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​What Happens if Someone Else Is Driving My Car and Gets into an Accident?

Frank Fernandez
Most people do not think twice about lending their car to a family member or friend. We generally assume people will drive cautiously when using someone else’s car, which is true in many instances. However, even careful drivers end up in accidents, and a crash involving another driver in your car can lead to significant insurance headaches. Contact a lawyer immediately if another driver hits someone else while using your car. A Florida car accident...
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How Much Can a Passenger in a Car Accident Get?

Frank Fernandez
Passengers involved in motor vehicle accidents have the right to pursue compensation for their injuries. Exactly how much a passenger can get depends on the circumstances of their crash as well as various other factors. In every case, the skill and experience of an injured passenger’s car accident attorney will play a significant role in the passenger’s final compensation total. Why Choose the Fernandez Firm Accident Injury Attorneys? Here are some of the top reasons...
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How Much Will I Get for Pain and Suffering From a Car Accident?

Frank Fernandez
If you sustained devastating injuries in a car wreck due to another person’s intentional, reckless, or negligent actions, you may recover compensation. However, determining what damages you can pursue and how much you will recover following your accident involves a complex process, especially when valuing your pain and suffering damages. To help you understand this process and provide you with the clarity you need, we prepared this blog. In it, we will go over everything...
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How Do Car Accident Settlements Work?

Frank Fernandez
Motor vehicle accidents result in devastating consequences, including significant property damage and debilitating injuries that can forever impact a victim and their family physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. Yet, while you may deserve compensation for the damages you suffered in the accident, getting paid is not easy as you may expect. It can end up leaving you overwhelmed by the entire ordeal. To better help you understand how obtaining financial damages works following a car...
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How Can a Lawyer Help Me After a Rollover Accident?

Frank Fernandez
Although any accident can result in catastrophic injuries, rollover crashes are among the most dangerous accidents, accounting for 16 percent of occupant deaths in cars, 30 percent of occupant deaths in pickups, and 29 percent of occupant deaths in SUVs, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). However, if you suffered harm or lost a loved one in a car rollover accident due to the wrongful actions of another person, you should not...
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Things You Need to Know About ​Car Crashes in Tampa

Frank Fernandez
Places like Tampa see plenty of traffic violations. Some of those offenses lead to car crashes. The growing population increases the potential of a collision. A traumatic event can change a person’s life in seconds. They experience multiple physical and mental effects, and the damage can last for years. One question a victim might consider is why exactly a car accident occurred. Motor vehicle crashes happen for several reasons, and some causes are more common...
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Tampa Sideswipe Collisions: Why They Occur and What To Do After

Frank Fernandez
Sometimes, you may not even see a sideswipe collision coming. One moment, you think a vehicle has positioned itself next to you, waiting for you to pass by before changing lanes or merging. The next moment, the vehicle slips into your lane, causing severe damage to your vehicle and, in many cases, serious injury to the occupants in that vehicle. You may have the right to pursue compensation for your injuries following a sideswipe collision...
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How Can a Lawyer Help Me After a Road Rage Accident in Tampa?

Frank Fernandez
Driving for long periods can make people feel stressed and exhausted. Another motorist might do something to make a person annoyed. The frustration of a driver increases the risk of a road rage incident. Road rage can lead to dangerous actions, and people can get hurt. In Tampa, drivers face the risk of aggressive motorists each time they get onto the road. A guilty driver receives multiple penalties as a result of their behavior. Furthermore,...
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​Understanding the Potential Impact of Tampa Car Driver Fatigue

Frank Fernandez
No matter what road you travel in Tampa, be it I-275 or a side street in Seminole Heights, you always risk crossing paths with a dangerously drowsy car driver. Unlike some other dangerous driving behaviors, like drunk driving or texting behind the wheel, fatigued driving often happens without the drivers themselves or others with whom they share the road realizing it’s happening. But a Tampa car driver’s excessive fatigue can have a devastating and tragic...
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Tampa Drivers: What to Do After a Car Accident That Was Not Your Fault

Frank Fernandez
A car accident is always a stressful and overwhelming event. But those feelings are compounded if the other driver is at fault. What legal rights do you have? Who will pay for your medical bills and car repairs? And, do you need an attorney? Talk to an Attorney Learn more about what to do after a car accident that is not your fault. Immediate steps to take after a Tampa car crash After any motor...