Florida is a no fault state as it pertains to medical bills but a fault state as it pertains to suing the other driver. Assuming the vehicle was fully at fault or partly at fault, then yes you would generally have a case in Florida.
Florida’s no fault laws state that every owner of a car must have insurance to pay their medical bills following a car accident, any resident relative’s medical bills following a car accident, any medical bills of occupant of your car that does not own a car or live with a relative that owns a car, and for the medical bill of anyone that you hit as a pedestrian or on a bicycle if they do not own a car or live with a relative that owns a car. Florida’s no fault PIP coverage generally pays 80 percent of the medical bills (and 60 percent of lost wages) up to $10,000.
However, in order to recover money for the unpaid medical bills (and unpaid lost wages), you would have to prove the negligence of the car that hit you.
At Drucker Law Offices, the law firm helps people that are injured as a result of other’s negligence. Please call the law firm for a free consultation.
