If you have sustained injuries in a cycling crash, it is critical to understand the types of damages you can claim to recover for your pain and expenses. A lawyer who understands damages in Miami bicycle accident cases can help you properly value what you have lost. The experienced bike crash attorneys at Kaire & Heffernan handle these injury cases directly. As a client, our dedicated team will respond to your questions quickly.
Economic damages consist of measurable financial losses arising from a Miami bicycle collision.
A victim can recover for all reasonable medical costs tied to the collision. That includes ambulance fees, emergency room visits, hospital bills, doctor visits, surgeries, prescription medications, and ongoing treatment such as physical therapy. If future care is needed, the value of that obligation can be included.
Compensation is available for income lost while recovering. If a person’s injury permanently reduces earning capacity, future lost earnings are also calculated under Florida law, often using expert testimony to project lost income streams.
The repair or replacement cost of the bicycle is also recoverable. In addition, damaged helmets, electronic devices, clothing, and accessories can also be compensated.
In Miami cycling crash cases, victims can seek non‑economic damages for subjective harms that lack a precise dollar value, including:
Our attorneys could help you determine all losses to account for in a claim.
Punitive damages, also called exemplary damages, are awarded in Florida only when the defendant’s conduct is especially malicious, willful, or reckless. Ask your Miami lawyer if punitive damages might be a possibility in your bicycle accident case. Under Florida Statutes § 768.72, a court can impose punitive damages to punish grossly negligent or intentional misconduct and to deter similar behavior in the future.
In personal injury actions, such as bicycle accidents in Miami, the state allows full recovery of both economic and non‑economic damages, subject only to comparative fault rules. Under Florida’s pure comparative fault doctrine, a victim’s recovery is reduced proportionally to their own degree of fault.
Since 1997, Kaire & Heffernan has focused on personal injury in Miami, handling cases directly by attorneys rather than delegating to paralegals. Cofounder Mark Kaire is recognized in Best Lawyers, and partner David R. Heffernan has earned Super Lawyers honors for ten years. Our firm is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi‑Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
We have experience securing a variety of damages in Miami bicycle accident cases and work diligently to help clients secure full compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. Our team is always available, and our clients have access to their attorney’s personal contact information. Call Kaire & Heffernan today to schedule a free legal consultation with one of our lawyers to discuss your case.
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