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If you have been injured in an automobile accident, by a dog bite or a fall due to someone else's negligence, then compensation for your injury is simple justice. For nearly thirty years, we have been representing citizens who have been injured in accidents.
The Insurance Industry has tried to poison the minds of the American people against the process of civil justice which has served us for centuries. Reports of a "litigation explosion" are simply a lie, created by a statistical trick. (see note below) Americans are among the least litigious of any western nation. The vast majority of injured people never bring a claim for their injuries, and of those who do, most never receive fair compensation. Despite this propaganda effort however, a competent attorney can help you get justice, while giving businesses and individuals the incentive to act with due care for the health and safety of others.
If you are injured by an auto accident, dog bite, fall or commercial accident, I hope that we can help you to obtain fair compensation for your injuries. Please contact us at (941) 358-5400 or by e-mail to discuss your case.

Only a small percentage of negligence claims are ever filed as lawsuits, and of the small percentage of tort cases that are filed, about 75 percent of the cases are resolved through settlement or voluntarily dismissed; only 3 percent go to trial. (Steven K. Smith et al., Bureau of Justice Statistics, Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992: Tort Cases in Large Counties 3 (Apr. 1995).) In addition, personal injury lawsuits make up only about 10 percent of all civil cases filed in state courts of general jurisdiction.(Id. at 2)
How does the Insurance Information Institute convince Americans that they are "sue happy?" Simple. By lumping tort claims in with mushrooming bankruptcies, divorces and business litigation under the general title of "civil lawsuits." Medical malpractice and products liability cases constitute a small percentage of civil cases. Only 7.7 percent of civil cases brought are medical malpractice claims; products liability and asbestos liability cases comprise only 1.5 percent and 1.2 percent of tort cases respectively. (Id. at 30-31.)
For more detailed analysis, read this article by Harvard Law Professor Arthur Miller.

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