Insurance adjusters are not adversaries in the way a defense attorney is, but their job is to resolve claims for as little as the company can reasonably get away with. This applies whether the underlying claim involves a car accident, a slip and fall, or another injury covered by a liability policy. What follows is
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The calls tend to start within a day or two of the accident, and they sound routine. They are not. What gets said in that first conversation can shape the entire value of a claim, and the answer to whether cooperation is required depends entirely on which insurance company is calling. The other driver’s insurer:
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Realizing an accident was your fault brings a different kind of worry than being the one who got hit. The immediate concern is largely financial: what this could cost, and whether insurance covers it. In Florida, that question has a more complicated answer than most drivers expect. Bodily injury coverage is not required: Florida mandates
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Two different questions commonly get confused: how long a family has to file a wrongful death claim, and how long the claim takes to resolve. The filing deadline is a hard cutoff. The resolution timeline is not, and it varies considerably from case to case. Filing deadline: generally two years from the date of death,
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A commercial truck accident is rarely just a dispute between two drivers. The vehicle, its owner, the company operating it, and sometimes several other businesses connected to that one trip can all carry legal responsibility. Identifying every party who contributed carries weight, since a trucking company’s insurance coverage is commonly many times larger than what
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Losing someone to another person’s negligence or wrongful conduct is not something a legal claim can undo. What Florida law can do is provide a structured way to hold the responsible party accountable and address the financial impact left behind. The framework is defined, and understanding it carries weight, since it determines what is available
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Does the Firm Work on Contingency? Florida Fee Rules Frequently Asked Questions Does the Law Offices of Andre A. Rouviere work on contingency? Yes, for personal injury and civil matters. There is no fee unless money is recovered, and no upfront cost to start a case. Criminal defense matters work differently, since contingency fees are
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A car accident in Florida is over in seconds, but the next 72 hours shape how your insurance claim plays out. A Coral Gables attorney walks through what to do at the scene, how to handle insurance adjusters, and the two Florida deadlines that catch people off guard.
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