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When to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney After a Car Accident Posted by Scott McCullough in News, Personal Injury Car accidents can be harrowing and devastating experiences. It’s even worse when someone sustains an injury and totals their vehicle. Florida law allows one to go through their personal injury protection (PIP) insurance for compensation but in some instances of extreme damage, one may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit.

It’s not unusual for car accident victims to be unaware of their injuries for some time after the accident. Oftentimes, people do not experience any symptoms for hours or even days after a collision.

Florida ranks fourth largest in population size among the states, behind California, New York, and Texas. It ranks first, however, in the proportion of its population aged 65 and over.

Attorney Scott McCullough, co-founder of McCullough & Leboff, P.A., a law firm that focuses on helping people who have suffered injury or loss in car accident cases, fall down events or medical/nursing home accidents, recently united Lighthouse of Broward and American Heritage School to foster an ongoing and important relationship. The partnership pairs the finest young minds of the next generation at American Heritage School with children and adults at the Lighthouse, the preeminent resource for the blind or visually impaired community.

Florida drivers should take note that the timeline and claim for benefits due to victims of automobile accidents have recently changed. In 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed a new law that was aimed, at least in part, to eliminate fraud in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims.