Tampa Man Killed in Five-Car Pile-up on 301
A five-car pile-up happened after a GMC Envoy hit a Toyota Sienna who stopped in traffic. The GMC pushed the Toyota into a Chevy pickup. Once these vehicles came to a rest, a Lincoln SUV stuck the Envoy. As a result, the Envoy ran into the Sienna again who hit the Chevy pickup for the second time. According to a Florida State Trooper at the scene, the driver of the Envoy died at the scene....Read More
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Statute of Limitation of Personal Injuries in Car Accidents
A statute of limitations is a law that limits the time a person has to file a complaint for a lawsuit. In Tampa and the rest of Florida, if the lawsuit involves a claim for a personal injury, then the plaintiff (the one filing the claim) has four years from the date of the accident to file. This means anyone involved in an accident on January 1, 2016, will usually have until January 1, 2020,...Read More
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No Fault Insurance in Tampa Florida
Florida has a “No Fault” personal insurance system meaning that the law requires each driver to have a $10,000 personal injury protection policy (PIP). This means that when someone in Florida is involved in a car accident, all medical bills and lost wages up to $10,000 must be paid from the injured person’s own PIP which pays 80 percent for medical bills and 60 percent of lost wages. It works...Read More
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Comparative Fault in Tampa Florida
When someone is in an auto accident, many times one person is completely at fault. In these cases, the fight is over how much money the injured person will receive. They base the compensation on the amount of their losses. Prior to comparative fault laws, the law required that the at-fault person pay 100 percent of the damages. However, if the injured person was partially to blame, (called...Read More
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Six-Car Pileup in St. Petersburg Ends Tragically
A pileup crash that involved six cars killed a woman. The crash happened on Sunday afternoon, January 27, 2019, on 49th Street. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the woman was a passenger in a taxicab that rear-ended a Chevy Tahoe that was pushed into a Ford Escape. The Escape hit Kia Optima which then hit a Hyundai Santa Fe. The paramedics took the Taxi driver and passenger to a local...Read More
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How To Get a Car Accident Report in Tampa Florida
Involved in an accident involving a serious injury or a loved one passed away during the collision? Obtain your car accident report. Then be sure to contact our personal injury team for a free consultation. RHINO Lawyers is dedicated to tackling the insurance companies head-on. How To Get a Car Accident Report in Tampa Florida In the City of Tampa, police will file an accident report shortly...Read More
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