Frequently Asked Questions for Pensacola Injury Attorneys

Pensacola personal injury law firm of Baker & Baker provides answers to your legal questions. Our injury attorneys focus on personal injury, medical malpractice and disability claims. For a free consultation to discuss your case, contact our skilled injury and medical malpractice attorneys in Pensacola.

Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accidents

Who pays for the damage to my car, truck or motorcycle?
Who pays for my medical bills?
Can I get my wages paid while I am temporarily disabled from the injury?
In serious injury or permanent injury cases, am I entitled to be compensated for my pain and suffering?

Property Damage

Immediately after an accident, the property damage is handled by either your own insurance company if you carried collision damage coverage, or the at-fault person’s insurance carrier if the carrier is willing to immediately admit liability.

Medical Bills

Medical bills are typically paid by your own auto, truck or motorcycle insurance policy to the extent of your own personal injury protection insurance limits in Florida accident, usually up to $10,000. In Alabama your own medical payments insurance pays up to its limit, typically $5,000. The party at fault in Florida and Alabama can be held liable for anything over and above that, including future medical bills.

Lost Wages

Wage loss can be paid under Florida PIP policies at 60% of your pre-injury average weekly wage until your PIP insurance limit is exhausted. Alabama does not have immediate wage benefits payable under your own policy. The party at fault can be held liable for any wage loss not covered by your own carrier, including future lost earnings.

Pain and Suffering

Damages for pain & suffering—including mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life, past and future, due to serious and permanent injuries—are recoverable in both Florida and Alabama.

Pensacola Medical Malpractice Claim

Do I have a medical malpractice case?
Who can be held responsible: the doctor, the nurse, the hospital, the clinic?

Medical malpractice cases in Pensacola and surrounding areas are some of the most difficult cases we handle. We carefully review your medical charts many times with the assistance of another doctor or nurse to determine what happened and who may be responsible. If we find that there was medical negligence which caused significant injury or death to the victim (you or a family member), and the potential damages recoverable far exceed the anticipated cost to pursue your claim, then we will proceed with a case against all potentially liable parties.

We have the answers and the experience to get you compensated

If you are injured or are disabled, you need to review your legal options with the Pensacola personal injury lawyers at Baker & Baker.

Personal Injury

Even an injury that may seem to be a minor inconvenience can alter your ability to perform at work and can reduce your quality of life:

Knee injury
Shoulder injury
Broken bones

Our attorneys have extensive experience in litigation involving major injuries such as:

Neck injury
Back and spinal cord injury
Head injury and brain damage
Paralysis

If you have been hurt due to another person's negligence, we work to get you compensated.
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Medical Malpractice

Baker & Baker provides legal assistance to people injured by negligent doctors in Florida and Gulf Coast Alabama. Our lawyers have handled many lawsuits against clinics, hospitals, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals.

Reasons for medical malpractice claims may include basic treatment errors such as:

Failure to diagnose
Failure to monitor
Failure to medicate
Failure to assess risk
Bedsores

If the health care workers who brought about your injury failed to meet the standard of care, you may be entitled to significant damages.
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Disability

Having a disability means that you are no longer able to work due to an injury that you have received. We examine your options, and pursue the course of action that best enables you to support yourself and your family.

Social Security disability (SSD)

If you are unable to work for at least 12 months and had previously worked for at least 20 of the past 40 quarters, you may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Our lawyers help you gather the necessary records to support your claim.

We have a thorough understanding of the process of applying for disability benefits. There can be legal pitfalls, and you should not attempt to file your own SSD claim without the experienced support of Baker & Baker.
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Contact Baker & Baker

300 East Government Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
Telephone: (850) 316.8247

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