If a parent settles a child’s Florida personal injury claim, the settlement may need court approval. Here, I’ll go over the when a child’s injury settlement will need court approval.
I’ll also explain when the insurance company must put a minor’s payout in a structured settlement or guardianship.
But that’s not it.
You’ll get to see which child injuries usually require court approval.
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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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Want to learn about recent 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 you want to make sure that you are getting current information. This is important because Lyft is constantly changing how it handles claims. Thus, I continuously update this article.
For example, for car accidents occurring starting May 1, 2019, Lyft made a huge change on its Florida insurance policy.
Lyft has apparently lowered its uninsured motorist insurance limit to $20,000 CSL. This is big news. And it’s bad for Lyft drivers and passengers.
What does CSL mean?
It means combined single limit. The CSL is the most uninsured motorist (UM) coverage that all the passengers and the Lyft driver can recover under Lyft’s insurance policy for one accident.
UM coverage only applies if someone other than the Lyft driver was at fault for causing the crash.
The new UM limit is now just $20,000. Thus, Lyft’s current insurance policy is much worse than the prior one that it had.
But why?
Because the prior Lyft policy had $250,000 in UM/UIM coverage. Lyft has now lowered its UM coverage by $230,000!
That’s a huge drop in UM coverage.
What stayed the same in Lyft’s new auto insurance policy?
Lyft kept the same insurance company: Greenwich Insurance Company.
Once again, UM/UIM coverage is uninsured motorist or underinsured motorist insurance coverage. There is still a $1 million CSL limit for liability coverage when the Lyft driver is “engaged in a ride”.
Lyft’s liability coverage pays if the Lyft driver’s negligence caused injuries to someone else.
Starting Feb 1, 2019, The Travelers Companies, Inc. is handling all U.S. auto insurance claim services for Lyft. I’ve settled over $450,000 in personal injury claims with Travelers. Thus, I know a thing or two about how Travelers handles accident claims.
For Lyft, I think that Travelers is just acting as a third party administrator. I don’t believe that Travelers actually insures Lyft vehicles.
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.
A parent may be entitled to compensation for mental pain and suffering if his or her “minor” child is killed because of someone’s negligence.
This is a sad topic. However, I will be talking about it here. (On another note, I’ve written about settlements for a child whose parent is killed in an accident.)
Not too long ago, people were searching to see what the payout would be after an alligator attacked and killed a boy at a Disney hotel.
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The recent Florida bridge collapse killed a father, Brandon Brownfield, who was survived by his 3 young girls (and his wife). Thus, people are wondering how much a minor child is entitled to if his or her parent is killed in an accident.
Alternatively, I wrote a separate article if a “minor child” was killed in an accident.
I wrote an article about the FIU bridge collapse where I gave an estimated value of the likely payout for each family.
However, this article focuses on a minor child’s right to compensation if his or her parent was killed in an accident.
In Florida, a “minor child” has a claim if someone’s negligence caused his or her parent’s death in Florida.
If you are hit and injured by a motorcycle in Florida you may be able to get money for:
This article is a little different from the articles that I wrote about how to get your medical bills paid or money for pain and suffering if you are injured in an accident while on a motorcycle in Florida. [Read more…]
Each state has a certain time limit within an injured person must sue.
If the injured person misses the deadline, he or she loses his case. Then, he or she can’t get a settlement. In other words, the injured person won’t get compensation.
This is true even if the injured person gets surgery. Even if the judge wants to, he or she cannot extend the deadline to sue.
The reason that I’ve settled millions of dollars in personal injury claims is because I didn’t miss this deadline.
Here, I’ll focus on accidents that occur in Florida. In addition to accidents, I’ll also talk about incidents such as people injured by a crime.
But I won’t stop there:
I’ll cover the common time limits that apply to an injured person’s case.
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