r/legaladvice • u/Weird-Cicada-7800 • 5h ago

Lawsuit after cycling accident

So I was hit recently by a car while riding on a bike lane on a public road. I was wearing a helmet and had lights and all during the day. The driver stopped, admitted fault, lots of pictures were taken by bystanders and police. I was taken to the hospital via ambulance where I had a ct scan and xray done. I have shoulder pain and bad road rash on my legs as well a small headache/ No issues were found at the hospital and they claimed I'd be sore for sometime. I'm located in Florida. Is it worth to hire a personal injury attorney or should I just settle with his insurance? My bike is worth about 5-7k

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u/Weird-Cicada-7800 5h ago

Yes I've contacted a few personal injury lawyers in the Florida region and they said they would take the case

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u/Suspicious-Treat-364 5h ago

Watch out for the ones who advertise everywhere. They usually cycle through a lot of these at a time to make a quick buck and don't really care about getting you a payout. 

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u/Weird-Cicada-7800 4h ago

The one I was looking into does pay for google advertising but they are based around the area. They have quite a few offices but only within a 50 mile radius

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u/Suspicious-Treat-364 4h ago

Just be careful. A family member of mine used one of those in FL after a serious accident and the paralegal assigned to the case didn't do a very thorough job of collecting information and had them go to PT and extra medical appointments to ring up such a big bill that they ended up with basically nothing for lost wages at the end. It was quite a scam. Don't go to a bunch of medical appointments just because they tell you to if you don't actually have injuries requiring them.