Car Accident Attorney in Orlando, FL

After a car accident, confusion, pain, and financial stress can feel overwhelming. You may wonder how you’ll cover medical bills, lost wages, or even basic expenses while facing frustration and anxiety about what comes next. At Meldon Law, we understand the challenges accident victims face, and we’re here to guide you through every step. Our car accident lawyers in Orlando fight tirelessly to secure the compensation you deserve, so you can focus on healing and rebuilding your life.

Call today to get started with our Orlando personal injury lawyers.

Recovering the Compensation You Deserve

Getting the compensation you need to cover your injuries can be difficult after an Orlando car accident. This is because Florida is a “no-fault” state, which means you must first turn to your own insurance to cover your injuries.

PIP Coverage

All drivers must have at least $10,000 in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage. PIP covers:

• 80% of your reasonable medical bills
• 60% of your lost wages

However, there are several things that could complicate recovering the benefits you need:

• You may not be entitled to the entire $10,000. You are only entitled to the entire $10,000 if a doctor determines that you suffered an emergency medical condition. If not, you are only entitled to $2,500.
• You must obtain medical care within 14 days of your accident. If not, you won’t be entitled to your PIP benefits.

Filing a Claim With the Other Driver’s Insurance Company

PIP benefits are helpful, but they can quickly become exhausted. If you meet Florida’s serious injury threshold and can prove that another driver’s negligence caused your injuries, you can file a claim with their insurer.

The serious injury threshold means that your injury:

• Resulted in “significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function”
• Is permanent (and is not scarring or disfigurement)
• Caused both permanent and significant scarring or disfigurement

A fatal injury also meets the serious injury threshold.

Once your lawyer has established this, they can begin establishing negligence. That requires demonstrating the following:

• The other driver owed you a duty to drive safely, obey traffic laws, and do what they could to avoid causing an accident.
• They failed to uphold that duty by behaving negligently, which could include speeding, driving while intoxicated, driving while fatigued, texting and driving, failing to stop at red lights or stop signs, and driving aggressively.
• Their failure caused or contributed to your accident. For example, you were stopped at a red light on Orange Blossom Trail when a distracted driver rear-ended you. You suffered internal bleeding and a traumatic brain injury.
• The accident caused you to sustain damages, such as medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

How Long Do I Have to Take Action?

If you decide to file a lawsuit against the other driver, Florida Statute § 95.11 gives you two years to do so. It’s important to note that two years can go by in a flash. It can take weeks or months to reach maximum medical improvement and several more weeks or months to build a strong case. Evidence disappears quickly, which could affect your ability to build the case you need.

We recommend that you call us as soon as possible after your accident so we can get started gathering evidence, managing deadlines, and building a robust case.

Why You Want Us on Your Side

You can technically handle your case on your own. However, you’ll have to manage every single task and fund everything out of pocket. Without our help, you’d have to do many or all of the following on your own:

• Reporting the accident to the police and insurance companies
• Gathering evidence, including photos and witness statements
• Requesting and reviewing police reports
• Obtaining and organizing medical records
• Calculating damages like medical bills, lost wages, and property repair
• Estimating future costs of care and long-term effects
• Filing claims with one or more insurance companies
• Responding to insurance adjusters and negotiating settlements
• Researching state laws and legal requirements
• Preparing and submitting legal paperwork correctly and on time
• Representing themselves in court if disputes arise

All of this must be done while you are coping with pain, stress, and recovering from your injuries. If you work with us, we’ll take the burden off your shoulders, leaving you to focus on the most important thing: your recovery.

And you can be confident in our ability to fight for you. We have over 50 years of experience fighting for our neighbors—and winning. There’s a reason why we’re trusted by the Florida Gators—and Floridians everywhere.

Since we opened our doors, Floridians have turned to Meldon Law because we won’t back down when their future is on the line.

Our attorneys are tenacious fighters who treat every client’s battle like our own. Inside and outside the courtroom, we are a force to be reckoned with. Whether negotiating with insurance companies or arguing before a jury, we fight with determination and skill to secure the outcome you deserve.

Compensation You Could Be Entitled to in Your Car Crash Case

We have handled all types of car crash cases, from rear-end accidents to rollovers to head-on collisions. We have dealt with cooperative insurance companies and those who have fought tooth and nail to get out of giving our clients what they deserve. Most importantly, we’ve won. We know what to expect from these cases and how to get what you deserve. Here are a few car crash cases we’ve handled and won:

• Client who suffered multiple cervical fractures, frontal lobe damage, a broken right arm, and a right shoulder injury after being hit by a driver of a Ford Credit Company car: We obtained $995,000.
• Young man who suffered a serious neck injury during a family trip to Disney when another driver of a rental car rear-ended him: The insurance company ignored him until it found out we were on the other side of the table. We obtained $410,000.
• Clients who were injured by the driver of a company car who slammed into them at full speed: Our clients suffered life-altering injuries due to this carelessness, but the insurance company refused to payout, claiming that our clients’ pain was due to pre-existing conditions. We fought back, establishing that the accident caused new injuries, and obtained $350,000.
• SUV passenger who suffered severe injuries in a seemingly minor accident: Our client, a passenger in a vehicle stopped in traffic, suffered serious injuries when a commercial vehicle hit the left side of the car. The property damage was minimal, which complicated matters, but we obtained $250,000 in mediation.

While these aren’t promises of what you can recover, they are a promise that we will fight for everything you deserve. We will fight for:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages
• Lost earning capacity
• Pain and suffering
• Mental anguish

In the worst cases, car crashes are fatal. If you lost a loved one to an accident, we offer our most sincere condolences. We know that you may not be concerned with taking legal action at this point; however, a wrongful death settlement or award could give you the space you need to grieve instead of worrying about bills and expenses.

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