{"id":505,"date":"2024-06-14T21:54:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T01:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2024-06-23T21:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T01:57:50","slug":"how-do-you-start-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/how-do-you-start-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Start a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As you go about your day in Miami and South Florida, you probably do not realize that the risk of serious, injury-causing accidents surrounds you. Statistics reported by the<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink broken_link\" href=\"https:\/\/injuryfacts.nsc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> National Safety Council<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (NSC) are surprising, revealing that there are more than 227,000 preventable deaths and 63 million injuries to victims annually. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is fortunate<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the Florida personal injury laws protect you since you could suffer significant losses from injuries or the death of a loved one. Through the legal process, you may recover compensation for these losses.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With many accidents, the first unofficial step in the legal process is to file an insurance claim with the at-fault party\u2019s insurance company. However, this action does not bring your case before the court. You must go through the steps to start a personal injury lawsuit, and a<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/practice-areas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Miami personal injury lawyer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> will assist you. Read on for some basics about filing the case and litigation proceedings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Filing the Personal Injury Lawsuit<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/how-do-you-start-a-personal-injury-lawsuit-in-florida\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Do You Start a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Florida?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you go about your day in Miami and South Florida, you probably do not realize that the risk of serious, injury-causing accidents surrounds you. Statistics reported by the National Safety Council (NSC) are surprising, revealing that there are more than 227,000 preventable deaths and 63 million injuries to victims annually. 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