Injuries and Accidents
If you or a loved one has been hurt, we’re here to help. Navigating injuries, insurance companies, and potential litigation can be stressful. At times, even overwhelming. Don’t let the pressure get to you. Our dedicated team fights against insurance companies, property owners, and other defendants that don’t want to pay you fairly. You heal; we fight.
Accidents and injuries come in all shapes and sizes and can be caused by a variety of different parties. When you hire us, you get experienced representation tailored to the specific needs of your situation with direct access to our team.
CLAIMS WE HANDLE
car accidents
Car accidents
We represent clients injured in all types of collisions, including:
- Rear-end and head-on collisions
- Intersection collisions
- T-bone crashes
- Drunk, distracted, and reckless driving collisions
- Rideshare accidents (e.g., Uber, Lyft)
- Uninsured and underinsured claims
- Multi-vehicle crashes
- Accidents caused by poor road conditions or maintenance
Who’s Liable?
If another driver’s negligence caused the crash you were involved in, they may be financially responsible for your injuries. Liability can also extend to employers, vehicle owners, government actors, and other third parties depending on the facts of your case.
What’s Recoverable?
Compensation in car accident cases may include:
- Medical expenses (including future care and rehab)
- Property damages
- Pain and suffering, including emotional distress
- Permanent disability or disfigurement
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
When to File
Most car accident claims must be filed within two years of the crash, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. Cases involving government vehicles or property may carry shorter deadlines. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Do I Have a Case?
You may have a strong car accident claim if:
- The crash was caused by another driver’s negligence
- You suffered injuries that required medical treatment
- Your vehicle was damaged in the collision
- The driver that caused the crash was drunk, distracted, or reckless
- You missed work or faced other financial impairments
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Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
truck accidents
Truck accidents
We represent clients injured in all commercial vehicle accidents, including:
- Accidents involving trucks of all sizes (6-wheelers through 18-wheelers)
- Accidents involving trucks of all types (commercial vans to big rigs)
- Jackknives and rollovers
- Accidents caused by speeding, distracted, or fatigued drivers
- Underride accidents
- Overloading and improperly secured cargo accidents
- Crashes involving driver(s) that violated trucking rules
Who’s Liable?
It is common in truck accident cases for liability to extend beyond the driver. Depending on the facts of the case, liable parties may include:
- The trucking company (e.g., negligent supervision)
- The shipping or freight company (e.g., overloaded cargo)
- A maintenance contractor (e.g., improper maintenance)
- A parts manufacturer (e.g., defective parts)
What’s Recoverable?
Compensation in truck accident cases may include:
- Medical expenses (including future care and rehab)
- Property damages
- Pain and suffering, including emotional distress
- Permanent disability or disfigurement
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Wrongful death
When to File
Most truck accident claims must be filed within two years of the crash, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. Cases involving government vehicles or property may carry shorter deadlines. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Do I Have a Case?
You may have a strong truck accident claim if:
- The crash was caused by another driver’s negligence
- You suffered injuries that required medical treatment
- The driver that caused the crash was drunk, distracted, or reckless
- You missed work or faced other financial impairments
- The policies or procedures of a trucking company caused or contributed to the crash
Call For a Free Consultation
Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
motorcycle accidents
Motorcycle accidents
We represent clients injured in all types of collisions, including:
- Rear-end, head-on, intersection, and t-bone collisions
- Accidents caused by drivers failing to yield or check blind spots
- Drunk, distracted, and reckless driving collisions
- Lane change and sideswipe accidents
- Uninsured and underinsured claims
- Multi-vehicle crashes
- Accidents caused by poor road conditions or maintenance
Who’s Liable?
If another driver’s negligence caused the crash you were involved in, they may be financially responsible for your injuries. Liability can also extend to employers, vehicle owners, government actors, and other third parties depending on the facts of your case.
What’s Recoverable?
Compensation in motorcycle accident cases may include:
- Medical expenses (including future care and rehab)
- Property damages
- Pain and suffering, including emotional distress
- Permanent disability or disfigurement
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
When to File
Most motorcycle accident claims must be filed within two years of the crash, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. Cases involving government vehicles or property may carry shorter deadlines. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Do I Have a Case?
You may have a strong motorcycle accident claim if:
- The crash was caused by another driver’s negligence
- You suffered injuries that required medical treatment
- Your motorcycle was damaged in the collision
- The driver that caused the crash was drunk, distracted, or reckless
- You missed work or faced other financial impairments
Call For a Free Consultation
Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
slip and fall
Slip and fall accidents
We represent clients injured in slip and fall claims involving:
- Stores (grocery stores, retail stores, shopping centers and malls)
- Restaurants and Bars
- Hotels and Resorts
- Apartment Complexes
- Rental Properties
- Private Residences
- Parking lots, Sidewalks, and Easements
- Government-owned Properties
Who’s Liable?
Property owners and managers have a duty to fix or warn customers of dangerous conditions they knew or should have known about. If they fail to do so and someone suffers an injury as a result of a dangerous condition, they may be liable. Common hazards include: wet floors, broken flooring and stairs, unmarked obstacles, poor lighting, and uneven and slippery surfaces.
What’s Recoverable?
Compensation in slip and fall cases may include:
- Medical expenses (including future care and rehab)
- Pain and suffering, including emotional distress
- Permanent disability or disfigurement
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
When to File
Most slip and fall claims must be filed within two years of the accident, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. Cases involving government property may carry shorter deadlines. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Do I Have a Case?
You may have a slip and fall claim if:
- You were injured on another person’s property, and the injury was the result of a hazardous condition
- The property owner knew or reasonably should have known about the dangerous condition
- You received medical treatment for your injuries
- You suffered financial loss as a result of the accident
Call For a Free Consultation
Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
catastrophic injuries
Catastrophic injuries
We handle a wide array of catastrophic injuries, including:
- Permanent disfigurement
- Amputations and loss of limb
- Spinal cord injuries and paralysis
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Severe burns
- Crushing of body parts and limbs
- Severe orthopedic injuries
Who’s Liable?
Catastrophic injuries can result from just about anything, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, defective products, and other situations where someone’s failure to act responsibly caused catastrophic harm.
To establish liability in this context, one must prove:
- You were owed a duty of care;
- Another party breached that duty of care through negligent, reckless, or intentional conduct;
- The breach was a direct cause of your catastrophic injuries; and
- You suffered significant damages as a result.
What’s Recoverable?
Compensation in catastrophic injury cases may include:
- Medical expenses (including future care and rehab)
- Pain and suffering, including emotional distress
- Damages stemming from permanent disability
- Damages stemming from loss of life or quality of life
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Damages associated with assisted living care
When to File
Most catastrophic injury claims must be filed within two years of the accident, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Call For a Free Consultation
Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
wrongful death
Wrongful death
Understanding a Wrongful Death Claim
Wrongful death claims allow surviving family members to seek compensation when a loved one is killed as a result of another party’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct. Wrongful death claims can result from just about anything, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, defective products, and other situations where someone’s failure to responsibly act caused the death of another.
Who Can Bring a Wrongful Death Claim?
Laws governing wrongful death claims vary by state. Generally, claims are available to:
- Surviving spouses
- Children of the deceased
- Parents of the deceased
- Other family members or dependents
If you are unsure whether you have standing to file a claim, we can help you to understand your rights. Consultations are free and easy to schedule.
Florida “Free Kill” Law
Florida’s Free Kill Law is a component of Florida’s Wrongful Death Act and places limitations on wrongful death claims involving medical negligence. See Fla. Stat. § 768.21(8). Under the statute:
- Adult children (age 25 or older) are barred from recovering non-economic damages for the wrongful death of a parent that was the result of medical negligence.
- Parents of adult children (age 25 or older) are barred from recovering non-economic damages for the wrongful death of their child that was the result of medical negligence.
In other words, if a healthcare provider kills a patient who is unmarried and over 25 with no minor children, their surviving parents or adult children cannot recover non-economic damages.
Non-economic damages for wrongful death include:
- Mental pain and suffering
- Loss of companionship, instruction, and guidance
- Loss of companionship and protection
What’s Recoverable?
Damages in wrongful death cases can be broken into two categories: (1) damages available to the estate, and (2) damages available to survivors.
The estate can recover damages for certain losses that resulted from the injury that caused the death, including medical expenses and lost wages. In other words, the damages the deceased would have been able to recover if they survived.
- In Florida, “survivors” may be able to recover additional damages. Survivors vary by case but generally include: surviving spouses, children, and other dependents. Depending on the facts of the case, survivors may claim:
- Loss of support and services – this refers to the financial support and services (such as childcare, household contributions, and guidance) the deceased would have provided.
- Loss of net accumulations – this refers to the anticipated savings and wealth the deceased would have reasonably accumulated over time and left to the estate.
- Mental pain and suffering – this refers to compensation for the emotional distress of loved ones, including mental pain and suffering, loss of companionship, instruction, and guidance, and loss of companionship and protection.
When to File
Most wrongful death claims must be filed within two years of the accident, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Call For a Free Consultation
Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
premises liability
Premises liability
What is premises liability?
Property owners, and sometimes managers, have a duty to maintain safe conditions on their premises when people visit. If they fail to do so, they may be liable for any resulting harm.
Types of premises liability claims:
- Slip and Fall
- Negligent Security
- Hazardous Conditions and Attractive Nuisances
- Liability for Criminal Acts on Property
- Business and Apartment Complex Liability
Where can it occur?
We handle premises liability cases involving all types of properties. Some common examples include:
- Stores (grocery stores, retail stores, shopping centers and malls)
- Restaurants and bars
- Hotels and resorts
- Office Buildings
- Apartment complexes
- Rental properties and private residences
- Parking structures
- Entertainment venues and clubs
- Government-owned properties
Who’s Liable?
Premises liability is centered around negligence. It is a question of whether the property owner knew or should have known of the dangerous condition and failed to take reasonable measures to fix or warn of the condition. Liability in these cases generally extends to property owners and managers (depending on their level of control).
Does Who is Visiting Matter?
Yes! The duty of care varies depending on who the visitor is. There are three main groups: (1) invitees, (2) licensees, and (3) trespassers.
Invitees – people invited to the property for commercial purpose (e.g., customers or clients). Invitees are owed the highest duty of care. Owners must regularly inspect for hazards, promptly address dangerous conditions, and provide adequate warning for known risks.
Licensees – people invited to the property for a non-commercial purpose (e.g., social guests). Owners must warn of known dangers that are not obvious to visitors and exercise reasonable care to avoid harm that is foreseeable. Inspections for hidden dangers are not required.
Trespassers – people who enter to property without permission are generally owed no duty of care. Owners must only refrain from causing intentional harm and warn of known hazards that could cause serious injury or death.
What’s Recoverable?
Compensation in premises liability cases may include:
- Medical expenses (including future care and rehab)
- Pain and suffering, including emotional distress
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Permanent disability
When to File
Most premises liability claims must be filed within two years of the accident, depending on the state in which the accident occurred and other facts of the case. For the best protection, call a lawyer sooner rather than later.
Call For a Free Consultation
Call (305) 590-5665 or email intake@boehringerlaw.com for a free consultation. We’re available 24/7!
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For more information on how we may be able to assist with your injury or accident claim, please call (305) 590-5665 or emailing intake@boehringerlaw.com. We’re available 24/7!