Congratulations, Jeff and Stuart! $38,000,000.00 is a huge win for our client. It certainly does not make up for the loss of a leg but will make our client’s future a lot easier. At Vastola & Associates, personal injury lawsuits are about protecting the rights of our clients and the quality of life in Palm Beach …
Required Insurance in the State of Florida The law in Florida only requires that you carry two types of coverage on your automobile policy. They are Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Property Damage. All other forms of coverage are purely optional.Personal Injury Protection is coverage on your auto policy that will pay benefits for a …
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How do I prepare for a deposition? The process can sound scary to anyone who is not familiar with it, but a deposition is simply opposing counsel’s opportunity to dig for more information. The two most important things to remember are to first, always tell the truth. Second, if you don’t know the answer or …
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What is a contingency fee and why don’t I have to pay any money to my lawyers at Vastola & Associates while my case is evolving? The word “contingent” means that one thing is dependent or conditional on something else. In the case of a personal injury legal file, contingency means that paying Vastola & …
Did you know you can provide the Florida Highway Patrol with emergency contact information that they will have in their database if you are ever in a serious accident? This can save critical minutes in an emergency situation. Go to www.flhsmv.gov. On their home page, click the drop down menu for “Handle it Online”. Click on …
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Whether or not you should hire a lawyer for your car accident depends on several factors. Were you injured? Was a police report filed? Do vehicles have property damage? Does the party at fault have insurance coverage? If the person who hit you has no insurance, do you carry “uninsured motorist” coverage on your own …
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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS Florida Statute 95.11 sets forth the periods of limitations, commonly referred to as the statute of limitations, for almost every type of case that you can file in Florida. Why is this important? First of all, the periods of limitations set forth in the Statute are deadlines. Deadlines to file a lawsuit. If …
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By show of hands, let’s see just how many people have actually read their homeowners insurance policy? I don’t see any hands. That’s right, you sitting there in front of your computer are in the vast majority of people that pay for a policy of insurance that you’ve never read. Don’t worry, that policy will …
In order to ensure that individuals accused of a crime maintain their right to be heard before a jury of their peers, citizens over the age of 18 may, from time to time, be summoned to perform Jury Duty. Jury duty in Florida is governed by Florida Statute Chapter 40. It provides that jurors shall …
Did you know that the right to a fair and impartial jury is guaranteed by both the Federal and State Constitutions? You may have heard that in your civics class or somewhere else along the way, but do you really know what that means? A fair and impartial juror is one who will set aside …
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