As Orlando car accident lawyers most of our clients have never sued anyone. Before the car accident which brought them to our Orlando office, they were going about their own business, working hard and caring for their family. Suddenly, the car accident throws them into a situation that they didn’t create and they need help. Unfortunately, the other driver who caused this Orlando car accident may not have insurance.
It is difficult for many to imagine, but when you have a serious injury, you may be out of work, unable to pay your bills and your medical expenses may be piling up. All the while you have family that is depending on you. This heavy burden is what most of our Orlando car accident clients carry when they ask for our help. Of course, we must determine what avenues of recovery are available.
Sadly, our Orlando car accident investigations increasingly lead to the discovery that the careless driver or the drunk driver has little or no car insurance to cover our clients’ serious injury or wrongful death . Car accidents are more punishing when caused by uninsured and under-insured drivers who recklessly travel our Central Florida roads and highways. Yet, Florida’s insurance and traffic laws allow these very circumstances to occur.
In fact, these tragedies involving uninsured and under-insured drivers occur so frequently that our legislators are trying to do something about it. This year the Florida legislature is considering changing the law to require more adequate car insurance to protect innocent people who suffer injury or wrongful death in car accidents in Orlando and elsewhere in Florida. These proposals would require at $25,000 of automobile liability insurance to pay for another person’s medical bills and damages. While this would be a good start, it is still important for people to buy uninsured motorist insurance. This insurance will pay for your medical bills and damages if the other driver who caused the car accident does not have enough liability insurance to pay for all your damages in the accident.
