Florida Personal Injury Attorneys Blog

What should I do if my attorney closes my accident or injury case?
We often get calls or email submissions from accident victims and families of wrongful death victims who were dropped by their prior attorney, and who believe they were hurt by someone else's negligence. They want us to take their case.

Lawyers drop cases for a variety of reasons, so don't be discouraged if your lawyer drops your case. Reasons include:

• Lawyer is too busy to effectively handle all cases


• Lawyer is not experienced enough to recognize the value in your case


• Lawyer got in trouble with the State Bar and must withdraw from all cases


• Lawyer took a job with another law firm and can't take your case any longer


• Law firm split up and you are left to find another lawyer


• Case was denied and lawyer won't file a lawsuit


• Conflict of interest prevents the lawyer from continuing with your representation


• You and your lawyer don't get along anymore and the attorney withdraws because of irreconcilable differences

The list is not absolute, but suffice it to say that I've handled many cases where other lawyers couldn't resolve the case. Just because one lawyer says he or she can't help you didn't mean you have no case. It may simply mean that one lawyer out of tens of thousands can't help you.

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My Attorney App by the Law Offices of Jason Turchin for Android and iPhone

To better connect with our clients, we developed the My Attorney App for Android phones, iPad and iPhone. The app has several purposes:

• To enable our clients to reach us whenever they need through simple push button calling, an easy to use texting feature, and a quick case question submission form


• To provide prospective clients with quick and easy contact to our office


• To give free accident checklists for clients and prospective clients to give them tips on what to do in case of an accident


• To have an Accident Help Kit available for clients to write in accident-related information and email it directly to my office


• To allow other lawyers to join our referral team and co-counsel with us on cases outside of their practice area or location


• To have easy access to our website and Facebook fan page


• To provide background information on our firm


• To highlight prior settlements and verdicts

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According to the National Safety Council, slip and fall injuries are among the top reasons for emergency room visits. The average medical expense costs for a slip and fall injury is estimated at $28,000.00 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. What does this tell us? There is a significant impact on the public when someone slips and falls.

Florida Sure Step lists safety tips for preventing slip and fall injuries. Among these are selecting proper flooring in stores and restaurants, properly training housekeeping, controlling access to slippery areas, and ensuring proper warning signs where there is a slippery substance on the floor.

Many Florida slip and fall injuries are preventable. As discussed by Florida Sure Step, there are many precautions a company can take to reduce the incidents of slip and fall injuries.

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According to The Tribune, a woman was awarded $15,000,000.00 for injuries sustained in a slip and fall. She allegedly underwent multiple surgeries on her back and incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.Walmart said it would appeal the verdict.

When someone slips and falls in a Walmart store in Florida, whether it is in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Naples or Ocala, Walmart generally has a duty to reasonably maintain their premises. When they breach that duty and it causes a customer to slip and fall and get hurt, a jury may find that Walmart caused the injury and may award a large amount of money to compensate the customer.

Florida's slip and fall law may allow a victim of a slip and fall to recover money for their medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and other out of pocket expenses.

If you were the victim of a slip and fall at Walmart anywhere in Florida, you may be entitled to recover money damages for your injuries. For more information or to speak with a Walmart slip and fall attorney, please feel free to call us at (888) 99-VICTIM. That's (888) 998-4284.

According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, many insurance companies will not provide homeowner insurance coverage for dog bites. Due to the high cost of dog bite claims, even companies who do still provide coverage may exclude certain breeds from coverage.

This has become a troubling trend in recent years. We often get calls from parents of young children who were attacked by a friend's dog or a neighbor's dog. One of the most important questions is whether their insurance company provides dog bite coverage.

When a young child or adult is attacked by a dog, there may be significant medical bills and injuries. Often we see dog bite victims with disfiguring scars on their body or face.

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A near drowning of a young girl whose arm got stuck in a pool drain in a Key Biscayne apartment pool could have been prevented, an expert said. Rescue workers had to use jackhammers and respirator equipment to save the three year old child's life.

Some states have passed laws which force certain pool owners to upgrade their pool drains with dome shaped drains or large flat drains. The purpose of the new drains is to minimize the suction effect of the older type of drains.

Drownings are one of the leading cause of death among young people. In 2005, there were a reported 3,582 fatal unintentional drownings in the United States, averaging ten deaths per day.

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