successful verdicts in injury and car accident cases, we know that it is no accident. As Orlando car accident lawyers we never lose sight of the fact that jurors decide whether an injury claim will result in a favorable result. Whether the conduct involves a car accident, truck accident or motorcycle collision, jurors will decide all of the important issues. Our clients often ask us, "How do jurors decide the issues of fault?" and "how much money is fair?"

For more than twenty years we have worked to understand the best way to help jurors make those important decisions for our clients. We have learned that most people want to make the correct decisions and take jury duty very seriously. We have great faith in our jury system and find that jurors generally feel the same way.

We often review the experience of jurors so that we can continue to do the best job possible. Despite most people's initial reluctance, once they get involved with the process they generally find the experience to be a positive one. For example, one prospective juror recently commented that jury duty, "is the basic level of citizen involvement. It is what you can do if you cannot serve in the military. This is a system that keeps going because someone is willing to step up and keep it going."

We believe that every car accident client who goes to trial deserves to have a lawyer present their case in a manner that assists jurors to make the best decision possible. After more than 20 years, we know that too many individuals involved in car accidents unfortunately choose lawyers who do not specialize in civil trial law. For this reason we wrote the Florida Accident & Injury Book. Order your free copy now.

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