A total loss declaration in Florida doesn’t always mean your car is gone for good. Depending on how you handle the settlement, you may be able to keep the vehicle and sell it yourself. Here’s what the 80% rule means, how salvage titles work, and why the injury claim behind your totaled car often matters more than the car itself.
Handing your teen the keys is a milestone, but is your family truly ready? Use this interactive checklist to confirm the new driver is properly covered on your auto policy, get the vehicle road-ready, set clear family driving rules, and prepare for the unexpected. Check off each step together, then download the full guide to keep in your phone and glove box.
The severity of your physical injuries does not predict the severity of your psychological injuries. What matters is how the event affected you, not how the car looked afterward. Some people with minor scrapes develop debilitating PTSD, while others in major crashes do not. Both reactions are normal.
Low damage doesn’t always mean low injury. Learn when a “minor” crash in Orlando still needs a lawyer and what mistakes to avoid with the insurance company.
In most Florida rear-end crashes, the rear driver is at fault. But “most” doesn’t mean “all,” and if the other driver’s insurer is already pushing back on your claim, there’s probably a reason.
Right now, in a federal courtroom in Miami, legal experts are witnessing what they’re calling a watershed moment for automotive liability. A lawsuit against Tesla over a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo that killed 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon is the first wrongful death case involving Tesla’s Autopilot system brought by third-party victims—not the Tesla driver or their family.
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