Technological advancements continually change how daily life is lived and experienced. These changes also impact the legal landscape, influencing how personal injury cases are investigated, managed, and resolved. If you or someone you love was injured in a car or motorcycle accident, emerging tech tools can assist in obtaining compensation from the at-fault party and their insurance company.
Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyers have familiarity with car and motorcycle accident cases and the laws and investigative teams that shape injury claims. Hiring an experienced attorney rather than fighting for fair compensation alone can put all these legal tools at your disposal. With a free, no-obligation consultation, you can learn more about a law firm and get legal representation at no out-of-pocket cost to you.
The Impact of Florida’s Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Claims
The statute of limitations—filing deadline—for car, motorcycle, and all other personal injury lawsuits was decreased in 2023. From its previous four-year status, the statute is now two years, according to Florida Statutes § 95.11.
The 2023 reduction in the time allowed to file your lawsuit could lead to confusion about the filing deadlines. The filing deadline can be further confused by the statute of limitations exceptions described in Florida Statutes § 95.051, which can lead to:
- Being barred from filing your lawsuit
- Having it immediately dismissed
- Having the insurance carrier refuse to negotiate
A local lawyer can help you accurately interpret the statute of limitations and ensure your lawsuit is filed on time. Memories can fade and evidence can be misplaced, making it even more important to start working with a personal injury lawyer in your area sooner rather than later.
The Role of Technology in Evidence Collection for Accident Litigation
The majority of car accident cases and motorcycle accident cases do not reach the courtroom. When they do, litigation involves taking your case to court and presenting verbal arguments and physical and documentation evidence.
To build a strong court case, forensic evidence that uses tech tools can prove the following:
- The sequence of events and the at-fault party’s actions
- Contributing factors that can identify more than one at-fault party
- The cause of death in a wrongful death action
- Tech-based tracking of an accident’s financial expenses and losses
Evidence collection is also an important part of the pre-litigation process. In some cases, it can lead to a settlement agreement when evidence clearly indicates fault and financial liability. Increased efficiency in collecting evidence and proving financial liability could also mean shorter trial lengths.
Advancements in Environmental Evidence for Car and Motorcycle Accident Cases
Some of the evidence collected in personal injury cases will present clear and defining proof of fault and liability. Other evidence will require forensic interpretation or analysis, such as:
- Florida car accident cases: Car accident litigation faces continually changing laws and regulations. They can also build stronger evidence collections with new technology such as dashcams, traffic cams, smartphone footage, and radar-enabled speed detectors.
- Florida motorcycle accident cases: Motorcycle accident litigation also deals with similar technological advances and evidence collection. Some innovations can include mounted motorcycle cameras that can capture crucial accident details.
Motorcycle and car accident lawyers can often avoid litigation by negotiating favorable settlement agreements for accident victims. More legal claims are resolved in this manner than with personal injury trials.
How Emerging Tech Trends Enhance Medical Evidence in Personal Injury Cases
Building a personal injury insurance claim or lawsuit means substantiating it with strong evidence, including documenting your injuries and their extent, required treatment, and ongoing medical costs. Some emerging avenues of claim automation include:
- Simplified data collection and analysis
- Claim efficiency and error reduction
- Lowered investigation costs and fees
- Improved accuracy and reduced risk
- Telemedicine and telehealth treatment
Many of these trends can help your medical and legal teams work together to build the strongest possible case for you.
Collaboration between these two components of your case can mean more easily documented and assessed medical costs. Accurate billing is crucial to avoiding a smaller settlement than you deserve, which could leave you with medical care that comes out of your own pocket.
Additional personal injury compensation includes lost wages that can be more accurately assessed with digital time management tools in many workplaces. Gig-economy apps can also help document otherwise hard-to-prove income.
Behavioral Trends and Their Effect on Personal Injury Claims in Florida
A personal injury claim is based on the defendant’s (at-fault party’s) negligence, carelessness, or recklessness that causes severe injuries to the plaintiff (injured party). Some ways trends are leading to an increase in the number of accidents and claims for compensation include:
- Increased car accident fatalities since the emergence of rideshare services, according to The Cost of Convenience: Ridesharing and Traffic Fatalities (pdf): The University of Chicago
- An increase in motorcycle accident deaths from 4,692 in 2013 to 6,218 in 2022, according to Insurance Information Institute (III) research
In addition, the increased use of hand-held technology is a leading cause of distracted driving in both kinds of accidents. Actions like these can aid in identifying the at-fault party’s negligence and its elements. Car accident lawyers will document the at-fault driver’s:
- Duty of care—The responsibility to drive safely
- Breach of duty—Failure to meet a legal duty
- Causation—The link between accident and injury
- Damages—The accident’s financial costs
Motorcycle accident cases require proof of these same elements. New trends and technology in these areas can help your legal team capture accident details that lead to favorable compensation in your claim for damages.
Get Help Leveraging Emerging Trends in Your Car or Motorcycle Accident Claim
If you or a loved one was injured in a recent car or motorcycle accident, new and emerging trends in personal injury claims can make recovering compensation for damages on your own a legal challenge. You do not have to manage all the moving parts of your case alone.
At the Law Offices of Wolf & Pravato, our lawyers will fight hard for your financial recovery. Contact our consultation team for a free no-obligation consultation today.
