After a Life-Changing Injury, You Need an Accident Attorney in Tampa, FL, Who Will Work to Maximize Your Results
If you've been seriously hurt because of someone else's carelessness, the weight of that reality is real, and it's heavy. When you’re stuck in a hospital bed or staring at a stack of medical bills, wondering how you're going to pay rent while you can't work, having a dedicated Tampa personal injury lawyer on your side can make a difference. Nothing can undo what happened, but working with our team at Ligori & Ligori, Injury Lawyers means you don't have to face what comes next alone.
Our personal injury firm has been standing beside injured Floridians for more than 20 years. We know Tampa's roads, its courts, its neighborhoods, and the insurance tactics that play out in claims filed right here in Hillsborough County. We bring 145+ years of combined legal experience to cases like yours.
We’re ready to fight for what you need to move forward, starting with a free consultation. Call today or fill out our online contact form to discuss your injury with an accident attorney in Tampa, FL.
Types of Accidents Our Tampa Personal Injury Lawyer Can Handle for You
Personal injury law covers a wide range of situations, and no two cases are exactly alike. Our team handles a broad range of injury claims, so if you've been hurt, you can reach out and get a straight answer about your options.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Car crashes are among the most common causes of serious injury in Florida. In Tampa, collisions are common in busy corridors such as I-275 and the Crosstown Expressway.
Our firm represents people hurt in a variety of crash types, including:
- Rear-end collisions
- Head-on crashes
- Hit and run incidents
- Drunk driving accidents
- Distracted driving collisions
- Crashes involving uninsured motorists
We also handle truck accident claims, motorcycle accident cases, and rideshare accidents involving Uber and Lyft drivers. Each of these situations has its own liability considerations, but our legal team has extensive experience to inform every legal strategy we develop.
Premises and Property Injuries
Property owners in Florida have a legal responsibility to keep their spaces reasonably safe. When they don't, people get hurt. We represent clients injured in numerous types of property-related incidents, including:
- Slip and fall accidents
- Swimming pool incidents
- Dog bites
- Negligent security situations
- Accidents caused by inadequate lighting
Tampa's mix of tourist-heavy areas, busy commercial corridors, and residential neighborhoods creates conditions that can give rise to these injuries and to premises liability cases. You're far from the only person hurt by a property owner's negligence, and you don't have to face the claims process alone, either.
Medical and Professional Negligence
When a healthcare provider makes a mistake, it can change your life forever. We handle medical malpractice claims involving negligence that occurs in numerous settings and at the hands of a variety of practitioners, including:
We also represent families dealing with nursing home abuse and neglect, where vulnerable loved ones are harmed by the very people responsible for their care.
Catastrophic and Wrongful Death Claims
Some injuries are too severe for a full recovery to be feasible.
Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, amputations, severe burn injuries, and nerve injuries can permanently alter every aspect of a person's life. The financial and emotional toll on families affected by these catastrophic injuries is enormous.
When an injury proves fatal, surviving family members may have grounds to pursue a wrongful death claim. This type of legal action seeks not only compensation, but answers and meaningful accountability.
The severity of an injury can shape the scope and complexity of a claim. Our team has extensive experience representing victims of catastrophic losses and grieving families.
Workplace, Product, and Specialized Claims
Our personal injury practice extends well beyond traditional accident cases. We handle a broad range of matters that require extensive knowledge and resources, including:
- Workers' compensation and workplace injury claims
- Product liability claims involving defective auto parts, airbag failures, and other dangerous products
- Insurance bad faith claims when insurers wrongfully delay or deny coverage
- Social Security disability (SSDI and SSI) appeals
- Admiralty and maritime law, including Jones Act claims, cruise ship accidents, diving accident claims, and parasailing injury claims
- Mass tort and defective drug litigation
- Crime victim injuries, assault injuries, and sexual assault and abuse claims
- Child injuries and daycare injuries
- Whistleblower and False Claims Act matters
Whatever type of claim you may have, our team begins by identifying what caused your harm, who may be legally responsible, and what rights and remedies may be available.
Florida Personal Injury Law and What It Means for Your Claim
To pursue a personal injury claim in Florida, you generally need to show that another party owed you a duty of care, that they failed to meet that duty, and that their failure caused your injuries and the losses that followed.
Florida's approach to shared fault is something every injured person should understand. Under Florida's modified comparative fault system, if you are found to share some responsibility for what happened, it may affect your ability to recover.
For most Florida negligence claims, your recovery may be reduced in proportion to your share of fault, and a person found more than 50% at fault generally cannot recover damages. Different rules can apply to certain claims, including medical negligence cases. This makes the quality of the evidence and the legal strategy in your case especially important from day one.
The specific impact always depends on the facts of your case, which is one reason early legal guidance matters so much. A Tampa personal injury lawyer at Ligori & Ligori, Injury Lawyers is ready to begin investigating negligence, gathering evidence, and building your claim from the time you first reach out for help.
The Damages That May Be Available to You
Depending on the facts of your situation, a personal injury recovery in Florida may include compensation for:
- Medical expenses, both past and future
- Lost income and reduced earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- In wrongful death cases, losses suffered by surviving family members, including loss of financial support and loss of companionship
Economic damages cover measurable financial losses like medical bills and missed paychecks. Non-economic damages address the human cost of an injury: the pain, the fear, the things you can no longer do. Both categories may be part of your recovery.
Filing Deadlines in Florida
Florida law sets deadlines for filing personal injury claims, and those deadlines have changed in recent years as a result of tort reform legislation. The window for pursuing many Florida negligence claims is shorter than people expect. Florida law generally provides a two-year statute of limitations for actions founded on negligence, but other types of claims may have different deadlines and exceptions. Different types of claims and individual circumstances may involve different timelines and exceptions, potentially reducing your time to act even more.
Waiting too long can put your right to recover at risk entirely. If you've been injured, the safest step is to reach out to our team as soon as possible so we can assess what timeline applies to your specific situation.
Insurance companies often move quickly after an accident to protect their own interests. Getting legal guidance early from an experienced Tampa personal injury lawyer gives you the best chance of preserving evidence and protecting your claim.
