Tampa Bay Injury Law Blog » automobile accident http://www.tampabayinjurylawyerblog.com We Are the Lawyers Other Lawyers Trust Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:20:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Bright Side of the Gas Crisis http://www.tampabayinjurylawyerblog.com/the-bright-side-of-the-gas-crisis/ http://www.tampabayinjurylawyerblog.com/the-bright-side-of-the-gas-crisis/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:29:45 +0000 James Dodson http://www.tampabayinjurylawyerblog.com/?p=15 Look at the bright side of the fuel crisis.  Since the price of gasoline has surged, many Americans have curbed their travel plans.  Less vehicles on the highways, means less opportunity for automobile accidents.  At least that’s one of the theories being explored to account for the decline in highway traffic crash deaths as reported in a USA Today news article.  Although the specific reasons are inconclusive, fewer deaths can only be considered a good thing, regardless of the reason. Unfortunately, with the number of vehicles on the road, automobile accidents will remain a daily part of our lives.   

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Under Florida Law and specifically the 2008 law change, your PIP insurance, which used to pay 80% of the “reasonable and customary” expenses incurred as a result of injuries suffered in a car crash, now pays up 80% of 200% of what medicare would allow.  Because of this change a significant portion of the medical expenses you incur risk not being paid by PIP.

If you are injured in an automobile accident, you need to carefully monitor your medical charges and billing statements.  Further if you consider retaining the services of an attorney, make sure you discuss how your PIP coverage affects any potential personal injury claim.

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