While every type of automobile accident has the potential to seriously injure the people caught up in them, few kinds of wrecks are more consistently life-threatening than those involving a car rolling over onto its side or roof. Even worse, rollover car accidents in Miramar Beach and throughout the Sunshine State can be difficult to take effective legal action over, especially if your vehicle was the only one directly involved in the incident.
Fortunately, you have help available from the experienced car accident lawyers at Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon. Our team of legal professionals has decades of collective experience handling cases much like yours on behalf of people much like you. Once retained, we can put every bit of that knowledge and experience toward getting you paid fairly for the harm you should never have sustained.
Suing Someone Else Over a Crash Resulting in a Rollover
Many rollover car crashes in Miramar Beach stem primarily from the negligence of a driver involved in a multi-car accident and, more specifically, from that driver T-boning or otherwise striking another car hard enough to flip it off of its wheels. If you can prove that a specific reckless or careless act—for example, speeding, driving drunk, or driving while distracted—by another driver was the main cause of your wreck, you may be able to hold the driver financially liable for your losses.
This can include, but is not strictly limited to things like:
- Physical pain and suffering
- Psychological trauma and anguish
- Short-term and long-term medical bills
- Lost work income, benefits, or working ability
- Lost enjoyment of life and other effects of permanent disability/disfigurement
- Expenses stemming from personal property damage, including things like rental car fees while a personal vehicle is being repaired or replaced
In rare situations involving extremely egregious negligence or intentionally malicious misconduct, a Florida court may even impose additional punitive damages against someone found responsible for causing a rollover crash.
Filing Suit Over Single-Car Rollover Wrecks
Even if your vehicle was the only one involved in a Miramar Beach rollover accident, you may still be able to seek civil restitution from a third party who was not directly involved in the incident but whose negligence still directly contributed to causing it. For example, suppose your vehicle rolled over after striking an unmarked pothole on a public street. In that case, you may have grounds to sue a local government body for their failure to maintain that street in a safe condition.
You may also have to contend with allegations of comparative fault, meaning accusations that you are at fault for causing your accident through your own negligent behavior. Under Florida Statutes § 768.81, courts that assign percentages of comparative fault to personal injury victims can then reduce the total compensation available to that person in proportion to their share of total fault for their accident. Courts can even prohibit recovery altogether for anyone found at least 51 percent at fault for their injuries.
Get Help from a Miramar Beach Attorney With Your Rollover Car Accident Claim
Rollover car accidents in Miramar Beach can make for uniquely challenging civil lawsuits, even if you have experience filing and recovering compensation through car accident claims. Without guidance from capable legal counsel, you may have difficulty getting paid anything at all after a wreck like this, let alone the full amount you are entitled to receive under state law.
Working closely with a lawyer from Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon will dramatically improve your chances of getting a favorable outcome from your case. Call today to learn more.
