Traffic Deaths Increase in 2016

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has revealed that traffic deaths have increased dramatically in 2016. According to their statistics, the first half of the year saw a 10.4% increase in fatal accidents—a surprising spike even after an unexpected increase in traffic deaths in 2015…. read more

Preparing For Your First Consultation

If you’ve sustained injuries from an accident, your first matter of business is speaking to a personal injury attorney to discuss whether you have a case and how to move forward in the legal process. Because your time is limited during a consultation, it’s best… read more

Understanding Failure to Maintain

Many trucking accidents are a result of some type of mechanical failure in the truck that can be caught and resolved by performing routine maintenance checks. Nearly 30 percent of collisions involving large commercial trucks are caused by a failure in its trucks and tires,… read more

Understanding Florida’s Car Accident Laws

You have every right to pursue compensation after suffering injuries from a car accident. Before taking legal action, however, it’s important that you understand the state’s laws surrounding filing lawsuits. In this blog, our car accident attorney in Gainesville explains how the different car accident… read more

Understanding Comparative Negligence

If you’ve been injured in an accident that was caused by another individual’s negligence or recklessness, you’ll likely be pursuing compensation to relieve you of your injuries. Sometimes seeking a personal injury claim is easier than it sounds – especially when comparative negligence is a… read more

What Damages Can You Recover After a Car Accident?

After suffering serious injuries from a car accident, you may be wondering what types of damages you are eligible to recover, besides the obvious medical costs. The damages injury victims are able to recover include ones that aren’t so easily quantifiable, such as pain and… read more

Why “Maximum Medical Improvement” Is Important

Accident injuries always come at an unexpected time and greatly interrupt the lives of those affected. These victims are often looking for the swiftest way to recover and get back to their lives. While one can understand their urgency, in many cases it is advised… read more

A Personal Injury Attorney Negotiates Your Medical Bills

When you have suffered a personal injury due to the negligence of others, we can help you receive a monetary settlement through a personal injury case. During this process, it is helpful that your medical treatment and bills may be paid by your auto or… read more

Diminished Value and Property Damage Claims

Have you ever had an accident within a year or two after buying the car of your dreams? If you have, you may have experienced a significant loss of value, or ‘diminished value’ when trying to later sell that vehicle that has been damaged in… read more

It Is Never Just a Banana Peel

Everyone has heard about slip and falls. Many of us first learned about them as a kid when a character would slip on a banana peel and fall in the cartoons. In reality, it is rarely, if ever, a banana peel that causes someone to… read more

Tips to Avoid Distracted Driving Diminish Danger on the Road

As Allen Law Accident & Injury Lawyers recently explained in a previous blog, distracted driving is a deadly habit. As part of the Gainesville, Ocala, and North Central Florida communities, we would like to encourage drivers to prevent car accidents by asking all drivers to… read more

The Truth About Distracted Driving

In today’s world of modern, portable conveniences and high-tech, helpful vehicles, the tendency to drive while distracted is significantly easier to simple into than it has been in the past, and distractions lead to accidents. Many of the cases handled by Allen Law Accident &… read more