Here is a common question, so please accept this as a response to the above question from the accident lawyer from Boca Raton (injury lawyer Delray Beach, accident attorney Boynton Beach, injury attorney Lake Worth, accident lawyer West Palm Beach, injury attorney Lake park, accident lawyer Manalapan).
Generally, in Florida, there is no requirement that you treat at the hospital following a car accident to be entitled to money. Clearly to recover money for injuries, you must show an injury. Further, in most car accidents, pursuant to No-fault laws, generally you must also prove a “permanent injury” to be entitled to non-economic damages like pain and suffering. However, someone can suffer a significant injury that may have significant value and NOT go to the hospital and there certainly is not anything in the law requiring someone to go to the hospital following a car accident or other type of accident case.
If you have been in an accident, please call Drucker Law Offices at 561-483-9199 (Boca Raton Main office) or 954-755-2120 (Coral Springs satellite office) or 305-981-1561 (Miami satellite office).
Interestingly, many people are now going to urgent care centers after accidents but again this is not required by any accident law.
This blog is not meant to be any sort of medical advice but merely advice on the legal aspect of a claim. One should go to the hospital based on their own common sense and physician advise.
Of course, every case is different and must be handled legally based on the facts of each case, so please contact a lawyer for any questions. Please call Drucker Law Offices for a free consultation. Offices are located in Boca Raton (principal office), Coral Springs, Miami, Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach. The law offices’ phone numbers are 561-483-9199 in Palm Beach County or 954-755-2120 in Broward County or 305-981-1561 in Miami-Dade County. The advice in this blog is intended to be general in nature and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as the most slight difference in the facts could ultimately change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or country could vary significantly from Florida.
