Category Archives: General
WHAT IS NO-FAULT INSURANCE IN FLORIDA AND DO I NEED IT?
No-Fault Insurance in Florida, also known as Personal Injury Protection is auto coverage each Florida driver must have on his/her vehicle to legally operate on Florida roads. No-Fault insurance pays for your medical bills when an auto crash has occurred, regardless of whether you or someone else was at fault. The reason this is… Read More »
HOW MANY AUTO CRASHES HAVE THERE BEEN IN PINELLAS COUNTY IN 2026?
As of September 3, 2026 there were 8781 automobile crashes in Pinellas County. Of those crashes, there have unfortunately been 44 fatalities. There are another 5415 injuries from those 8781 crashes just in Pinellas County. This information is according to data kept by the Florida Highway Safety & Motor Vehicle department. The picture is… Read More »
INSURERS DENYING LEGITIMATE AUTO CRASH CLAIMS
Why do insurers deny legitimate automobile crash claims? Because they can. Because they would rather keep the money as opposed to paying it out. Because they are betting the injured person is not going to do anything about the denied claim. The truth is when you present a personal injury automobile crash claim to… Read More »
I NEVER GET A CALL BACK FROM MY FLORIDA ATTORNEY, IS THIS RIGHT?
First, no it is not right. Second, we know why that is happening. Is your case with a law firm that does a lot of advertising? Have you ever noticed that advertising law firms only talk on TV about the cases which were a great success, but they never tell you what the average… Read More »
WHICH IS BETTER FOR MY INJURY CASE, BIG LAW FIRM OR SMALL LAW FIRM?
Here are considerations when choosing between a large law firm and a small law firm. Large law firms get large by advertising on TV, social media, billboards, etc. What is not apparent about many large law firms is that your case will be handled start-to-finish by a claims handler, not a paralegal, and not… Read More »
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CAR GOES INTO WATER
One minute to get out Thermal physiologist Gordon Giesbrecht, a retired University of Manitoba professor with an expertise in vehicle submersion and hypothermia, said passengers have one minute to rescue themselves from a sinking car. Once the vehicle becomes even partially submerged, the odds of survival are slim. “A minute is kind of an… Read More »
FIGHTING FOR FAMILIES LAW FIRM IS OPEN ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS
At www.FightingForFamilies.com we are open on weekends and holidays. When we first opened www.FightingForFamilies.com (the law offices of Frank D. Butler P.A.) we decided that we would be all about fighting for people who had been wronged, hurt, or needed someone to fight for them. While many attorneys go work for insurance companies and… Read More »
THE LAW FIRM OF FRANK D. BUTLER, PA IS OPEN ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS 24 HOURS
It is important to get started on your personal injury case immediately after it happens. This is because notification letters need to be sent to the at-fault parties to force them to preserve evidence. Video of an incident can be taped over or deleted if a notification letter is not immediately sent to the… Read More »
Pinellas County Bicycle and Pedestrian Deaths Increase
The number of bicycle deaths and pedestrian deaths is increasing in Pinellas County. Only a month (December 27, 2021 blog) ago we reported the bicycle crash numbers in the Tampa Bay area: 425 bicycle crashes and 13 fatalities in Hillsborough County. For Pinellas County there were 478 crashes and 15 fatalities for bicyclists. That… Read More »