Personal Injury Lawyers in West Palm Beach

To receive compensation, injured individuals must show, with the relevant evidence, that the defendant was responsible for their accident and injury. The four elements of a personal injury claim include the following:

1. The defendant had a duty to prevent harm to the victim
2. They breached their duty due to negligent or reckless conduct
3. The breach resulted in the accident and the victim’s injury
4. The injured individual suffered damages such as medical expenses

You must prove these four elements with compelling evidence, such as:

• Photographs of the accident and injuries
• Medical reports
• Witness statements
• Police accident report
• Expert witness testimony

Proving negligence can be more complex than it seems at first glance. Your incident may require a comprehensive investigation to determine whether all four elements can be legally proven. A personal injury lawyer can clarify your options and help you establish and prove your legal claim.

At Morgan & Morgan, we assess the full impact of an injury on your present and future life, which is much more than just medical expenses. When we talk to our clients, they often mention the emotional distress or chronic pain they experience after an accident, which significantly interferes with their daily lives.

While it is impossible to put a price on pain, we believe you deserve full and fair compensation for all your damages, including physical and emotional anguish.
Depending on the extent of your injuries and financial losses, you could receive economic and non-economic damages.

Economic Damages

Economic damages reimburse injured individuals for actual expenses as a result of the accident, such as:

• Medical expenses
• Medications
• Rehabilitation therapies
• Medical devices such as a wheelchair
• Loss of income
• Property damage
• Miscellaneous accident expenses

Non-Economic Damages

If you suffered significant injuries, you probably had to endure much pain and potentially also experienced emotional distress. In some cases, victims see their lives forever changed and are forced to give up hobbies and physical activities they enjoyed before their injury. Non-economic damages are designed to compensate victims for such damages and can include awards for:

• Pain and suffering
• Emotional anguish
• Loss of life enjoyment
• Permanent disability

Since every personal injury case is unique, your best step for discovering the worth of your case is contacting a personal injury lawyer who can assess your damages and calculate a fair settlement amount. In general, several factors will determine the value of your injury claim, including but not limited to:

• The severity of your injuries
• Your medical bills
• The amount of income you have lost and are likely to lose in the future
• Whether you will recover fully and be able to return to work
• Your estimated recovery time
• Whether you suffered a permanent disability
• Whether you are partially responsible for the accident
• The insurance coverage of the responsible party

While your personal injury lawyer will handle all the legal aspects of your claim, there are some things you can do that could help your case and even maximize your compensation, such as:

• Follow your medical treatment plan
• Do not say anything that could be interpreted as admitting fault
• Document your recovery with a daily journal entry
• Cooperate with your attorney regarding requests for documentation
• Keep the details of your claim and recovery confidential
• Refrain from posting any accident or injury details on social media

In almost all compensation claims, negotiating with an insurance company can backfire, especially if a lot of money is at stake. When an insurance adjuster contacts you, they may be friendly. However, in most cases, they have their employer’s best interests at heart and not yours. The insurer may be looking for a way to trip you up and get you to say something that could be used to deny or reduce your insurance payout.

Our attorneys always have your best interests at heart. We can negotiate with the insurance company while protecting you from manipulative tactics and lowball offers, so you don’t settle for less than you deserve.

There is only one Morgan & Morgan. Our personal injury lawyers in West Palm Beach fight for the injured every day, with over $15 billion recovered in damages to date. We don’t just want you to win; we want you to receive nothing less than the full value of your claim. When we take your case, you become part of our family, and we will fight as hard for you as we would fight for our own families.

If you or a loved one recently got hurt, get in touch as soon as possible, as the time to file a claim is generally limited. You pay nothing unless and until we recover compensation. Fill in our online form now and schedule a free, no-obligation consultation.

When professional services are performed in a substandard manner, it can cause tremendous harm to the clients who put their trust in these professionals. Business Trial Group attorneys are committed to holding professionals responsible for their misconduct and helping our clients receive proper compensation for their losses. Our business lawyers have significant experience representing clients who have been harmed by professional malpractice, including claims for:

Attorney Malpractice

Lawyer malpractice occurs when an attorney fails to exercise due care in handling a legal matter, causing harm to the client. Attorney negligence and legal malpractice can occur in either a litigation or transactional context, and in all areas of the law, including personal injury, commercial litigation, land use, real estate, corporate, tax, probate and estate, and contract drafting.

Attorneys in Florida must comply with the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, which are established by the state’s Supreme Court. If an attorney fails to adhere to the Rules of Professional Conduct, legal malpractice may have occurred. Our West Palm Beach legal malpractice attorneys represent individuals and businesses that have been harmed by the negligence or intentional acts of all types of attorneys, as well as cases involving fee disputes with attorneys.

Accountant Malpractice

Certified Public Accountants (“CPA”) are bound by a strict code of professional conduct. When accountants fail to conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (“GAAS”), they may be committing accounting malpractice. Our West Palm Beach accountant malpractice lawyers represent individuals and businesses with claims such as:

• Filing improper tax returns
• Improper tax advice
• Improper maintenance of records
• Improperly audited financial statements
• Failure to detect fraud and embezzlement
• Incorrect reports to stockholders
• Accountant overbilling

Accountant negligence and accounting malpractice lawsuits can be extremely complicated and often hinge on legal interpretations of technical rules or accounting standards. Our accountant malpractice attorneys have a deep knowledge of accounting and finance principles, which will help you to determine the value of your claims and evaluate your legal options.

Insurance Agent Malpractice

When insurance agents or brokers fail to competently perform their duties, it can leave their insured with significant financial damages, but little or no insurance coverage. Our West Palm Beach insurance malpractice attorneys can help you file a lawsuit when agents of brokers fail to properly protect you. Our insurance agent negligence attorneys will work with you to recover the damages that have been caused by your agent’s or broker’s failure to procure the appropriate policy or coverage.

Our lawyers are experienced at litigating a diverse array of agent and broker malpractice cases involving homeowners insurance, general liability insurance, life insurance, car insurance, and many other types of policies. The Business Trial Group can assist you in bringing claims for negligent failure to procure insurance, insurance agents or brokers breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract to procure insurance, and agents’ or broker’s misrepresentations.

Some common examples of insurance agent or insurance broker malpractice include:

• Failure to obtain the requested insurance coverage
• Selling inadequate or inappropriate coverage
• Failure to properly advise clients of coverage and exclusions
• Failure to account for changes in the insured’s circumstances
• Misrepresentations regarding the type, breadth, or amount of coverage
• Errors that lead to coverage being canceled or lapsing
• Submission of inaccurate information on insurance forms and applications

Florida Professional Malpractice Statute of Limitations

In Florida, the statute of limitations for filing a professional malpractice case (other than medical malpractice) is two years from the time that the malpractice was discovered or should have reasonably been discovered. Because of the two-year statute of limitations, it is important that you contact a professional malpractice attorney as soon as possible to discuss your legal rights.

Real Estate Litigation

The Business Trial Group's real estate attorneys represent purchasers, sellers, brokers, developers, appraisers, landowners, and tenants throughout South Florida. Our lawyers handle all types of real estate disputes, including claims for design and planning negligence, easements and title disputes, breaches of commercial leases and purchase and sale agreements, landlord-tenant disputes, inverse condemnation, and real estate commission disputes.

Our real estate attorneys also represent clients who have been damaged by the wrongful conduct of a real estate broker or agent. We handle claims involving real estate brokers’ and agents’ failure to disclose, breaches of fiduciary duties, misrepresentations, and conflicts of interest. Because our West Palm Beach real estate attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis, our clients pay no upfront legal fees and we only receive only a fee if we are successful in obtaining a recovery.

Shareholder & Partnership Disputes

Our West Palm Beach business attorneys are experienced at navigating the complex issues involved in disputes between small business owners, partners, and shareholders. We frequently represent clients in shareholder derivative litigation when majority partners, officers, directors, or board members commit misconduct that causes harm to the corporation. Our Palm Beach shareholder oppression attorneys also represent minority owners that have been denied their right to participate in, or enjoy financial returns from, a company.

Business Trial Group lawyers handle a wide range of partnership disputes, dealing with real estate, medical, accountant, and law firm partnerships, among others. We have successfully represented clients throughout South Florida that were victimized by dishonest partners in control of company assets and partners who were wrongfully ousted by controlling management. Some common partnership disputes our business lawyers handle include:

• Violations of partnership agreements, operating agreements, or bylaws
• Breaches of fiduciary duty
• Ownership and management conflicts
• Inappropriate executive compensation
• Misappropriation of assets and corporate theft
• Negligent or self-dealing management

The Business Trial Group also frequently handles disputes and litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions, buying or selling a business, and other complex business transactions.

Trust and Estate Litigation

Our West Palm Beach probate attorneys are committed to protecting our clients’ inheritance rights. We represent beneficiaries that are owed an inheritance, such as money, personal property, or real estate under a trust or will. Our accomplished trust and estate litigation attorneys are also experienced at handling claims for:

• Undue Influence
• Lack of Capacity
• Inadequate formalities
• Fraud
• Mistake
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Removal of fiduciary
• Surcharge Action

In Florida, personal representatives of estates, guardians, and trustees are all fiduciaries and, therefore, must act within the highest legal and ethical standards. Fiduciaries that fail or neglect to manage assets with the utmost care and professionalism can be held liable for breach of trust or breach of fiduciary duty. The Florida trust code sets forth the standards of care that are applicable to personal representatives and trustees:

• Duty of loyalty: Fiduciaries must act solely in the interests of the beneficiaries.
• Duty of impartiality: If there are two or more beneficiaries, a fiduciary must act impartially in administering property.
• Duty of prudent administration: A fiduciary must consider the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the estate or trust. In satisfying the standard, the fiduciary must exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.
• Duty to account: A fiduciary must keep beneficiaries informed of the administration and formally account for the assets.

If you need a probate litigation attorney or a trustee has violated the duties owed to you as a beneficiary of a will or trust, contact the Business Trial Group today for a no cost and no-obligation case review.

Our West Palm Beach business attorneys handle disputes on a contingency-fee basis, so you will not pay attorneys’ fees unless we prevail, and any fees will be paid solely from the recovery in your case. This contingency-fee structure stands in stark contrast to traditional hourly billing, which can be extremely expensive for small businesses and individuals, often preventing them from seeking legal recourse through litigation. We believe that employees have the right to file lawsuits and gain justice, and shouldn't be hindered by the hundreds of thousands of dollars they may have to pay in up-front legal fees.

Find out more about contingency-fee business litigation.

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