St. Petersburg PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS
Were you seriously injured in St. Petersburg because of someone else’s negligence? If so, they could be financially liable for the consequences, from your medical bills and lost wages to the pain and discomfort you’ve suffered and its effects on your quality of life. But to get them to pay up, you need the help of tenacious, committed attorneys. You need Paul Trial Group.
We started our firm to help people recover from life-altering injuries and to fight injustice wherever we see it. We’ve found that the best way to do that is by taking a team approach to legal representation, which enables us to provide much more effective advocacy and service than each team member could individually. We aim to ensure you never feel treated like just another number. Your interests and goals remain the center of every one of our decisions.
Contact Paul Trial Group today for a free initial consultation with a Winter Park personal injury attorney and learn more about your legal options.
Common Personal Injury Cases
At Paul Trial Group our attorneys and staff advocate for the rights and interests of clients who have been hurt in:
- Medical malpractice/birth injuries
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Defective product/product liability accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Slip and fall/premises liability accidents
- Catastrophic injuries
- Wrongful death
Typical Injuries in Personal Injury Accidents
Our firm works hard to help clients recover from catastrophic, life-altering injuries, including:
- Severe lacerations and burns
- Broken bones
- Torn ligaments, tendons, and muscles
- Whiplash
- Nerve damage
- Puncture wounds
- Internal injuries and bleeding
- Neck and back injuries, including herniated spinal discs or spinal cord injury/paralysis
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Amputation
- Dismemberment or disfigurement
How to Tell if You Have a Personal Injury Claim
You could have a personal injury claim if you were hurt in an accident or incident stemming from someone else’s actions or misconduct, and you have suffered financial or personal loss because of it. Following an accident or incident where you were injured, talk to an attorney from Paul Trial Group about your injuries. We can look further into your situation and advise whether you could have a viable claim.
What Must Be Proven in a Personal Injury Claim?
Successfully recovering compensation in a personal injury claim requires proving that someone injured you willfully, recklessly, or negligently. Willful injury means that another party intended their actions to cause you injury. Recklessness occurs when a party knowingly disregards a substantial risk that their actions or omissions will injure others.
Most personal injury claims arise from negligence. To prove that another party was negligent and consequently responsible for your injuries, you’ll need to show that they acted carelessly given the circumstances, causing an accident that led to your injuries.
Negligence involves two forms of causation – direct and proximate causation. You can prove direct causation by showing that your injuries would not have occurred but for the other party’s actions or omissions. Proving proximate causation requires showing that the other party’s actions represent the most direct cause of your injuries and that no other superseding or intervening causes bear a greater responsibility for causing your injuries.
Finally, recovering compensation in a negligence claim requires proving that you have suffered financial or personal loss for which the negligent party can compensate you.
Damages You Could Recover in an St. Petersburg Personal Injury Case
If you suffered injuries caused by another party’s negligence or recklessness, you may be eligible for compensation for your injuries and other losses. You could seek money for the following:
- Reimbursement of your medical treatment and rehabilitation expenses
- Compensation for costs of long-term care or support for permanent disabilities that result from your injuries
- Reimbursement of lost wages/income from missed work or due to a reduction in earnings because of injuries
- Compensation for future earning capacity and lost job benefits if you develop a disability that prevents you from working
- Compensation for physical pain and emotional distress, including due to lost quality or enjoyment of life caused by disabilities or disfigurement
Could You Recover Compensation if You’re Partly to Blame for the Accident?
Even if you share some blame for the accident that injured you, you may still have the right to pursue compensation for the losses you suffer. Florida follows a modified comparative negligence system, under which an accident victim can seek compensation if their share of fault for the accident doesn’t exceed that of the other party or parties. However, an accident victim is barred from seeking compensation if they are more than 50 percent to blame for their injuries.
Under the comparative negligence system, any fault you share for your injuries may affect the award you receive. A judge or jury could reduce your compensation according to your percentage of fault. For instance, if you suffer $100,000 losses, but a judge or jury finds you 20 percent at fault, you could only be awarded $80,000 in compensation.
How Long Does a Common Personal Injury Case Last?
Personal injury cases can last anywhere from a few months to a few years. Although we cannot predict precisely how long it will take you to recover personal injury compensation, various factors will affect the duration or timeline of a personal injury case. These include the following:
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- The kind and severity of injuries you suffered in the accident
- How long your medical treatment and rehabilitation lasts
- Whether you suffer permanent disabilities due to your injuries
- Whether you miss any time from work or cannot return to work
- The number of parties liable for your injuries and losses
- Whether other people also got hurt in the same accident that injured you
- Whether you share any fault for your injuries
- The availability of insurance coverage or other financial resources for compensation
- The complexity of the evidence in your case
- How quickly the insurance companies investigate and process your claims
- Whether you need to go to court to pursue your personal injury claims
- Whether your case ends up at trial
How Long Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
Under Florida’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims , you typically have only two years to file a lawsuit against those who caused your injuries or bear liability for your losses. Certain circumstances may extend or “toll” this deadline.
However, you should speak with a St. Petersburg injury lawyer as soon as possible to determine how long you have to file your personal injury lawsuit. Filing a lawsuit after the deadline means the court can dismiss your case, and you may lose the opportunity to recover compensation in civil court for your injuries and losses.
Why You Need to Get Started Immediately on a Personal Injury Claim
For several reasons, starting a personal injury claim immediately after an accident is critical. First, an early start to your personal injury claim can ensure that if you need to file a lawsuit, you can do so before the statutory deadline.
Getting started immediately on your personal injury claim will also enable you to gather all available evidence from the accident. Accident scenes get cleaned up, damage is repaired, photos and videos are lost, and witnesses’ memories fade. The longer you wait to start your claim, the more evidence you may lose.
Finally, getting a prompt start on your personal injury claim means you’ll have the full scope of options for financial relief, including filing insurance claims or pursuing lawsuits against at-fault parties.
How a Personal Injury Lawyer Handles Your Case
If you suffered injuries in an accident, you must focus on healing and moving forward with your life. However, you also deserve to pursue financial relief from those responsible for your injuries and losses. A personal injury lawyer from Paul Trial Group can handle all the details of your case so you can devote your time and energy to your physical and emotional recovery. Let our firm give you peace of mind and handle your case by:
- Investigating the facts and circumstances of the accident or incident that caused your injuries to secure evidence for your claim
- Identifying liable parties and options for compensation, such as available insurance coverage
- Documenting your injuries and losses, including working with medical, vocational, or financial experts to determine your future anticipated losses
- Organizing the evidence to develop a compelling personal injury claim
- Filing insurance claims or demand letters on your behalf and communicating with insurance adjusters or defense attorneys to pursue a settlement
- Fighting for your rights in court or at trial when litigation becomes necessary to hold those responsible for your injuries accountable and seek maximum compensation
Contact a Personal Injury Attorney Today
If you’ve suffered injuries in an accident due to the negligence or fault of others, get legal help to pursue compensation and justice for your harm and loss. Contact Paul Trial Group today for a free no obligation consultation with our St. Petersburg personal injury attorney. Let our firm advocate for your rights and help you seek financial relief for your medical bills, lost wages, and other losses.
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- Laura A.
Mr. Murphy provided excellent service. With his assistance, I finally got the closure I needed for an otherwise emotionally stressful event. I highly recommend this firm and Mr. Murphy .
- D. (former client)
I have had a professional relationship with David Paul for over a decade. Recently, I have worked mostly with Scott Murphy. I have found the attorneys to be experienced, thorough, intelligent, insightful, diligent, personable, and committed. I recommend this firm and its attorneys very highly, and without reservation.
- Sidney A.
David Paul represented me in a personal injury case. I feel so fortunate and blessed that I had them in my corner. They were overwhelmingly prepared in every stage of my case. They take a limited number of cases so that they can dedicate their time to you legally, as well as personally. My family & I can’t say enough positive things about him!
- John D.
David Paul and Olivia Kronenberg not only represented our family, they did also so with a very personal approach. They were extremely thorough and methodical in their investigation and how they presented our case. It was not a quick process, but they made it easy and painless. They kept us advised on every update. Our settlement was just, and we were rewarded with closure on my wife’s death.
- Skip Banfell
My attorney, Olivia, eased any worries and made an extremely emotional and stressful situation go as smoothly as possible. Everyone I worked with treated me like a friend, not just a client.
- Stan Stevens
This firm valued me as a person not just a client, they respected my wishes, concerns, questions and answers.
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A very professional and great team that was amazing in helping me and my family through some really hard times. I never really trusted lawyers until I worked with Dave and Olivia and now I feel like we are more like family.
- Michelle
I absolutely love Olivia! She was transparent, honest, helpful, and treated my case the same way she would treat it if it were her family.
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