Unfortunately, failure to yield car accidents in Orlando are common. Depending on the weight of the involved vehicles and their speeds when they collided, these wrecks can produce serious injuries.
Reach out to Colling Gilbert Wright—The Florida Firm— if you were badly hurt in one of these accidents. We are an established firm of dedicated car wreck lawyers with a stellar record of success working on behalf of injured people. Former clients, our legal colleagues, and other local professionals recommend our firm to their loved ones who need representation in an injury case.
What Situations Cause Failure to Yield Crashes?
Failure to yield wrecks happen when one driver does not respect another’s right of way. They often happen at intersections when someone makes a left turn in front of an oncoming vehicle. Rolling through stop signs and running red lights also cause failure to yield crashes.
Confusion at roundabouts may lead to a failure to yield. Drivers unfamiliar with navigating traffic circles might cut in front of other drivers to enter or exit the roundabout, leading to accidents. These crashes also sometimes occur when someone tries to merge onto a highway ahead of another without sufficient clearance.
It is usually clear which driver failed to yield, and they are held liable for the crash. Sometimes the parties share responsibility, which can complicate the claims process and reduce your compensation. Be sure to work with an experienced Orlando attorney who can find and present evidence establishing the other driver’s failure to yield and preserving your claim.
Always Seek Medical Care Immediately
Failure to yield accidents can happen at speed, and both vehicles may suffer significant damage. Sometimes they cause a t-bone collision, and the occupants of the vehicle that absorbed the side impact may be badly hurt. When the collision occurs during a merge or in a roundabout, the collision can be a sideswipe.
The side panels of vehicles have little reinforcement, so significant injuries are possible. Even if you walk away from the wreck, it is essential to get a medical evaluation immediately. Many traumatic injuries do not produce symptoms until several hours or even a day or two after they occur, but a prompt screening can identify the injuries and prevent you from aggravating them.
Our Orlando failure to yield car crash lawyers will use the medical records generated after the crash to prove that your injuries are directly tied to the accident. When subsequent treatment confirms you have injuries that cause permanent, significant scarring or bodily impairment, Florida Statutes § 627.737 allows you to file a claim for compensation in court.
Pursuing Compensation for Severe Injuries
Your personal injury protection (PIP) insurance will pay up to 80 percent of medically necessary treatment and up to 60 percent of lost wages. When your injuries meet the legal threshold, you can bring a lawsuit seeking more comprehensive compensation.
You must prove your damages. We will help you calculate your losses and expenses, and show you how to document the changes in your lifestyle the injury caused. Our attorneys have an impressive record of obtaining substantial verdicts and settlements for our clients injured in Orlando failure to yield car accidents.
Economic Damages
Your damages in a legal claim include all the expenses PIP did not pay. These can include uncovered medical treatment and ancillary services, and reasonably anticipated future medical expenses. You can claim the portion of your lost income PIP did not cover and seek compensation for your diminished future earning capacity.
An injury can lead to other expenses, such as parking at medical appointments, hiring someone to complete household chores that your injury prevents you from doing, and even home renovations to accommodate an injury. The party responsible for the crash should pay all these incidental expenses.
Non-Economic Damages
Your physical limitations after an injury may be difficult to accept, but for many people, the changes in their quality of life are even more devastating. Non-economic damages provide compensation for these changes.
You can seek damages for physical and emotional pain, lost enjoyment of life, disability, and inconvenience. We use medical and pharmacy records, photographs and video, your personal journals, and testimony from you and your loved ones to prove your non-economic damages.
Seek Damages After a Failure to Yield Collision with an Orlando Lawyer
If you were hurt in a crash because someone else violated the right-of-way rules, contact the law firm of Colling Gilbert Wright. We provide effective representation to people injured in failure to yield car accidents in Orlando.
Initial consultations are always free. If you decide to work with us, you pay nothing unless we obtain compensation for you. Make an appointment with The Florida Firm today to discuss your car accident claim with our team.