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Different Truck Accidents Claim and Settlement in Fort Myers, Florida
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5/23/2019
The different truck accident claims and settlement options in Florida. Consult for your claims from a truck accident injury lawyer in Cape Coral or Fort Myers, Florida.

No one would wish that it could happen, but once you experience a truck accident, you must understand that consulting a truck incident injury lawyer to facilitate your truck accident claim is an important thing to do. When mishaps like this happen, you can file a lawsuit against the other party or you may choose to reach an agreement and just settle.

So what are the different truck accident claims and settlement options in Florida?

There are two kinds of settlements as provided in the statutes of the Sunshine State. The first one is the structured settlement and the second one is a lump sum. A lump sum payment means you are paying the settlement all at once while the structured one entails payment in tranches over a specific duration.

The settlement will be based on various factors including the severity of injuries, recuperation time of these injuries, length of absence from work, merit of the case, insurance by the negligent party, and the nature of the accident per se. 

Damages are also considered during a trucking accident settlement. Economic damages take into consideration the salary of the victim before the accident and count how much wages he or she lost as a result of the accident. Non-economic damages, on the other hand, provides for compensation for the suffering and pain of the victim. This may include punitive damages for the person or business at fault for the truck accident

What are examples of settlements in accidents involving trucks? For example, a plaintiff was driving her car and collided with a delivery truck. He then needed surgery for his shoulder injury. He received a settlement of $275,000 from the defendant’s insurance company. Another example is, because of the defect in the truck, a driver hit the plaintiff, who was severely injured and had broken legs and fractures in different parts of her body. She received $1,800,000 in settlement.

Looking for a truck accident injury lawyer? If you are in Cape Coral or Fort Myers, Florida, you can contact Smith & Valentine Law - YourVoiceInTrial.com at 239-785-1186 or drop them a message here. You can consult its veteran lawyers to assess the possibility of settlement or filing claims during truck accidents.

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