Almost 90 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 […]
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 […]
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shining a spotlight on the causes of spinal cord injuries, ways to prevent them and efforts to discover a cure for spinal cord injuries, and Rivas Law Group would like to help spread the word. All too often, we’ve seen the devastating results […]
What is a Black Box and How Can it Impact my Car Accident Case?
If you’ve been hurt in an automobile accident in Lakeland 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 similar incidents 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 […]
What Is Pure Comparative Negligence and How Will It Affect My Personal Injury Claim?
If you were injured in a vehicle accident in Florida, the state’s pure comparative negligence laws could have a big impact on how much compensation you are able to collect. In some personal injury cases, especially car, truck or motorcycle accidents, each party involved in the accident may share some responsibility. Pure comparative negligence means […]
Out-of-State Drivers and Car Accidents: Does Where Your Automobile Accident Takes Place Matter?
A Lakeland car accident attorney quickly learns that no two Florida auto accident injury cases are the same. Each case has its own individual details and unique challenges, some more than others. This is especially true in accident cases that involve questions about jurisdiction. We often speak with clients who have been injured in accidents […]
Why Do I Need a Police Report after a Car Accident in Florida?
In a lawsuit involving injuries caused during an auto accident, the more evidence you have to support your claim that the other driver was at fault, the more effective your case will be. And one of the most important pieces of evidence in an auto accident case is the police report filed by law enforcement […]
Rideshare Auto Accidents: Who’s Responsible?
In Florida, Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing services are becoming an increasingly popular means for getting around. They provide a convenient, easy to use and inexpensive way to get from point A to point B. Unfortunately, as ridership increases, so do the number of accidents involving rideshare vehicles. Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are […]
