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Judge Strikes Down Major Portions of Florida’s New PIP Law (Part 1)

On March 15, 2013, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis issued a temporary injunction prohibiting insurance companies from acting and enforcing major portions of Florida’s new PIP laws.  His granting of the...

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Judge Strikes Down Major Portions of Florida’s New PIP Law (Part 2)

By the Court making these findings about the likelihood of success of the actual injunction, it set the stage for invaliding the entire Statute. This was a positive sign for all Floridians, who have...

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Hiring an Attorney Part 1 – Things You Need to Know

Hiring a lawyer is a huge decision to make and it should be someone that is trust worthy and honest, but also someone who has experience and skill.  Some people want an attorney that has been...

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Hiring an Attorney Part 2 – Things to Consider

Other things you need to consider when hiring an attorney is the actual experience level of the attorney.  Another thing to consider would be the intelligence and experience level of that attorney....

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Hiring an Attorney Part 3 – Things to Consider

The questions I have mentioned in my earlier blogs will go along way to help you in assessing on whether you should hire one particular attorney over another.  Some lawyers that you see, particularly...

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Hiring an Attorney Part 4 – Importance of Hiring a Lawyer who is Trying Cases

Some lawyers are just settlement lawyers that will take any offer the insurance company makes, whether their last offer is fair or not, the right value of the case or in the best interest of the...

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Hiring an Attorney Part 5 – Why Some Attorneys Try Cases and Others Don’t

So why do some lawyers choose to try cases and other don’t.  First of all, trying cases is a very time consuming process.  It takes not only a lot of the attorney’s time, but it takes a lot of staff...

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Hiring an Attorney Part 6 – Why Some Attorneys Try Cases and Others Don’t

Another reason lawyers choose not to try cases, thus it dovetails with my previous reason, is that they are afraid.  Some lawyers are simply afraid to actually try cases.  Loosing cost money and...

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PIP Law Change Reminder

 I wanted to remind everyone that Florida’s Personal Injury Protection, PIP, laws have changed beginning January 1, 2013.   These changes will affect every driver or passenger that rides on the roads...

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PIP Coverage & Lost Wages- Part 1

One of the most devastating aspects, when someone is in a car crash, is missing time from work.   Many people live pay check to pay check and can’t even afford to miss a day or even a 1/2 day from work...

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PIP Coverage & Lost Wages- Part 2

It is very important to note when you are seeking lost wages from your PIP coverage that once the form is submitted to us, we immediately forward it over to the insurance company who then has thirty...

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PIP Coverage & Lost Wages- Part 3

One of the things that we do here at Christopher Ligori & Associates to assist our clients in claiming their lost wages, is to call the PIP carrier and have the carrier set aside a certain amount...

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What Kind of Doctors/Specialist Should I See and Where Do I Start?

When you are injured in an auto accident it can be a very scary process.  Most people are upset, a little confused, not sure what to do and it can be very unsettling.  If you feel bad, sore, shaken up...

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Why Go to the ER If You are Sore After an Accident?

Injuries, especially related to muscle spasms, soft tissue and/or swelling can be helped tremendously by going to an emergency room, being seen by a doctor and prescribed muscle relaxers that are...

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Doctors You Should Not See and Why

Some doctors that you shouldn’t see after an auto accident are your general practitioners.  The reason for this is most do not take PIP coverage and if you are in an auto accident PIP must be used...

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What Types of Doctors Can See Me After I’ve Been to the Emergency Room?

There are a number of different doctors that you can see after you’ve been to the emergency room.  You can see any physiatrist which is a physical therapy doctor, an orthopedic doctor, a general...

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What Types of Tests May the Doctor Order?

Generally after you have sought follow-up care for auto accident injuries if your pain persists the normal medical protocols will call for you to have not just an x-ray but an MRI of the area that is...

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What is a Differential Diagnosis and How Does That Help Determine What Caused...

All doctors will do what is known as a “differential diagnosis”.   The first part of that process is to take what is known as a “history of present illness”.   The doctor will ask when did this pain...

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Surgical Consultations

There are some types of surgeons (ie: spinal surgeons) in which the surgeries they perform are complicated and very invasive with serious consequences.  Certainly if a doctor is removing a disc and...

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Types of Pain Management Doctors

The different type of doctor or specialist you will need to see will depend on what type of injury you have, where you are in the process and whether or not a doctor feels you may be a surgical...

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