Holiday, FL (PRWEB) March 29, 2012
Tampa personal injury Attorney Lawrence Florida drivers today who recently warned Disparti changes passed in for the injured PIP create state law it is important to act quickly to protect their rights to insurance payments.
Florida's personal injury protection insurance law, or PIP, now put the burden on the injured person eligible for compensation to pay for medical expenses and other losses as a result of their injuries, said Disparti Disparti, founder of the Law Group.
"Some are calling the new law a boon to insurance companies, and we tend to agree," said Disparti Disparti, founder of the Law Group.
The law firm serves victims of accidents and injuries in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolis, including victims of automobile accidents.
"What is important now is that people injured in car accidents take the steps that they need so that they will not miss out on the financial support they receive."
House Bill 119 is a modification of the PIP law adopted in 1972 to ensure that everyone injured in a car accident Florida would get quick money for the treatment of their injuries.
The Bill, which was adopted during the recently completed legislative session, to obtain medical care requires wounded within 14 days of their damage. The care must be from a doctor, dentist, chiropractor, osteopath, Physician Assistant or advanced registered nurse practitioner, or of a hospital or in a facility entirely in the hands of a hospital.
Also, a physician, Osteopathic Physician, dentist, Physician Assistant or advanced registered nurse practitioner controlled must determine that the individual has a "medical emergency" for them to qualify for the full $ 10,000 medical benefit defined in the law PIP since its inception.
Declaration of a medical emergency, without the insurance payment capped at $ 2,500.
Lawmakers say that amendments to the law will reduce insurance fraud. Others disagree.
"Floridians for a rude awakening," Florida Consumer Action Network spokesman Bill Newton said in the insurance journal. "Instead of real measures to prevent fraud, are we left with a bill that the pockets of big insurance companies Mousepads."
The Tampa personal injury lawyers of helping clients throughout Florida Disparti of firm obtain insurance payments as part of the firms insurance coverage litigation practice.
"Now more than ever, as soon as possible after a car accident or any other type of accident that caused a serious injury, the injured party should seek the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer," said Disparti.
"Insurance companies stay in business by paying as little as possible when policyholders file claims," he said. "Florida's new PIP law doesn't make it impossible to obtain full insurance payments, but it can make it more difficult in many cases."
PIP Disparti said that many times the $ 10,000 payment not all costs and losses of the victim covers. In those cases, a personal injury lawsuit needed.
"If a person is seriously injured in an accident or lost a loved one in a car wreck or similar incident, they have a right to appropriate compensation for their losses," he said. "An experienced personal injury attorney will work hard to ensure that they get the full amount of the compensation that they deserve."
About Disparti Law Group, P.A.
Disparti Law Group, P.A., is a personal injury law firm which Tampa and disability benefits legal assistance to persons in cases involving car accidents, slip-and-fall or business premises liability, product liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, nursing home neglect and insufficient protection. The company helps clients with social security disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), railroad disability (FELA and RRB claims) and veterans benefits (including TSGLI claims).
The company serves customers in the USA, including Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, Houston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington, D.C. and the South Florida communities of Tampa, Miami, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Clearwater, Fort Meyers, holiday, Bonita Springs, Naples and Port Charlotte. For more information about the Tampa personal injury and social security disability lawyers of the Law Group, P.A. Disparti, call (800) 633-4091 or use the firm's online contact form.
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