5 DOS AND DON’TS IF YOU’RE IN AN ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA

May 19, 2022 By Martin Hoffman

May 20th is Bike to Work Day in the USA. Fresh air, great exercise ..fantastic idea..until you are sideswiped and wind up in the ER or out of work for a few weeks. Not surprisingly: according to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Department, there are an average of 650 crashes per day and this number goes up in the summer months.

If you’ve been in an accident, take a deep breath and remember these critical tips:

5 TIPS TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU’VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT

Tip #1: DON’T TALK TO ANYONE.

Yes, you should call the police and then your insurance agent to give them the facts of the accident. DO NOT tell them how you are feeling or that you’re ‘ok’. Your insurance company is not your friend and you are certainly not in good hands. Their purpose is to raise your rates and payout as little as possible on your claims. Don’t give them information that they can use against you.

And PLEASE don’t share anything about your accident on social media! Why? Read how your Facebook post or Tik Tok video can cost you here.

WHO SHOULD YOU CALL AFTER YOU’VE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT?

January 19, 2022 By Martin Hoffman

You’ve been in a car accident, you’ve made sure everyone’s ok and you called the police. Now, you’ve been told that the next call should be your insurance company, maybe even the other party’s insurance company. And you’re tempted to post, snap, tweet ot pin photos of your accident to reassure everyone that you’re ok.

WHAT SHOULD(N’T) YOU DO?

THINKING OF LENDING YOUR CAR? GUESS WHO MIGHT GET SUED IF IT’S IN AN ACCIDENT?

December 8, 2021 By Martin Hoffman

BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR KEYS, READ ON:

Holidays are here, kids coming home from college, family and friends coming to sunny South Florida or your employee needs to run an errand. All of them ask to borrow your car. Being the nice person you are, you hand over the keys.

Not so fast.

Before you go out and loan your vehicle to a friend, family member, child, or employee, make sure you understand what Vicarious Liability is, how it works, and whether you are protected in case the borrower wrecks your car- or someone else’s.

“Vicarious liability,” is the legal term that means that a vehicle owner may be held liable for a car accident even if the owner was not the one driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.

Examples of Vicarious Liability

There are several examples in which the law could assign fault to a non-driver of a car, truck or motorcycle accident.

BEEN INJURED? 5 RULES ABOUT POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

October 21, 2021 By Martin Hoffman

YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CAN RUIN YOUR ACCIDENT CASE!!

You’re in an accident and to reassure your friends and family, you go right to Facebook and post that you’re fine. Maybe you take some photos for Instagram, perhaps with a selfie of you smiling to show you’re ok, or shoot a TikTok showing you walking around the accident scene.

Do you know who is scouring your social media sites (which are never really private)? The defendant’s insurance companies and their lawyers! And every post, tweet, snap, etc you post during or after your accident can be used in a court of law.

5 RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO FOLLOW AFTER AN ACCIDENT

RULE #1: NOTHING IS TRULY PRIVATE

Your privacy settings do not ensure that your information is protected. Friends who tag you might reveal a picture of you that might be interpreted against you. You have no control over who tags you. If your privacy settings are not particularly restrictive, an investigator could locate some of your account’s content. Your name and email address or place of employment will make it easy for an investigator to pinpoint your account and start monitoring it.

And don’t think you can post and then delete. The Wayback Machine and others like it can find anything that was ever posted.

RULE #2: PHOTOS CAN TELL THE WRONG STORY.

You go to your nephew’s 1st birthday party and even though you are in pain, or have difficulty getting up out of the chair, your friend posts a photo of you picking him up to give him a birthday hug. Maybe, just one time for a family wedding you push yourself to wear those pretty heels and you take a TikTok to share the joy of dancing with the bride.

5 DOS AND DON’TS IF YOU’RE IN AN ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA

5 TIPS TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU’VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT

Tip #1: DON’T TALK TO ANYONE.

WHO SHOULD YOU CALL AFTER YOU’VE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT?

WHAT SHOULD(N’T) YOU DO?

THINKING OF LENDING YOUR CAR? GUESS WHO MIGHT GET SUED IF IT’S IN AN ACCIDENT?

BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR KEYS, READ ON:

BEEN INJURED? 5 RULES ABOUT POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CAN RUIN YOUR ACCIDENT CASE!!

5 RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO FOLLOW AFTER AN ACCIDENT

RULE #1: NOTHING IS TRULY PRIVATE

RULE #2: PHOTOS CAN TELL THE WRONG STORY.

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5 TIPS TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU’VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT

Tip #1: DON’T TALK TO ANYONE.

WHAT SHOULD(N’T) YOU DO?

BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR KEYS, READ ON:

YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CAN RUIN YOUR ACCIDENT CASE!!

5 RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO FOLLOW AFTER AN ACCIDENT

RULE #1: NOTHING IS TRULY PRIVATE

RULE #2: PHOTOS CAN TELL THE WRONG STORY.

Locations

Social

Contact Us

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