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Florida Auto Accident Checklist: 3 Steps to Take Right after an Accident

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Approximately 17,000 car accidents happen every day in the United States. Want to be prepared in case you experience one? Keep this Florida Auto Accident Checklist close by. Make Sure Everyone Is Safe Between 30,000 and 40,000 people in the U.S. die from auto accidents every year. The most important thing to remember after you’ve been in an accident is that cars are replaceable: people aren’t. Even after an accident that seems minor, check to make sure that everyone in your vehicle is uninjured and then ask those in the other vehicle if they need any medical attention. If any injuries are apparent, call 911 immediately and ask for emergency medical personnel. If you remember one thing from this Florida Auto Accident Checklist, this is the one to remember. Get the Documentation You Need In the confusion of a car accident, it can be easy to forget to get all the relevant information you need. Here’s what you should document after an accident: The other driver’s insurance information (company name, agent, and policy number) Photos of the accident, including damage to all vehicles involved and any property Photos of objects at the scene of the accident (skid marks, accident debris, …

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Still Dealing with Damage from Hurricane Michael? How We Can Help

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It has been almost a month since Hurricane Michael made landfall near Panama City, Florida, but with $11.28 billion in damages, full recovery is still as much as a year away. Many homes and businesses sustained damage from Hurricane Michael leaving homeowners and tenants to file insurance claims and hope for the best. Sadly, insurance companies will not agree to cover all of the costs. If last year’s Hurricane Irma was any indication, as much as 40 percent of claims could go unpaid for up to six months. Some Hurricane Irma claims are still outstanding, more than a year after the homeowners and business owners filed them. How Our Insurance Litigation Services Work The attorneys at RRBH Law have one goal—to get you the money you deserve to deal with the damage from Hurricane Michael. And to help assure you that you won’t we out a lot of money by hiring us, we want you to know a few things. First, we work on contingency. What does that mean? It’s just a fancy way of saying that if you don’t get paid, we don’t get paid. Our fee comes from your claim payout, so you don’t have to pay a …