Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

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admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:45:40 +0000

Anthony Quackenbush is a Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer. This Fort Lauderdale Injury Lawyer is not an attorney involved in the above mentioned situation, but he does handle car accident cases. This Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Attorney can be contacted at 786-294-7711 for a free consultation. The website of this Fort Lauderdale Injury Attorney can be found at http://www.southflinjury.com. More press releases from this Fort Lauderdale Accident Lawyer can be found at http://southflinjury.com/?page_id=1. This Fort Lauderdale Accident Attorney can also be contacted at anthonyquackenbush@hotmail.com

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Illegal U-turn Leads to Accident, reported by Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:56:56 +0000

A simple trip down the highway in Punta Gorda, Florida turned into disaster for our client in a split second. Our client was travelling down the highway at a normal rate of speed. At some point, the vehicle in front of him stopped abruptly to make an illegal turn. Our client was unable to stop as quickly. He unfortunately drove into the car that had attempted the illegal u-turn in front of him.
Police came to the scene. The other driver was issued a citation for the illegal u-turn. Our client told the police that he felt pain in his neck and back. An ambulance was thus called to the scene, and our client was transported to the hospital. At the hospital, our client told Doctors that he felt pain in his back and that the pain actually travelled down into his legs – what must have been a terrifying feeling. Our client was referred to physical therapy.
Unfortunately, things didn’t get any better. Our client returned to the hospital a week later. This time, an MRI was performed. The MRI revealed disc herniations and disc bulges in our client’s neck and back. Our client was referred to an orthopedic surgeon.
By the time our client saw the orthopedic surgeon, he was experiencing debilitating pain. The orthopedic surgeon decided almost immediately that the client needed a series of epidural injections into his spine in an attempt to reduce pain. The injections were given. Each time, a needle was placed into our client’s spine and a steroidal injection was administered. The injections helped, but they did not make all of our client’s problems go away.
Our client is still dealing with these problems today. On his last visit to the Doctor, the orthopedic surgeon stated his belief that our client had sustained a permanent injury – in other words, that our client would be dealing with these issues for the rest of his life. They injuries have severely affected our client’s life. He is the owner of a small restaurant in Punta Gorda. The restaurant employs four members of the client’s immediate family. Since the accident, the business of the restaurant has suffered because the client was its lifeblood and has not been able to work nearly as much as before the accident. Consequently, the client’s income has declined, as has the income of the rest of his family. This Punta Gorda Personal Injury Lawyer often see this with his cases. An accident that injures a client affects not only the life of the client, but also the lives of the client’s family members.
After this Punta Gorda Personal Injury Attorney filed the lawsuit, the defense attorneys on the case argued that our client was at fault for the accident because he rear-ended their client. It is a common misimpression that, in the State of Florida, if you rear-end somebody else, you are automatically at fault in the accident. This is not always true. If a vehicle in front of you either comes to a stop abruptly or changes lanes illegally in front of you, you may not be responsible for rear-ending it.
In any case, the defense attorneys in our particular situation argued that our client was at least partially responsible for the accident. This is known as comparative negligence. In some cases, both drivers involved in an accident may be responsible for causing the accident. If this is the case, the drivers are said to have been comparatively negligent. If such a case is subject to a jury trial, the jury will decide percentages of fault. For example, a jury may say that one driver is 60% at fault, while the other is 40% – or any combination of numbers adding up to 100. Having some percentage of fault assigned to the injured party can reduce the award given to that party.
In our case, because that was an issue, this Punta Gorda Accident Lawyer at Dell & Schaefer was fortunate enough to settle the case for $50,000. Although no amount of money can ever compensate our client for his injuries and the damage to his business, the money has made these things a lot easier for our client to deal with. The Punta Gorda Accident Attorney was very pleased to compensate the client in this way and look forward to doing the same for future clients.

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Anthony Quackenbush Settles Case in Pompano Beach, reported by Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:44 +0000

The client of this Pompano Beach Personal Injury Attorney was driving her four-door sedan on I-95 in Pompano Beach. Two other people were in the client’s car. These other two people also eventually became clients of this Pompano Beach Personal Injury Lawyer. In any case, at some point, the vehicle in which these three people were riding was rear-ended by a large van. The driver of that van claimed to have been rear-ended himself by a truck.
Due to the accident, our clients all sustained injuries to their necks and backs. All three clients sustained herniated discs in their spines. One of the clients also sustained a rotator cuff tear. After the accident, the clients immediately went to the emergency room. Within weeks after the accident, they consulted a chiropractor and soon after began a course of chiropractic treatment. When they didn’t get any better, they were referred to an orthopedic surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon performed MRI’s and discovered the herniated discs.
Soon after, all three clients had discectomy procedures performed on their spines. One of the three clients was also diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. That client had a right shoulder arthroscopy performed in addition to the discectomy.
Following the procedures, our clients continued to have problems in their necks and shoulders. The client with the shoulder injury continued to have problems in her shoulder in particular. In the end, this Pompano Beach Accident Lawyer settled the clients’ cases with the driver of the truck for a combined $195,000. The cases against the driver of the van are still pending. The driver of the van is arguing that he wasn’t negligent because he was rear-ended himself. This Pompano Beach Accident Attorney is arguing that he was negligent because all three clients have testified they remember two impacts in the accident – one from the truck and one from the van. This indicates that the van must have first hit the car carrying the Dell & Schaefer clients, then the truck hit the van and pushed it into the car carrying the three clients again.
Multiple car accidents can oftentimes raise the issue of who exactly was negligent in the accident. The question of how many impacts were felt then becomes relevant. When you’re in an accident, representatives from an insurance company will oftentimes try to speak to you. One of the questions they may ask you in a multiple car accident is how many impacts you felt in the accident. The attorneys at Dell & Schaefer recommend that you speak to an attorney before speaking with the insurance company. Contact this Pompano Beach Injury Lawyer and protect your rights.

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Eight-Vehicle Pile-Up on Interstate-95, reported by Fort Lauderdale Perso

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:32:17 +0000

An accident occurred on Interstate-95 on Saturday, May 12th, 2012. In total, eight vehicles were involved in the crash. According to the Sun Sentinel, the accident occurred early on Saturday morning.

Following the accident, Interstate-95 was temporarily closed. The wreck involved a semitrailer truck. The size of that vehicle caused several other related accidents. In total, eight vehicles crashed.

The accident happened in Hollywood, Florida. The specific time of the accident involving the semitrailer truck was a little after 6:30am. The location was in lanes heading north on Interstate-95.

The accident occurred close to the intersection of Pembroke Road in Hollywood. Apparently, a vehicle had struck a wall on Interstate-95 and then driven into a tractor-trailer. That had set off the chain of other accidents.

A third vehicle was then unable to avoid hitting the first two. The vehicle that first hit the wall was then placed in the path of two other vehicles, and so yet another wreck happened. Four people were taken to a nearby medical facility. Their were said to have sustained non-life threatening injuries.

One challenge to getting the people involved in this accident compensated for their injuries will be insurance coverage. There were presumably many different insurance policies involved in this accident, and which policies will cover which injuries will be a tough question. Oftentimes, the biggest challenge facing a personal injury client will be the lack of insurance coverage. If a client is hit by an uninsured or underinsured motorist, the client can have major difficulties getting compensated.

One way around this is to purchase uninsured motorist coverage on your automobile policy. This type of coverage protects you in case you are involved in an accident caused by an uninsured or uninsured motorist. The uninsured motorist coverage can get you compensated for your injuries in that situation. Consider purchasing that coverage when you buy automobile insurance. By law, the person selling you auto insurance has to give you that option. If they don’t, the argument can be made by an attorney that it is automatically purchased.

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Accident at Raceway, reported by Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:00:41 +0000

An accident occurred at a raceway in Palm Beach County, Florida on Saturday, May 12th. One person was injured in the accident. That person was airlifted to a medical facility after the accident. The medical facility was located in West Palm Beach.

According to the Sun Sentinel, the specific location of the accident was 17047 Bee Line Highway in Jupiter Farms, Florida. The accident happened in the afternoon. The specific time of the accident was at 2:13pm. The injured person had to be removed from the vehicle involved in the accident.

The bill for the airlifting will likely be quite hefty. This is a problem oftentimes encountered by Palm Beach County Personal Injury Lawyer Anthony Quackenbush. Many times, his clients are stuck with lots of medical bills. The medical bills can be paid out of the case settlement. Sometimes, depending on the types of bills and laws regulating those bills, the medical bills have to be paid out of the settlement.

This can be a challenge for Palm Beach County Personal Injury Attorney. One technique he often uses to make the medical bills more manageable is to negotiate those bills with the Doctors, hospitals or health insurance companies to which they’re owed. These medical providers will typically entertain negotiations to lower their bills. This can make it easier to get the bills paid out of the settlement. This makes it easier for Palm Beach County Accident Lawyer Anthony Quackenbush to settle his cases. It also makes it easier for Palm Beach County Accident Lawyer Anthony Quackenbush to get his clients compensated for their injuries.

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Anthony Quackenbush Obtains Verdict Against Plaxico Burress, reported by Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:22:11 +0000

A Broward County jury returned a verdict of $125,000.34 against New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The verdict came after a three-day trial in Broward County Circuit Court. The trial was the culmination of a civil lawsuit filed by Alise Smith, 30, alleging that Burress was responsible for a May, 2008 car crash that left her with permanent neck injuries.

Smith testified that Burress rear-ended her near the toll plaza leading from Commercial Boulevard to Florida’s Turnpike in Tamarac. As a result of the accident, Smith sustained permanent disc herniations in her neck and was forced to undergo countless hours of chiropractic treatment. Smith’s doctors testified that Smith may need neck surgery in the future. Smith herself testified that the accident has altered her life, causing her trouble with activities such as exercise, housework, sleep and her employment.

The jury found Burress liable for the accident and awarded Smith $125,000.34 for her damages, including her medical bills and pain and suffering. “This jury decided that Mr. Burress is responsible for my client’s permanent injuries,” said Smith’s lawyer, Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Attorney Anthony Quackenbush of Dell and Schaefer PA. “Although nothing would ever make my client fully whole, the verdict goes a long way towards compensating my client for those injuries.”

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Attempted Robbery Leads to Accident, reported by Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:28 +0000

The client of this Pembroke Pines Personal Injury Lawyer had just escaped an attempted robbery on the side of US1 in Pembroke Pines. He had been walking down US1 at the time of the incident. At some point, two armed convicted felons stopped the client and attempted to take his wallet. In order to escape the robbers, the client attempted to run across US1.
As he was running across US1, the client was struck by a passing vehicle. His body became stuck in the vehicle’s windshield. Terrified, the driver of the vehicle leapt out of her car. The vehicle continued to drive down the street, now without a driver and our client’s body lodged in the windshield. At some point, the driver-less vehicle drove off of the road and slammed into a tree next to US1. Our client tragically died in the accident.
This Pembroke Pines Personal Injury Attorney brought suit against the driver of the vehicle. This Pembroke Pines Accident Lawyer argued that the driver was negligent when she leapt out of her vehicle on US1. This allowed the vehicle to continue down the street without a driver, eventually slamming into the tree.
The defense attorneys for the driver’s insurance company argued that the client probably died when the vehicle initially hit the client on US1. This Pembroke Pines Accident Attorney responded that there was no evidence of that and that it was more likely that the client died when the driver-less vehicle hit the tree on the side of US1. That argument was successful, and this Pembroke Pines Injury Lawyer was able to successfully settle the case for the driver’s full policy limits of $100,000. Although nothing could ever make the driver’s family fully whole, the settlement has contributed to compensating the victim’s family for their loss.

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Accident Occurs in Gas Station, reported by Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:18:20 +0000

Our client was driving her four-door sedan in a gas station in North Miami Beach. She had just filled her tank with gas and was now proceeding to exit the gas station. As she was waiting for traffic at the exit of the gas station, a large tow truck approached from the rear and slammed into our client’s vehicle. Our client’s body was thrown about in her vehicle.
Although the impact on our client’s vehicle was a strong one, there was not much damage to our client’s vehicle due to the fact that the tow truck was not travelling too quickly in the gas station. This was a challenge for this North Miami Beach Personal Injury Lawyer. The defense attorneys handling the case for the tow truck’s insurance company argued that there was no way the impact was strong enough to injure the client. This North Miami Beach Personal Injury Attorney were able to overcome this argument by pointing out that oftentimes serious injuries can result from accidents involving only minor property damage.
Due to the accident, our client sustained injuries to her neck, back and shoulder. After the accident, the client went to the Doctor and began a course of physical therapy. When that treatment didn’t alleviate her pain, it was determined that the client had sustained a shoulder tear as well as multiple herniated discs in her neck. As a result, the client underwent an arthroscopic shoulder surgery. She also wound up having a multilevel cervical discectomy procedure on her neck.
Following the procedures, the client of this North Miami Beach Personal Injury Attorney continued to have problems in her neck and shoulder. She worked in human resources and has had much difficulty dealing with the rigors of the job since the accident. She missed many weeks of work as a result. In the end, this North Miami Beach Accident Lawyer settled the client’s case for $125,000. The client was very satisfied with the result and the settlement has gone a long way towards compensating the client for her injuries.

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