Jupiter Personal Injury Lawyer

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As a personal injury victim, you could be facing a lifetime of consequences. For many people, their injuries’ physical, emotional, and financial effects are never-ending. This is why, at Brian D. Guralnick Injury Lawyers, we don’t settle for anything less than the absolute best for our clients. You didn’t deserve to be injured, but you deserve to demand more for your losses. Let us help you starting today.

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If you want to speak with us about your accident in Jupiter, we invite you to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your case. Call 561-202-6673, tell what happened, or chat live with a team member and get started on the road to recovery today.

Brian D. Guralnick Injury Lawyers handle the following types of cases for our Jupiter clients, among others:

Bicycle Accidents

Bicycle accidents are often quite serious because bicycles offer no frame protection for the rider. This is no exception – over 7,000 people required emergency room treatment for bicycle accidents in 2015. Some of the most common causes of bicycle accidents in Jupiter include ignoring blind spots, failure to yield, opening doors into traffic lanes, cell use, and DUI.

Boating Accidents

Boating is particularly popular in Florida for obvious reasons. Correspondingly, boating accidents are particularly common. In some ways, the causes of boating accidents resemble the causes of road accidents – speeding, alcohol intoxication, and improper maintenance, for example. Other reasons are relatively unique to boating accidents – ignoring wake warnings, on-deck horseplay, and dock injuries. Luxury cruises carry their dangers, including falling overboard, slip-and-fall accidents, and food poisoning. Fortunately, cruise lines are almost always financially capable of paying a significant judgment.

Car Accidents

Car accidents account for 200,000 injuries annually in Florida – one percent of the state population. While some accidents are nobody’s fault, some are the fault of the injured driver, and some are taken care of under Florida’s “no-fault” system, an appreciable percentage are caused by someone else’s negligence and are actionable in court. Our car accident lawyers combine decades of experience in personal injury lawsuits with effective legal strategies to obtain maximum compensation for our clients.

Motorcycle Accidents

The lure of motorcycling isn’t hard to understand, given its individual freedom. Unfortunately, a motorcycle’s powerful engine, lack of rider protection, and inconspicuousness often collide with much larger vehicles. Catastrophic motorcycle accident injuries are distressingly common – brain damage, quadriplegia, neck injuries, and shattered bones are far more likely in a motorcycle accident than in an automobile accident. When a severe motorcycle accident occurs, don’t fall for the lure of quick cash by signing a preliminary settlement agreement. Instead, you should seek out the services of an experienced Jupiter personal injury lawyer.

Pedestrian Accidents

Florida’s pedestrian accident rate is one of the highest in the nation – over 9,000 pedestrians were injured in 2015, including hundreds in Palm Beach County alone. The most common causes of pedestrian accidents caused by the driver are failure to yield, texting, DUI, turning into a crosswalk against the light, and backing into a pedestrian. Severe injuries are the norm in pedestrian accidents, and extensive damages awards are common for victims who choose the right personal injury lawyer. Our Jupiter pedestrian accident lawyers enjoy decades of experience in accident cases, and we will fight to ensure you are fully compensated.

Premises Liability

Premises liability is the liability that the owner or renter of real property undertakes toward others who enter their property. These include retail customers, social guests, and even trespassers in some instances (naughty children, for example). Many injuries can be litigated under premises liability law, including slip and fall accidents, assaults by other guests, and even animal attacks. The degree of rights you enjoy depends on how the law classifies you – as an invitee, a licensee, or a trespasser.

Slip and Fall Accidents

Slip and fall accidents are right up there, with car accidents as the most common type of personal injury case. Slip and fall injuries can be debilitating and sometimes even fatal, especially if the victim is elderly. In many cases, a slip and fall accident is directly or indirectly caused by the property’s owner or renter – icy steps, weak or broken handrails, malfunctioning elevators, slippery floors, and broken pavements are common defective conditions that justify a lawsuit. Since proving liability can be challenging in a slip-and-fall case, the services of an experienced personal injury lawyer can make the difference between winning and losing.

Truck Accidents

Today, 18-wheeler trucks are the great white sharks off the highways, and even smaller trucks can be no less intimidating. A sedan, motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian can be crushed or sent flying across the road by the momentum of a truck. Palm Beach County, including trucks, witnessed over 2,400 commercial vehicle accidents in 2015. The most common causes of truck accidents caused by the truck driver are texting while driving, driver fatigue, falling asleep at the wheel, cargo overloading, hydroplaning, and DUI. If the truck driver was an on-duty employee of a trucking company, you might be able to file a joint lawsuit against the driver and the trucking company.

Wrongful Death

The victim of a personal injury lawsuit can file a lawsuit and allow their lawyer to handle most of the work, even while debilitated. So, what happens when someone dies in an accident? A wrongful death lawsuit is what happens. In Florida, a wrongful death lawsuit must be filed by the personal representative of the deceased victim’s estate, whether or not this person is a deceased relative. Proceeds of the lawsuit can be distributed to survivors or to the estate itself, depending on what is being compensated. Potential damages include funeral expenses, medical bills, loss of financial support by dependants, loss of the victim’s future earnings, loss of companionship and guidance, grief (if the victim was a child), and other losses.