Justin Ziegler is the owner and lawyer at JZ helps. He's a personal injury lawyer serving the entire state of Florida. He has an office in Miami and is also available for a free consultation in Fort Lauderdale and throughout all of Florida.
He's also a proud father of a son and the husband of a lovely wife, Monica.
This article focuses on personal injury settlements and claims for Uber car accidents.
Below is my video about Uber accident claims and settlements.
The video covers some things that aren’t in the article. The article may cover some points that aren’t in the video.
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In 2015, Sedgwick was the largest third party administrator (TPA) in the United States. This ranking is by gross revenue. I will assume that they were also the largest is TPA for Florida injury liability claims.
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If you slip and fall at a condominium building, you may be entitled to compensation. In order to get money for pain and suffering, you need to show that the condo association’s negligence caused your injury.
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If someone caused your injury, you’re typically focused on the total amount of the settlement.
But here’s the kicker:
What is just as important is the amount that you’ll have to pay back for any first party benefits that you’ve received for accident related injuries.
“First party” means that you are an insured or member of a plan. You do not need to purchase first party benefits to be considered a plan member or an insured. You may be an insured if someone else purchased an insurance or health plan in which you are covered.
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If someone’s negligence caused your injury in a Florida car or truck crash, you want to get your medical bills paid.
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Want to learn about Lyft car accident claims and settlement amounts?
Here, you’ll get awesome up to date tips on dealing with Lyft’s claims department.
Why do recent tips matter?
Because Lyft has changed insurance companies.
Starting Feb 1, 2019, The Travelers Companies, Inc. is handling all U.S. auto insurance claim services for Lyft. I don’t know if Travelers is just acting as a third party administrator, or whether they are Lyft’s insurer.
I’ll explain this in detail in a bit.
That’s not it…
I’ll share must-know tips on dealing with York Risk Services, and Steadfast Insurance company. You’ll also hear about settlements and claims with Lyft’s insurance company, Greenwich Insurance Company.
And you’ll get to hear my thoughts on car accident settlements with Travelers Insurance Company. (I’ve settled many personal injury claims with Travelers. This includes a $300,000 car accident settlement, and other big car accident settlements.)
For starters, here is my video on Lyft accident settlement amounts and claims.
Another driver may cause your crash while you’re driving an Uber. If so, you may be able to get compensation. [Read more…]
If you’re a New York (“NY”) resident who is hurt in a Florida auto accident, different laws may apply to your case than if you’re a Florida resident.
Different laws may also apply if you’re making a claim under a New York auto insurance policy (even if you live in Florida) and you’re hurt in a Florida auto accident. [Read more…]
Uninsured motorist (UM) coverage pays you for personal injury or wrongful death damages caused by the negligence of a driver of a motor vehicle that is uninsured.
You must be an insured under a policy that has UM coverage in order for UM coverage to apply. In Florida, uninsured motorist coverage is created by Florida Statute 627.727. [Read more…]
My average hotel accident settlement has been for $53,530. I’m talking about hotel negligence cases. (Also, this is for the time period before April 2018.)
This $53,530 figure is in addition to any amounts that were paid under the Medical Payments (Coverage C) in the hotel’s insurance policy. (Attorneys can’t take a fee on Medpay benefits unless they sue.)
The reason why my average hotel injury settlement is $53,530, and not a smaller amount, like $17,500, is because of a large settlement.
A guest slipped and fell in her hotel room. She broke her arm. I claimed that the hotel’s negligence caused her slip and fall.
The hotel’s insurance company paid us $197,500 to settle. She was happy with her broken arm settlement.
The best part?
I didn’t sue the hotel. We settled before a lawsuit. That saved my client about $10,000. Maybe more.
Why?
Because my attorney’s fee was only 33 1/3% of the hotel injury settlement. If we would’ve sued the hotel, my fee would have gone up. To 40% of the hotel accident settlement. (That assumes the hotel would’ve denied negligence in a lawsuit.)