Practice Areas
Please note that Florida law recently changed; limiting the amount of medical benefits you may be entitled to under your PIP/No-Fault auto insurance coverage. Therefore, if you have been injured due to the negligence of another it is important that you contact David D. Pefka as soon as possible after an auto accident.
Automobile Accidents
Accidents involving motor vehicles are among the most common causes of serious injury and death in the United States each year. Despite the advancements in technology and significant safety improvements in cars and in the design of roads, automobile accidents remain quite common. In fact, car accident claims and lawsuits are probably the most common type of civil tort case filed by attorneys today.
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycles are a common means of travel throughout the highways and streets of Florida each year. Because of the very nature of the motorcycle, their riders are more vulnerable to severe injuries than those persons who operate automobiles.
Bicycle Accidents
Bicycles are a common means of transportation, recreation and exercise throughout Florida. Bicycles offer very little in terms of protection from the hazards confronting a bicyclist on the roadways of Florida. This can, and often does, lead to severe and catastrophic injuries to bicyclists when an accident occurs. Unfortunately, a large percentage of persons injured in bicycle accidents are children.
Truck and Bus Accidents
Every year, thousands of people are killed or sustain serious injuries in accidents involving commercial trucks and buses. Tragically, many of these accidents are the result of negligent truck and bus drivers and their employers. These accidents can result from poor driving, including the failure to yield the right of way to pedestrians, vehicles, bicyclists, as well as other violations of the relevant vehicle and traffic laws. Some accidents also involve the failure to properly maintain and/or equip the involved truck or bus.