Personal Injury

Happy Crash Report Day everyone. For those of you who aren’t familiar with who I am, my name is Chris Waters and I am a Personal Injury and Civil Litigation attorney here at Pipas Law (St. Pete Office). Welcome to all you first-timers on our site and I hope I will have the opportunity to […]

Personal injury attorneys seek to recover insurance money for people who have been injured by the negligence of others.  For a number of reasons, we generally do not attempt to recover money from the at-fault party personally. Simply put: no insurance, no case.  This article explores some important features of Florida law which can result […]

On average, you can expect to be involved in three to four car accidents over the course of your lifetime.  That national average is likely much higher in Florida, which ranks as the second-worst state for distracted driving. So, how does this relate to UM Coverage in Florida? If you have been injured in a […]

New clients are sometimes unconcerned about liability issues, that is, who was at fault or responsible for the motor vehicle crash which caused their injuries.  These clients invariably repeat the phrase that “Florida is a no-fault state.” While Florida does have a very limited no-fault system, which requires a type of insurance coverage called Personal […]

Pinellas County Car Accidents   Forward Pinellas, a transportation advocacy group, crunched some numbers late last year and found out that 77 car crashes happen on average in Pinellas County EVERY DAY. What we find even crazier, is that this average has been consistent over the LAST FIVE YEARS according to Forward Pinellas. And in […]

A common question that arises when seeking help with your personal injury case following a car accidentis how long will the case take to resolve. This can be determined by a number of factors even though every case is different. The primary (but not limiting to) determining factors of how long your personal injury case […]

Clients often ask me how long their case will take to settle or go to court. It really depends, but generally a personal injury case will last at least a year. In the early stages the law firm gathers information like a crash report, damage reports, witness information, insurance policies, and medical records. This process […]

The response given is usually, “Why would an attorney have anything to do with sending a client to a doctor?  If the client was truly injured they would find their own doctor.” This is not always true. Many times, clients come to an attorney after an accident where they may have gone to an emergency […]