What type of information should I collect if I am involved in a boating accident?

If someone’s involved in a boating accident, or any other accident for that matter, it’s always important to preserve all the evidence. That’s why we ask our clients to get us involved sooner rather than later. Oftentimes, involving any accident, you could have witnesses and those witnesses could leave the state, could leave the country, could change their phone numbers. If it’s a motor vehicle accident, you could have skid marks on the road that fade away. Also, things get repaired. In motor vehicle accidents, the vehicles usually get repaired. In boating accidents, the boats are repaired. That’s valuable evidence for attorneys to determine who is at fault. Oftentimes in cases, fault is one of the most important issues, so we need that evidence.

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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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