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    Florida has various bodies of water - beaches, lakes, bays, canals, inlets, and more - that people love to enjoy. That’s why it’s number one in boat registrations, and also boating accidents. If you or a loved one are injured in a boating or watercraft accident, you may be entitled to compensation.

    Talk to a boating accident lawyer at Your Insurance Attorney to learn more about your rights. We’ll fight to help you receive compensation for things like medical bills, pain, and suffering, lost income, or even the wrongful death of a loved one.

    Your Insurance Attorney has the knowledge and experience required to ensure a more desirable outcome for our clients.

    ARE BOATING ACCIDENTS COMMON IN FLORIDA?

    Florida has more registered water vessels than any other state. The downside of this statistic is that this state also leads the nation in boating accidents.

    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported 751 boating accidents in 2020 that resulted in $570,013 in property damage and 60 boating-related fatalities. Many of the victims in these boating and watercraft accidents may have been able to claim compensation from the at-fault party.

    YOUR RIGHTS AFTER A BOATING ACCIDENT

    Our boat accident lawyers will help you understand all of your rights after a collision or other water accident. If someone else was responsible for the accident, then there is a chance that you are eligible to claim compensation.

    People may be reluctant to bring a claim against a boat’s owner if that individual is a friend or family member. However, it is not necessary to make these matters personal. The boat owner’s insurance company will be providing the compensation in most instances rather than the owner itself.

    In some cases, it is further possible to pursue claims against the boat manufacturer who produced a faulty or dangerous design or the mechanic who neglected to perform proper maintenance.

    This is why it is crucial that you begin working with Your Insurance Attorney as soon as possible.

    WHAT CAUSES BOATING ACCIDENTS?

    A boating accident attorney can help you identify the causes of your injuries. These causesmay include:

    • Boating under the influence (BUI)
    • Insufficient boat safety equipment
    • Reckless operation of a vessel
    • Failure to follow state and federal boating safety laws
    • Poor vessel maintenance
    The practitioners at Your Insurance Attorney have the knowledge and experience required to investigate boating accidents thoroughly. This makes it possible to identify all of the factors that contributed to the incident, highlighting from which sources compensation may be sought.

    BOATING ACCIDENT INJURIES

    Too often, boat accidents lead to critical injuries that forever change the lives of the people, and their loved ones, who suffer them. These injuries may include:
    • Broken or fractured bones
    • Lacerations and cuts
    • Carbon monoxide poisoning
    • Hypothermia
    • Drowning
    • Spinal cord injury
    • Traumatic brain injury
    • Electric shock
    • Paralysis (resulting from spinal cord injury)
    • Amputation/loss of limb
    • Death
    It is not unusual for the victims in these incidents to suffer multiple injuries, and it may be impossible to recover from some of these wounds. Victims may miss out on weeks or months of work. Some of them may never be able to return to their previous occupation or go back to enjoying favorite pastimes.

    We can help you determine if the at-fault boater’s insurance covers those damages.
     

    WHY YOU NEED YOUR INSURANCE ATTORNEY

    Insurance companies have experts working with them to help them keep their costs under control. Frequently, this means denying claims or offering to settle claims for far less than their true worth.

    How can you know if the insurance company’s offer is fair?

    The only way to be sure is by working with Your Insurance Attorney. When you hire us, you get legal guidance exclusively focused on your rights. Our understanding of the law and insurance enables us to fight aggressively for every dollar our clients are entitled to.

    Boating accidents frequently result in debilitating injuries that may never fully heal.

    Whether you have filed a claim or not yet, contact Your Insurance Attorney. Even if you’ve accepted an initial offer from an insurer, it still may be possible to negotiate a more realistic and helpful settlement.

    Contact Your Insurance Attorney before you call anyone else, and remember that we don’t get paid unless you do.

    We don’t get paid unless you do.

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