Motor Vehicle Accidents Archives - Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon

What Is the Florida 14-Day Accident Law?

August 16, 2022

An Overview of the Florida 14 Day Accident Law The Florida 14-day accident law requires injured victims to seek medical care within 14 days of a car accident in order to receive Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. PIP is a form...

How to Get Your Okaloosa County Accident Report

January 31, 2022

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If you were recently injured in a car accident in Okaloosa County, you will need to get a copy of the crash report as soon as possible. However, you might not know how to get a copy. Fortunately, Okaloosa County...

Is Florida a No-Fault State?

January 3, 2022

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Is Florida a No-Fault State? What Does This Mean? Is Florida a No-Fault State? Short answer: Yes. Florida requires that automobile drivers carry certain types of insurance to provide coverage for injuries and costs resulting from car accidents. The insurance...

How to Get Your Pensacola Accident Report

October 15, 2019

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Ways to Obtain a Pensacola Accident Report After an accident, an officer who responded to the scene will fill out an accident report that details what happened. Even though there is a lot to deal with in the aftermath of...

What Happens When You’re Hit By an Uninsured Driver in Florida?

September 30, 2019

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Car accidents are never an easy experience, but the situation can become much more complicated if the driver that hits you is uninsured. If you are hit by an uninsured driver in Florida, do you know what your options are?...

The importance of Uninsured and Under-insured motorist

February 6, 2018

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Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Ben Shell. I would like to take a minute to discuss something that I believe to be the most important provision of your automobile policy. What I’m talking about is uninsured motorist coverage or underinsured...

Seat Belt Defense

January 30, 2018

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Advice from Personal Injury Attorney, Ben Shell. As most of us know, in Florida there is a law that requires all drivers and passengers to wear a seat belt. What a lot of people don’t know is how the failure...

What is an ‘Emergency Medical Condition’ Under the New Florida PIP Law?

October 29, 2013

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The new Florida Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law that went into effect in January of 2013 has been criticized for benefiting insurance companies at the expense of injured individuals. According to the new law, the amount of money paid out...

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM) Coverage

June 21, 2013

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Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM) coverage covers you when you are not at fault for a crash and the other driver does not have any liability coverage or not enough to compensate you for your personal injury and/or losses. Your UM coverage...

Your PIP (Personal Injury Protection) Coverage

June 7, 2013

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Your PIP - Personal Injury Protection - coverage under your own automobile insurance policy is primary in covering your medical expenses after you have been in a wreck. It does not matter whether you were at fault for the crash...

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