In 2018, there were 403,626 accidents in Florida; over half of these accidents resulted in injuries. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles breaks these injury crashes into three categories: A fatal traffic accident is one that results in one or more fatalities within thirty days of its occurrence. Lutz personal injury attorney […]
Blog Category: Car Accidents
Eight Mistakes to Avoid after a Florida Car Accident
If you’ve been injured in a Florida car accident that was the fault of another driver, the law gives you the right to seek compensation for the damages resulting from your injuries, including medical expenses and lost wages. However, your actions following the accident could have a major impact on the amount of compensation you will […]
Who is Liable in a Florida Rental Car Accident?
Almost 120 million people visit the state of Florida each year, making it one of the most popular vacation destinations in the United States. Many of these visitors use rental cars to travel from place to place, and at any given time there are hundreds of rental cars on the roads. Florida rental car accidents […]
Should I Accept A Car Accident Settlement?
If you have been in a car accident and the insurance has offered you a settlement, it is important to discuss your situation with an experienced personal injury lawyer before agreeing to anything. More often than not, insurance companies do not want to pay out as much as you actually deserve. As experienced car accident […]
Make a New Year’s Resolution to Be a Safer Driver
The end of the year is upon us — time to start thinking about those New Year’s resolutions. We have a suggestion: make a New Year’s Resolution to be a better, safer driver during 2020. Resolutions are challenges we make to ourselves to try and correct our bad behaviors so we can have the best […]
Don’t Give a Recorded Statement to Insurance Company After an Accident
At the Rivas Law Group, one of the first things we tell a client who has been injured in a car accident is not to sign any agreements or give a recorded statement to the defendants’ insurance company. No matter what an insurance adjuster may tell you, there’s no law in Florida requiring you to […]
Tips for a Safe Thanksgiving Road Trip
For a lot of Americans, spending time with friends and loved ones on Thanksgiving also means spending time on the road. Whether your Thanksgiving road trip takes you only a couple of miles or a couple of hundred miles from home, the Rivas Law Group wants to make sure you and your family reach your […]
Take Care in School Zones During Child Safety Awareness Month and Year-round
The Rivas Law Group would like to join the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) in recognizing August as Child Safety Awareness Month and reminding motorists to focus on safety while driving through Florida school zones. In 2018 alone, 130,055 children up to age 17 were involved in a vehicle accident in […]
What is a Black Box and How Can it Impact my Car Accident Case?
If you’ve been hurt in an automobile accident in Lutz or a nearby Florida community, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, provided you can prove that the driver of the other vehicle was at fault in the accident. Up until recently, plaintiffs had to depend mainly on potentially inaccurate eye- witness accounts […]
Liability, Responsibility and Compensation in Multi-Car Crashes in Florida
With more and more vehicles crowding Florida’s roadways each year, chain reaction accidents and multi-car crashes involving three or more vehicles are becoming an all too common occurrence. Under Florida law, you have a right to seek compensation for the damages you suffered as a result of an auto accident in which another driver was […]