Everything changes if you contributed to your own injuries. Florida has comparative negligence law, which means if you are partially responsible for the incident that caused your injuries, then your potential award at trial is reduced. But don't think because you are partially responsible that you aren't entitled to compensation.
So if you are partially to blame and another person is more than 10 but less than 25 percent at fault, you can only collect up to $200,000. If the other person is between 26 and 50 percent at fault, the most you can collect is $500,000. And if another person is more than 50 percent at fault - but you were also partially at fault - the most you can collect is $1 million.
If you or someone you know has sustained an injury and are uncertain about who's to blame, give us a call. Sometimes we chalk it up to clumsiness and move on not realizing it could very well be a combination of clumsiness and negligence.
If you have been injured in an accident, contact Orlando Personal Injury Attorney Jeffrey Sexton at 888-293-1144 or at sextonlaw.com to ensure that your rights are protected.