Personal Injury Lawyers in Tampa, Florida

The Law Offices of Abrahamson & Uiterwyk

900 W. Platt Street
Tampa, Florida 33606
USA

(813) 223-5295 or (800) 753-5203

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Abrahamson & Uiterwyk has represented injured victims for over 20 years. Our firm provide prompt, aggressive and quality representation. Our growing personal injury law firm aggressively represents victims who have been seriously injured as the result of an auto accident, motorcycle accident or other type of incident. We frequently represent personal injury and auto accident victims throughout the state of Florida and on a co-counsel basis with attorneys from other parts of the country.

We limit our practice to personal injury law. Our personal injury attorneys have the training and experience to sort through complicated issues and they can stand up to the insurance companies, fighting for fair compensation and the rights of victims of auto accidents, and other serious personal injuries. Many attorneys in our firm are actively involved with The Florida Justice Association and are also members of The American Association for Justice Education.

Abrahamson & Uiterwyk practices throughout the state of Florida with offices in Clearwater and Tampa, Florida. We are available for a consultation with you at your residence or a convenient location in west coast Florida counties including Pinellas county, Pasco county, Citrus county, Hernando county, Hillsborough county, Manatee county, Sarasota county and cities including New Port Richey, Crystal River, Spring Hill, Brooksville, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Inverness. Most of our clients reside in the central, western areas of Florida.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Rear-end Collisions; Intersection Accidents; Alcohol Related Crashes; Hit and Run Injuries; Passenger Injuries; Driver Injuries; Toxic Chemical Exposure; Misdiagnosis or Late Diagnosis; Emergency Room Errors; Nursing Home Negligence & Neglect; Obstetrical Gynecological Malpractice; Sexual Assault; Physical or Chemical Restraints; Infections; Dehydration; Bed Sores; Physical Abuse; Injuries to Minors; Shoulder and Knee Injuries

Practice Areas Description

Abrahamson & Uiterwyk provides legal services on the following areas of personal injury:

- Car Accidents

Every automobile accident in Florida is different. Every set of damages, injuries, and losses is unique. While most car accidents in Florida are caused unintentionally by a momentary lack of attention, such as the use of a cellular phone, stereo, or other unsafe driving habit, some accidents are caused by behavior such as high speed reckless driving, drunk driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), or driving under the influence (DUI). These reckless acts are not only negligent, but also criminal.

- Truck Accidents

In recent years, the number of large trucks, semi-trucks and 18-wheelers involved in accidents with serious injuries or fatalities has increased substantially due to such factors as driver fatigue, intoxication, driver error, equipment failure, unsafe vehicle operation, large or unstable loads or defective equipment. Our experienced truck accident lawyers understand that truck accident liability cases are often much more complex than simple automobile collision cases or other types of personal injuries.

- Motorcycle Accidents

Tragically, the vast majority of Florida motorcycle accidents were unavoidable by the motorcyclist who was injured or killed but could have been easily avoided by the other vehicle driver who caused it. The experienced personal injury attorneys at Abrahamson & Uiterwyk understand the complex aspects of Florida motorcycle accident cases, including: Florida vehicle laws pertaining to motorcyclists; Motorcycle accident reconstruction; Roadway design and architecture as it relates to motorcyclists; Motorcycle design and manufacturing issues.

- Bicycle Accidents

Bicycle accident injuries are unfortunately all too common in Florida. The Florida personal injury lawyers at Abrahamson & Uiterwyk understand the unique aspects of bicycle accident cases, including: Accident reconstruction; Bike design and manufacturing issues; Florida vehicle laws pertaining to bicycle riders; Roadway design as it relates to bicycle riders. In most bicycle accidents, a negligent or inattentive automobile driver is at fault.

- Premises Liability

While the most common premises liability case is a slip and fall accident or a trip and fall accident, these injuries are by no means the only kind of premises negligence case that our firm handles. Premises liability lawsuits may also stem from any kind of unsafe or dangerous conditions on the premises, or defect in the construction of, or inadequate maintenance of the premises where an injury or accident occurs. These types of cases include: Injuries from toxic chemical exposure; Injuries from toxic mold; Lead poisoning; Failure to warn of hazardous conditions on the property; Improperly maintained equipment; Other dangerous conditions of the premises.

- Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice cases are very complicated and very expensive to pursue. Make sure that you select a firm with sufficient financial resources to aggressively pursue your medical malpractice claim. At Abrahamson & Uiterwyk, we represent individuals and their families whose medical provider has breached the standard of care in diagnosing or treating medical conditions. Medical malpractice attorneys handle cases involving: Birth-related injuries; Brain injuries; Misdiagnosis or late diagnosis; Emergency room errors; Nursing home negligence, abuse, and neglect; Obstetrical gynecological malpractice; Failure to diagnose cancer; Patient neglect; Medication errors; Surgical errors.

- Dog Bites

Dog and animal attacks are unpredictable, and can often result in major injuries and sometimes even death. Even more alarming is the fact that children suffer a majority of the dog bites and dog attacks. Florida has a strict liability dog bite statute that states that the owner of a dog is liable for damages inflicted by his or her dog if it bites a person who is either in a public place or lawfully in a private place, including the property of the owner, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner’s knowledge of such viciousness. The dog owner is liable regardless of whether the owner had reason to believe it would behave in a vicious manner.

- Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing home negligence and elderly abuse has many victims. The experienced nursing home abuse lawyers at Abrahamson & Uiterwyk are dedicated to representing victims and their families who have suffered abuse, neglect, and mistreatment suffered at the hands of nursing homes and their personnel. As lawyers experienced in nursing home negligence, we handle cases involving: Medication errors; Malnutrition; Falls and Fractures; Sexual Assault; Physical or Chemical Restraints; Wrongful Death; Infections; Dehydration; Bed Sores; Physical Abuse.

- Brain Injuries

A so-called mild head injury can be a significant and serious traumatic brain injury, with a major impact on family, personal relationships and employment, even though the person was not "knocked out" at the scene, did not suffer a skull fracture or any cuts or broken bones, and even though they may have been talking and exchanging their driver's license information and insurance information at the scene of the accident. In crashes involving traumatic brain injury, it is quite typical that the injured person is at first unaware of the-significance of the event, and by the time that the consequences of the traumatic brain injury begin to interfere significantly with the person's life, neither they nor their family members relate the problems to the automobile accident, slip and fall, or whatever physical trauma occurred.

- Product Liability

Manufacturers and their marketers must label the product in such a way as to warn of all dangers associated with its' use. They must specifically state how that product should be used and warn you of the hazards. Our mission in pursuing product liability cases is to obtain just compensation for our injured clients and to create an economic incentive for those in the stream of commerce to produce safe products and provide sufficient warning of the dangers of their products, ultimately resulting in the saving of lives.

- Boating Accidents

Under Florida law the operator of a boat and its owner must exercise the highest degree of caution in order to prevent injuries to passengers in the boat, swimmers in the water or any surrounding vessels. The leading causes of boating accidents are: Operator inattention; Careless/Reckless operation; Passenger/skier behavior; Excessive speed; Alcohol Use; No proper lookout; Operator inexperience; Weather; Equipment failure. Our law firm has represented over ten thousand (10,000) people injured as a result of someone else's negligence.

- Injured Workers / Workers Compensation

We represent injured workers who have "third party" claims. Workers compensation claims frequently have "third party" issues. Specifically, injured workers frequently have rights to compensation from third parties. In addition, to their rights, injured workers may be entitled to workers compensation benefits. Injured workers commonly have "third party" claims. These claims arise when workers are injured as a result of someone's negligence. Our firm associates with workers compensation counsel for them to handle the workers compensation claim, with us handling the "third party" injury claim.