Daytona Beach Personal Injury Lawyers
Florida personal injury law was reshaped by HB 837 in 2023 — the negligence statute of limitations dropped from four years to two, and Florida moved to modified comparative negligence with a 51% bar. Our personal injury attorneys handle auto, motorcycle, pedestrian, dog-bite, premises, and wrongful-death cases across Volusia, Flagler, and Central Florida — and we work the current statute, the current case law, and the local Seventh Judicial Circuit venues from day one.
A Florida injury case starts two clocks at once. The first is the 14-day window under Florida's no-fault statute to seek initial medical treatment, without which PIP benefits collapse. The second is the two-year statute of limitations that the 2023 tort reform (HB 837) imposed on negligence claims arising after March 24, 2023 — a shorter window than the four years many people still believe applies. Our personal injury attorneys work both clocks from day one, across Volusia, Flagler, and Central Florida. Call us at (386) 255-1400 24 hours a day for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we recover for you.
Personal injury cases we handle
Florida personal injury runs across a wide range of cases — but most fall into the categories below, each with its own statutory framework, recovery map, and defense playbook.
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Other matters we handle
Beyond the headline categories above, our team handles the following specific personal-injury matters across Volusia, Flagler, and Central Florida.
What Florida's 2023 tort reform changed for your case
The 2023 tort reform package (HB 837) made the most significant changes to Florida personal injury law in a generation. Two of those changes touch nearly every PI case:
Statute of limitations: 4 years → 2 years
For negligence causes accruing on or after March 24, 2023, the deadline to file suit dropped from four years to two (§ 95.11(4)(a)). Older causes may still be governed by the prior four-year rule; the trigger is the cause-of-action date.
Comparative negligence: pure → 51% bar
Florida moved from pure comparative negligence to a modified system with a 51% bar (§ 768.81(6)). A plaintiff found more than 50% at fault recovers nothing. Below that, the recovery is reduced by the plaintiff's share of fault. Medical malpractice claims are statutorily exempt from the 51% bar.
The practical effect on every Florida injury case is that fault apportionment now decides whether the case has any value at all. Scene work, witness statements, and accident reconstruction matter more than they did under the old pure-comparative regime.
Before you talk to the insurance adjuster
Insurance companies are organized businesses, and on day one your case file gets opened by an adjuster whose job is to close it for as little as possible. Recorded statements taken in the first few days routinely become impeachment evidence later. Settlement offers made before the medical picture is fully developed almost always understate the case. We document the claim, get you to the right specialists, lock the policies, and handle the adjuster — so you can focus on the injury.
Florida's injury law moved in 2023. The defense playbook moved with it.
HB 837 reshaped Florida personal injury law in a generation. The SOL is shorter, the comparative-negligence calculation is harder on plaintiffs, bad-faith rules have been rewritten, and the admissibility of medical-bill evidence has been narrowed. Cases built on the pre-2023 playbook miss deadlines or leave money on the table. We work injury cases on the current statute, with the current case law, and with an eye on how Volusia and Flagler insurers are valuing claims this quarter.
Injured in Florida? Both clocks are already running.
From the 14-day PIP window through settlement or trial, our personal injury attorneys handle auto, motorcycle, pedestrian, dog-bite, premises, and wrongful-death cases across Volusia, Flagler, and Central Florida.
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