Accident Law in Tampa
Williams and Trayner, Attorneys at Law represents clients in Tampa accident cases to help them receive compensation, recover from injury, and get their lives back on track.
Whether injured from a dangerous product, slipping and falling because of unsafe property conditions, or suffering back injury in a Tampa car crash, another party is often to blame. Reasonable people make the environment safe for others, by driving safely, fixing property hazards in a timely fashion, and at a business level by ensuring products are not harmful for consumers.
Accident law in Tampa is based on Florida pure comparative negligence law
Most Tampa accidents are subject to pure comparative negligence law, which assigns liability based on percentage of fault in causing the accident. For example, if the injured person is determined to be 10 percent at fault in a car accident, and damages are $100,000, then the compensation the injured person would receive is $90,000.
Accidents resulting from dangerous products fall under strict liability law, which holds the manufacturer completely liable if the product is proven harmful. For example, if an automotive company manufactures a car with a defective engine prone to catching fire, victims who suffer severe burns from an engine igniting may have grounds for a lawsuit against the automotive manufacturer.
Accidents and serious injuries
Types of injuries that result from accidents range from minor to catastrophic. Cases that our accident law firm in Tampa handles often involve these types of accident injuries:
- Head and neck injury
- Whiplash
- Herniated or ruptured disks
- Spinal cord injury
- Paralysis
- Traumatic brain injury
- Paraplegia
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- Quadriplegia
- Severe burns
- Amputations
- Partial or complete blindness
- Hearing loss
- Multiple fractures
- Organ damage
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When you or a loved one suffers serious personal injury in an accident, you should consult an experienced Tampa injury lawyer who can explain your rights. Accident claims can be brought against responsible parties. Most claims are settled outside of court through negotiations with the insurance companies. Claims generally turn into lawsuits and are battled in court when an insurance company is unwilling to pay fair compensation.
Consult an experienced Tampa accident attorney
Discuss your accident in a free initial consultation. Our firm represents clients on a contingency fee basis—which means we must recover through settlement or verdict or you owe us no fee.