Court Rules Auto Accident Victims May Not Split Injury and Property Claims
The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Daytona Beach, Florida recently ruled that auto accident victims who are injured in the crash can not pursue their claim for property damage to the car separately from their claim for personal injury that were both the result of a single crash.
Alice Bryant did just that after her auto accident caused damage to her vehicle and personal injury. However, the trial judge threw out her personal injury lawsuit because she had first obtained a judgment for the property damage incurred in the wreck that caused the personal injury.
Other Florida courts have noted that bringing a suit for both property and personal injury damages is more difficult than bringing them separately, but nevertheless, Florida law requires all damages resulting from a single incident to be litigated in a single lawsuit, even when it involves a car accident.
For more information about Florida traffic injury law, visit this Florida personal injury lawyer resource page.
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