Personal Injury



Wrongful Death
When a person is killed as a result of a negligent act, that is called a wrongful death in civil law. Florida statutes are quite specific as to what persons are entitled to recover damages (survivors) as a result of the death. They usually include the spouse, children and sometimes parents. In some cases, whether the children have a claim may depend if they are older or younger than the age of 25.

To pursue a claim, a survivor of the deceased must be designated as the Personal Representative and an estate must be opened. Only the Personal Representative can be in control of the decision making process and usually only one person is named as Personal Representative. That normally would be a spouse, parent or in some cases an adult child.

Wrongful death claims must be brought within two (2) years of the death, which is a shorter time period than the usual four (4) or five (5) year statute of limitations in personal injury claims.

If someone in your family has been involved in a wrongful death claim, you should contact an attorney as soon as possible. Robert Greene of GREENE & TISCHLER, P.A. has handled numerous wrongful death cases and is available to answer any questions you may have in this regard.


Automobile Accidents
Florida is a no-fault state. That means, if you are involved in a motor vehicle accident, your automobile insurance company will pay 80% of your medical bills and 60% of your lost wages through Personal Injury Protection (PIP), no matter who was at fault for the accident.

If the accident was not completely your fault, and you were injured, you may be able to recover money damages against the at-fault driver. You may recover money for your medical bills and lost wages, past and future. These are called economic damages.

To recover money damages for pain and suffering (called non-economic damages) you must prove that you sustained a permanent injury, loss of important bodily function, significant scarring, or disfigurement, or death. If the jury does not find one of these conditions, you cannot recover for pain and suffering.

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident, contact
Robert Greene of GREENE & TISCHLER, P.A..
He is a board certified civil trial lawyer and has over 20 years experience in handling auto accident cases.


Uninsured Motorist Claims
It is estimated that 30-40% of drivers on Florida roads do not maintain automobile insurance. If one of those drivers causes an accident, the other injured party may find it difficult or impossible to recover money from the uninsured driver.
Therefore, it is important that you maintain uninsured motorist coverage on your auto policy. The insurance company must offer this coverage, but many persons unwisely elect to waive such coverage. As a result, they may be without any coverage for injuries when struck by an uninsured motorist.

Uninsured motorist coverage can be stacked or unstacked coverage. Stacked coverage means you can multiply the amount of coverage times the number of vehicles with UM coverage. Two (2) cars means double the coverage, three (3) cars means triple the coverage. Unstacked coverage means you are entitled to the amount of coverage on only one (1) vehicle.

If you have an accident case of questions involving uninsured motorist coverage, contact
Robert Greene at GREENE & TISCHLER, P.A..
He is a board certified civil trial lawyer and has been handling automobile accident cases for over 20 years.