JZ’s Recent Florida Car Accident Settlements
| After a lawsuit was filed for car accident victim who had multiple leg surgeries. |
| For a pedestrian who had 2 leg surgeries after being hit by a car in Miami, Florida. |
| For a woman who suffered a wrist fracture resulting in a plate and screws being inserted in her non dominant hand. |
| Offer (Policy Limits) for a passenger who had a back (lumbar) fusion after being hit by another car. Miami, Florida. |
| On behalf of a passenger against the uninsured motorist carrier Nationwide (for the driver of a car). Click here to read more about this case. |
Let Me Handle Your Case. Find Out How Much Your Case May Be Worth Now!
Call (888) 594-3577 or (888) 594-3577 Now!
|  | Pedestrian hit by car in Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida suffers fractures in face resulting in surgery. |
| For a woman who was hit by a Ford F-150 truck while she was pushing her bicycle across an intersection in Cooper City, Florida. The at fault party was insured for $100,000. She was airlifted to the hospital by Broward County Air Rescue. Unfortunately, as is too often, are client does have uninsured motorist insurance which would have given her many more thousands of dollars. This story made the Sun Sentinel newspaper as well as the Miami Herald. We have been in contact with a representative of Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida reduce her medical bills. We are waiting to hear back from the hospital in response to our written request to reduce her medical bills. Our client ‘s son-in-law (resident relative) did not carry underinsured motorist insurance on his car, therefore she was unable to recover thousands of dollars which Miami Injury Lawyer Justin Ziegler would have been able to have the insurance company offer. |
| On behalf of a young Homestead, Fl woman who was rear ended by a driver, in Miami (Miami-Dade County) insured with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Our client was driving a car insured by MGA Ins. Co. She had a bulging disc and she had a percutaneous discectomy performed. Liberty Mutual blamed the accident 50% on our client, whom they alleged hit the car in front of her before their insured rear ended our client. |
| For personal injury paid by the Property & Casualty Insurance company of Hartford for a gentleman who was a passenger in a relatives car when the accelerator was pressed by the driver instead of the brake. The injury victim had thumb surgery as well as knee, head, neck and lower back pain. |
Free Representation if No Recovery. No Fees or Costs if No Recovery.
Call (888) 594-3577 or (888) 594-3577 Now!
| For a gentleman who was hit by a car that was “uninsured” for purposes of Florida law. Without an attorney, our client would not have known to file a civil remedy notice against the uninsured motorist insurance company, which Mr. Ziegler believes pressured them to pay this claim as the money was rightfully due. In fact the uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance company paid its settlement (insurance policy) limits after Mr. Ziegler filed a civil remedy notice and drafted a lawsuit against them. |
| For a man who suffered a herniated disc after being hit by a drunk driver. Miami, Florida. |
| Offer to the driver of a car who t-boned a tractor-trailer (18 wheeler) that ran a red light. MRI revealed a herniated disc at C5-C6. Miami, Florida. |
| Where a driver was killed when hit by another truck. Liability was minimal on the driver who was at fault. Justin defended one of the insurance companies when he used to work as an insurance defense attorney represented drivers and owners of car who were being sued. |
| Settlement for a Madison, WI woman who suffered personal injury to her shoulder when she was rear ended in a car crash in Kissimmee (Orlando), Florida. She had arthroscopic surgery to her shoulder. The defendant’s attorney and insurance company argued that her shoulder injury preexisted the accident. They also argued that her rotator cuff tear could not have been caused by a rear end collision. The defendant was ticketed for the accident, but the defendant disputed liability. The defendant was insured by First Commercial Insurance Company based out of Hialeah, Florida. This case settled one (1) month before trial. Her out of pocket medical bills were about Six thousand dollars ($6,000.00). To read more, click here. |
| On behalf of a police officer who was suffered back injury, while he was on duty, when he was rear ended in a car accident in Medley, Florida (North Miami-Dade County). The driver who caused the accident received a ticket for following too closely. We received the policy limits of $10,000 from the at fault party’s insurance company, State Farm. Our client suffered a bulging disc and is a candidate for a lumbar laminectomy. He had epidural shots to his lower back. At the time of our settlement with the Underinsured Motorist Carrier Travelers Insurance Company (Travco), workers compensation for the police department paid over $17,000 in indemnity (lost wages) and medical benefits. |
| For a woman in her twenties who was involved in a multi car collision. Her injuries ultimately resulted in arthroscopic shoulder surgery to her non-dominant shoulder. The insurance companies for the responsible parties were GEICO and Progressive. The liability limits of bodily injury insurance for one of the at fault insurance companies was limited to $10,000. Her car sustained minor to moderate damage. Her shoulder healed well following surgery. |
| For a bicyclist who sustained a herniated disc and compression fracture after being hit by a driver of a car. |
Free Representation if No Recovery. No Fees or Costs if No Recovery.
Call (888) 594-3577 or (888) 594-3577 Now!
| On behalf of a 26 year old man who was injured (while he was on a scooter/moped) when a NAPA van’s front end crashed into the moped. According to the police report, the driver of the van stopped and rendered aid but then fled the scene without giving any information. The driver of the van was later stopped. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated the driver of the moped on the scene. The driver of the van received a citation for failure to yield at intersection. |
| For passenger in a car who injured his wrist requiring surgery. The total available insurance was only $35,000. Unfortunately, our client’s resident relative did not have an active insurance policy at the time of the accident, therefore there was no underinsured motorist insurance coverage available for our client. |
| For US Customs worker who sustained a meniscus tear and tibeau plateau fracture as a result of being hit by a car while he was riding his bike. He basically had no limitations following the healing of his injuries. |
| In a car accident for a passenger that was rear ended. He treated with chiropractors for over a year before having an MRI on his back. An MRI revealed a herniated disc effacing (pressing on) the spinal cord. Our client lives in California and the accident occured before he was about to get on a cruise ship. Our demand to Nationwide at this time is One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). We have settled three (3) other claims for his wife and kids who were in the car at the time of the car crash. This client is one of the numerous clients that Injury Lawyer Ziegler has represented that doesn’t live in Florida. |
| For a young woman who was a passenger in a car that slammed into the car in front of it. Her injuries were cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine chronic sprain/strain injuries. Another personal injury that she suffered was a C6-C7 posterior disc herniation and Bilateral broadbased bulging discs C3-C4, C4-C5. She also had Bilateral feet and toes paresthesia. The policy limits for the driver insured by State Farm were $25,000. Our client did not have underinsured motorist insurance which would have resulted in a much larger payout for our client. |
Free Representation if No Recovery. No Fees or Costs if No Recovery.
Call (888) 594-3577 or (888) 594-3577 Now!
| For a elderly Cuban American businessman who suffered a broken (fractured) tibia (lower leg bone) when he was hit by a driver insured by State Farm Insurance Company. The accident occured in Hialeah, Florida. Our client did not purchase undersinsured motorist insurance coverage which would have resulted in a larger payout for our client. |
| For a driver (insured by USAA) in Miami, Florida who had soft tissue injuries as a result of being rear ended by a truck. |
| For a Venezuelan woman who was rear ended by a car (insured with Progressive) whose driver was cited for reckless driving. Our client, a mother and wife, received chiropractic care for her personal injury. An MRI of her neck revealed a disc protrusion (herniation) which indented on the ventral (spinal) cord. She also had multilevel disc bulges. The chiropractor stated that she should meet with an orthopedic doctor to discuss having surgery. Her daughter and mother was also in her car. We settled her daughter’s car crash claim for $10,000. We are attempting to resolve her mother’s claim but may file a personal injury lawsuit should Progressive’s offer be unreasonable. (M.D.) |
| For our client who was hit, while she was working, by a driver insured with GEICO in Miami, Florida. Mr. Ziegler had the worker’s compensation lien reduced thousands of dollars using the Manfredo formula. |
| For a Miami twenty 29 year old man who was hit by a driver insured by State Farm insurance. His injuries included a herniated disc which was impinging. The driver was driving a friend’s vehicle at the time of the accident. State Farm paid its policy limits of $10,000. His friend, fortunately, had a underinsured motorist insurance policy (with USAA) which paid $9,850.00. USAA argued that our client was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. |
| For a young man who was suffered personal injury in Miami when a truck tractor [(Cab-Bobtail) whose vehicle use was commercial cargo] made an improper lane change and hit (sideswiped) the automobile that our client was driving. The police report listed the estimated vehicle damage of our client’s car at $1,000.00. The driver who caused the accident was insured with Zurich American. On the same day of the accident our client treated with Baptist Medical Plaza at Doral Urgent Care. He was evaluated for a ankle contusion, foot contusion, and neck pain. He was given a foot brace. He had leg and foot tingling sensations and headaches with low back pain. Four days later, Our client treated with a chiropractor and continued treating for about four (4) months. |
| For a bicyclist who sustained lacerations to her chin and required several staples in her abdomen when a driver (insured by State Farm) hit her. The police officer did not issue a ticket because he felt that our client, the bike rider, and the other driver were at fault. Our client was on her bike riding against the flow of traffic. The insurance company stated that they believed the bicycle rider was responsible for 30% of the accident. |
| On behalf of a driver of a car who suffered personal injury when his car was hit by another car (in Kendall, Florida) whose driver was insured by GEICO. The at fault car failed to yield the right of way when exiting the mall. Our driver did not go to the hospital, but treated with a doctor days later. He then went months without treating and then treated consistently with a chiropractor. He was a candidate for a percutaneous lumbar discectomy. |
| For a woman who was hit by a drunk driver insured by Progressive Insurance. She had back pain and neck pain and treated with a family doctor and rehab facility. She did not have an MRI done. Miami, Florida. |
| For a passenger (neck and back pain) hit by a drunk driver insured insured by Progressive Auto Insurance. Miami, Florida. |
| On behalf of a woman who was rear ended by another car. We received the policy limits of $10,000 from Allstate and $2,500 from her underinsured motorist carrier, State Farm. |
| For a mother of three who suffered personal injury to her shoulder and neck when she was broadsided by another car in Miami, Florida. The at fault driver is insured by Progressive. Our client was taken by ambulance to the Emergency Room, where she was released after a several hours. The SUV which she was driving was a total loss. Immediately following the accident, she had excruciating neck and shoulder pain, and later had an MRI which revealed a herniated disc in her lower back. Her daughter also suffered personal injury in the same car accident. |
| For personal injury victim who injured his back and neck in a rear end car accident. The car that received the citation was insured with GEICO. (J.D.) Injury lawyer Ziegler acted as co-counsel. |
| For a Michigan woman who was injured while driving her car in Florida. She treated at the hospital and then with a chiropractor for several months. Her injuries were soft tissue. The driver who was at fault was insured with GEICO. |
| For a Cuban American 30 year old who was rear ended by driver insured by State Farm who hit our driver while our driver was stopped in the emergency lane on I-95. Our client’s injuries included back pain and a serious eye injury. He was treated at the Anne Bates Leach eye center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Bascon Palmer in Miami, Florida. Unfortunately, the driver and owner of the car that rear ended our client were underinsured, and our client did not have underinsured motorist insurance which would have resulted in a much larger payout for our client. |
| For a back seat female passenger of a car suffered personal injury when another car struck the car which she was in. At the moment of impact, her shoulder hit the car seat. The at fault driver is insured by Progressive. The car accident occurred in Miami, Florida. The passenger’s injuries include a full thickness rotator cuff tear and a herniated disc. She would like to have shoulder surgery to relieve her pain. The insurance company initially offered only $2,000. Justin clearly explained to the insurance adjuster that this claim was worth more than the negligent driver’s policy limits. This person injury claim illustrates the importance of carrying underinsured motorist insurance. Our client did not have health insurance and the money we recovered is unfortunately not enough to cover her for a rotator cuff surgery. If she would have had underinsured motorist insurance, she would have been able to have a rotator cuff repair. |
| For a 21 year old Cuban-American woman who was hit by a driver/owner of a car insured by State Farm. Our client’s injuries were soft tissue in addition to headaches. There was significant damage to our client’s automobile. Our client did not have an MRI; she treated in Doral, Florida. |
| For a 20 old woman who was rear ended in a car long with her mother and relative. The at fault party received a citation for reckless driving and was insured by Progressive. We threatened punitive damages if we filed a lawsuit. We had the client sign a waiver of conflict of interest so that we felt comfortable represent all three injured accident victims of the same car. |
| For a young woman who was a passenger in a car which was crushed by a pole which fell after being struck by a negligent driver was allegedly drunk. We are still waiting for the toxicology (blood and alcohol) reports from the hospital which we may obtain through subpoenas should we file a lawsuit. Sadly, our client’s boyfriend was killed instantly in this accident. The insurance company for the car which caused this accident was U.S. Security. We are still making a claim against the alleged drunk driver. Our client sustained soft tissue injuries and she may have an MRI very shortly. Click here to read an interesting case which explains the rights someone has for emotional distress resulting in physical injury due to injury to another. If the driver of the car that our client was in, or our client’s mother, would have opted to carry uninsured motorist insurance, she would have received a substantial amount of money to cover her damages for pain and suffering as well as emotional distress. |
| For a young man whose car was t-boned by another car that failed to yield the right of way in the intersection in Miami, Florida. He required 2 sets of stitches on his face; 7 stitches on his forehead and 20 stitches in his eyebrow. He has neck pain and is treating with doctors in South Miami, Florida. The policy limits of the tortfeasor were only $10,000 which is very typical in Florida, because the laws do not require that car owners carry any bodily injury insurance. Had our client had underinsured motorist insurance, we would have been able to get him more money. Our client did not carry underinsured motorist insurance, thus we could not make a claim against his insurance company for any amount above $10,000. |
| For a passenger in a car whose personal injury included broken ribs and damage to his spleen. He spent several days in the hospital. The accident occurred in Miami, Florida near Kendall. We are working on reducing his medical bills. Our client ‘s father (resident relative) did not carry underinsured motorist insurance on his car, therefore we could not make a claim for any amount above $10,000. |
| For our client, a young female realtor at the time, whose personal injury included 2 herniated discs which impinged on the thecal sac. She was hit by an uninsured driver who was driving a rental. Unfortunately, rental car companies are only required, if at all, to have minimal insurance limits. This is yet another example of a client who would have been able to recover thousands of dollars more had she purchased uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance. The driver that hit our client did not carry bodily injury insurance. Our client did not carry undinsured motorist insurance on his car, therefore we could not make a claim for any amount above $10,000. |
| On behalf of a young female driver who injured her wrist when she was struck by another car while driving her vehicle. The at fault driver was insured by Nationwide and the policy limits were $10,000. Our client did not have underinsured motorist insurance on her GEICO policy, but if she had underinsured motorist insurance, she would have been able to have received fair value for her personal injury, which would have been greater than $10,000. |
| On behalf of a mall security guard who was struck by a car while patrolling the mall in a golf cart. The owner of the car which the at fault driver was driving was insured by Allstate. The driver/owner of the car that hit our client was undersinsured, thus our client was prevented from receiving many more thousands of dollars because he chose to reject underinsured motorist insurance coverage. |
| On behalf of a pedestrian who was hit by a driver of car in a parking lot. The driver was insured by Clarendon National Insurance Company (RAC Insurance Partners LLC). The driver of the car that hit her was underinsured. |
| On behalf of a motorist against her uninsured motorist insurance (American Vehicle Insurance Company) policy when a hit and run driver rear ended her car then fled the scene. |
| For a driver who was rear ended by a driver insured by GEICO. MRI’s revealed a torn rotator cuff tear, a herniated disc, and multiple bulging discs. Unfortunately, there were no personal assets that we could go after. Our client did not carry undinsured motorist insurance on his car, therefore we could not make a claim for any amount above $10,000. |
| For a woman who was injured when she was a passenger in a car which was rear ended. State Farm insured the driver who caused the accident. |
| On behalf of a woman driver who was hit by another driver. |
| On behalf of a passenger against the driver’s uninsured motorist policy when a hit and run driver rear ended the car he was riding in and then fled the scene. |
| For a passenger in a car accident whose personal injury included a bulging disc. We also represented her husband in this claim. The driver of the automobile who caused the accident was insured with Nationwide. |
| When our insured was rear ended by another driver of a motor vehicle insured by GEICO. According to the treating orthopedic surgeon, our client was a candidate for a percutaneous lumbar discectomy. Our client did not want to undergo surgery. |
| For a young Miami man who sustained injuries to his middle finger, neck, and back. His car sustained about $2,000 in property damage, when he was hit by another vehicle (cited for careless driving) in Dade County, Florida. The violator’s liability insurance company was Progressive American Ins. Co. The orthopedic physician’s diagnosis was Lumbar Strain/Sprain Syndrome, Straightening of Cervical Spine with Underlying Muscle Spasm, Disc Herniation and associated radial tear at C7-T1, middle finger fracture, Multilevel herniated discs of the cervical spine. The orthopedic doctor recommended a cervical discogram at multiple levels with intradiscal decompression under fluoroscopy at the positive levels. |
| For a driver who was injured when a hit and run driver hit his car and fled the scene. The driver has soft tissue injury and we are awaiting the MRI results to determine whether he suffered further personal injury. The hit and run driver was insured by MetLife. The car accident occurred in Jacksonville, Florida. We argued to the insurance company that punitive damage would be awarded since the negligent driver fled the accident scene. Click here to read about the possibility of obtaining punitive damages if the car that hits you leaves the accident scene. |
| For a client who was in a car wreck (rear ended) in Homestead, Florida. She treated with a chiropractor for several weeks. Her personal injury included a neck sprain. The driver who caused the accident is insured by Metropolitan Life Insurance. |
| For a young man’s car that was rear ended by another automobile. The driver who rear ended our client was insured by GEICO. The car accident occurred near Key Largo, Florida. Our client had three (3) bulging discs. The insurance adjuster from GEICO argued that there was disc desiccation which preexisted the automobile accident. GEICO also argued that the bulging discs did not impinge on the nerve, thus there was no pain which the bulges were causing. |
| On behalf of a young woman who was T-boned by a car. She went to the hospital by ambulance immediately after the accident. She was initially diagnosed with neck pain and a migraine. Her final diagnosis was lower back pain. |
| On behalf of a gentleman (wife’s claim is below) who suffered personal injury when he was rear ended by another truck. He did not go to the hospital, but he treated with a chiropractor for several months following the accident. The at fault driver was insured with Nationwide. His injuries were neck (cervical) strain and back (lumbar) strain. |
| On behalf of a lady (husband’s claim is above) who suffered personal injury when she was a passenger in a car that was rear ended by another truck. She did not go to the hospital, but he treated with a chiropractor for several months following the accident. The driver responsible for the accident was insured with Nationwide. Her injuries were neck (cervical) strain and back (lumbar) strain. |
| On behalf of a young lady who suffered personal injury when her car was rear ended. Her injuries were muscle spasm and neck (cervical) and/or back (lumbar) strain. |
| For a young man who was injured in Miami, Florida when struck by another car insured by Security National. Security National is owned by Farmers Insurance which is part of Zurich Insurance. He suffered an injured neck and back. |
| Offer for a passenger in a SUV which was hit by another car. Her injuries were soft tissue in addition to a bulging disc. The driver who caused the accident was insured by Nationwide. We are currently seeking the at fault’s driver’s policy limits of $30,000. |
| On behalf of a gentleman who was hit while driving his SUV. His injuries were soft tissue. The driver who caused the accident was insured by Nationwide. |
| On behalf of a 20 year old Park Attendant aid for Miami-Dade County Parks who was injured when a car failed to yield the right of way and t-boned his car in (West Kendall) Miami Florida. The negligent driver was insured with GEICO. The MRI’s were negative; his injuries were soft tissue, and he received 3 months of treatment, including accident rehabilitative treatment, with a chiropractor. |
| For a Postal worker in Miami-Dade County, Florida who was rear ended by a car. The negligent driver of the other car was insured with Nationwide. Our client’s injuries was neck pain and headaches. The MRI did not reveal any herniated discs or disc bulges. |
| On behalf of an additional passenger (Jamaican resident) who was hit by a driver cited for reckless driving resulting in serious bodily harm. The at fault driver was insured by Progressive. |
| On behalf of a driver who was injured when his car was rear ended. |
| On behalf of a young mother who was hit by another car who made an improper lane change. She treated a Rehab for months and then saw an Orthopedic doctor. Her diagnosis was lumbar strain, cervical Strain, somatic dysfunction of the spine, Bulging disc at C4-C5 and C5-C6. The orthopedic doctor stated she has sustained a 7% impairment rating to the body as a whole. She was a candidate for CFFBs. |
| For a young man who was rear ended in an auto accident in Homestead, Florida. He treated with a chiropractor for several weeks. He suffered shoulder/neck injury from the accident and he is following up with an orthopedic surgeon for pain management. Settled with Metlife who insured the driver/owner of the car which caused the accident. |
| On behalf of a young man who was hit by another car. The MRI revealed 3 bulging discs. He received therapy for a few months following the accident. |
| (during mediation after a lawsuit had been filed shortly before trial in Miami-Dade County) for a young Florida International University (F.I.U) College student who was T-boned by another driver who failed to yield the right of way when she ran a stop sign. Our client only treated with the doctor a handful of times. |
| For a young man who was injured, while on his way to work, when his car was struck by another automobile. |
| On behalf of an injured driver when his car was involved in a wreck with another car. |
| On behalf of an injured driver when his car was involved in a wreck with another car. |
| On behalf of a driver who was rear ended by another driver insured by United Automobile Insurance Company. |
| On behalf of a 4 year old boy who suffered personal injury when the car he was riding in was rear ended by another car. We also successfully resolved his parents’ claims. He received a permanent impairment rating of 3% for his soft tissue injury. |
| For a young girl who suffered personal injury when the car she was riding in was struck by another automobile. She treated with a doctor for a few visits. |
| For a passenger who suffered injury when the car she was riding in was struck by another driver who lives in Homestead, Florida. The owner of the at fault car also lives in South Florida and was insured by State Farm. |
| On behalf of a 17 year old woman who was rear ended by another driver. The property damage to the car which she was a passenger in was only $200. She had a herniated disc and disc desiccation which Progressive (the insurance company for the at fault driver) could be an indication of pre-existing injury. |
| On behalf of a mother who was rear ended by another driver. The property damage to the car she in was only $200. She had a herniated disc and disc desiccation which Progressive (the insurance company for the at fault driver) could be an indication of pre-existing injury. |
| On behalf of a driver who was rear ended by another driver insured by United Automobile Insurance Company. |
| For a 10 year old who was a passenger in an auto when it was struck from behind. Property damage to our client’s car was only about $200 dollars. The tortfeasor (at fault party) was insured with Progressive. |
