Should I accept a settlement offer in my Florida bicycle accident case?

To accept a settlement offer in a Florida bicycle accident case, it’s important to consider that there are six types of damages. There’s past medical bills, future medical bills, past lost wages, future lost wages, and then past pain and suffering as well as future pain and suffering. If you take the combination of those six categories of damages and add them up, that would determine the total value of a settlement.

Sometimes it’s a good idea to settle a case early on because the cost of litigation can make filing a claim in the court system not worth it. But sometimes it’s a good idea to take a settlement offer, reject that offer, and move forward into litigation.

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John Pape

John Pape is the Managing Partner at Weston & Pape and has more than 30 years of experience representing injured clients across Florida. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, he has devoted his entire career to personal injury cases, including motor-vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and nursing-home neglect. Recognized by Verdict7, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and Premier Lawyers of America, John is known for his thorough preparation and commitment to achieving meaningful results for his clients.

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