Sarasota Personal Injury Lawyer
We all make mistakes, and we must all face the consequences of those mistakes.
Many times, a personal injury, like the ones highlighted below, begins a downward spiral that seems endless. As victims struggle to recover from their physical and emotional injuries, unpaid medical bills pile up. This pile is very large. The average injury-related hospital bill exceeds $40,000. Since these victims are not working, there is no money to pay these bills. In the midst of all this, insurance company representatives call over and over with settlement offers. It is very tempting for victims to accept these offers and move on.
The Sarasota personal injury lawyers at Carman & Finegan reverse this downward spiral. We immediately connect victims with doctors who focus on injury-related conditions and, in most cases, charge nothing upfront for their services. We also connect victims with mechanics and other providers. Then, we thoroughly review your case and determine your legal options. Once we put our plan into action, we don’t give up until we obtain the best possible results under the circumstances.
Why Choose Us
Many lawyers in Florida claim to handle personal injury cases. However, only a handful of Sarasota personal injury lawyers have the proper credentials to handle the complex cases listed below.
- Experience: Law schools teach students how to think like lawyers. But only experience teaches people how to act like lawyers. Furthermore, although most personal injury cases settle out of court, a good Sarasota personal injury lawyer should have substantial trial experience.
- Dedication: Passion fuels purpose. A commitment to personal injury law helps a lawyer properly analyze cases and stick with them until the end. Frequently, lawyers who handle a few personal injury matters on the side look for a quick settlement or an easy way out, at the expense of the victim’s welfare.
- Accessibility: Simply getting from Point A to Point B is challenging for people recovering from serious personal injuries. Your lawyer should be in your neighborhood. Professional accessibility is important as well. No lawyer should hide behind a wall of less-experienced associates or non-lawyer assistants.
At Carman & Finegan, we check all these boxes. Our team has years of experience that includes substantial trial experience. As for dedication, our commitment to personal injury victims is unwavering. Finally, when you partner with Carman & Bevington, your lawyer is your lawyer.
Matters We Handle
A sudden and unexpected personal injury can strike any person at any time. So our Sarasota personal injury lawyers handle a diverse array of personal injury cases.
Types of Personal Injury Cases
The duty of care, which is the foundation of a negligence case, is based on another familiar principle from the story of the Good Samaritan. This man went out of his way to help an injured traveler. Florida law imposes the same responsibility on people in everyday situations as follows:
Many complex legal doctrines, such as comparative fault and respondeat superior, often apply in personal injury cases. Only a top-flight legal team is familiar with these legal rules and knows how to leverage them in favor of victims.
Compensation Available
The damages in a personal injury case usually include compensation for economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering.
Economic losses in a personal injury case are not as straightforward as they seem. Medical bills are a good example.
Many times, prior medical expenses are just the tip of the iceberg. Many personal injury victims require continuous, and often lifelong, care. Unless a settlement reflects all these potential expenses, victims are financially responsible for them.
Noneconomic losses are even more difficult to determine. In a way, it is impossible to put a price tag on items like emotional distress and loss of enjoyment in life. So, in most cases, a Sarasota personal injury lawyer multiples the economic losses by two, three, or four, depending on the evidence in the case and a few other factors.
Additional punitive damages may be available as well, such as a tortfeasor (negligent driver) with a very high BAC level who causes a catastrophic wreck.
Resolving a Personal Injury Case
Each victim and each personal injury case has a unique story, but most cases end the same way. Almost all personal injury matters are settled out of court.
Informal settlement negotiations often begin once medical treatment is at least substantially complete. Sometimes, these negotiations bear fruit. However, they frequently stall or break down.
If that happens, the judge usually appoints a professional mediator who oversees settlement negotiations. A mediator ensures that both sides negotiate in good faith. They must work diligently to resolve the case out of court. Largely because of the duty to negotiate in good faith, civil mediation is about 90% successful.
Rely on a Compassionate Sarasota County Attorney
Injury victims are entitled to substantial compensation. For a confidential consultation with an experienced personal injury lawyer in Sarasota, contact Carman & Finegan, P.A. Virtual, home, and hospital visits are available.