Do You Have to Walk Your Bike Through a Florida Crosswalk? The Legal Myth That Impacts Injury Claims
Andrew Pickett Law regularly hears a version of the same statement after a bicycle crash: “You were supposed to get…
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How to Get a Fair Settlement for a Whiplash or Soft Tissue Injury
Whiplash claims are common and that’s exactly why insurance companies treat them like a target. They’re used to seeing neck pain, back pain, stiffness, headaches, and reduced range of motion after a crash. They’re also used to pushing the same argument: “There’s no real injury here.” That doesn’t mean whiplash is imaginary. It means whiplash ...
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Why 18-Wheeler Settlements Are Higher (and Why the Insurance Adjuster is Calling You Early)
If you’ve been hit by an 18‑wheeler, you’ll notice something almost immediately: the case feels bigger. More calls. More paperwork. More urgency. Sometimes it happens while you’re still trying to get your bearings, literally and medically. Andrew Pickett Law sees a pattern in serious truck crash cases across Brevard County: insurers often move fast, not ...
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The “Chameleon Carrier” Trap: How Some Trucking Companies Try to Avoid Paying
In a serious Florida truck crash case, you may do everything right, get medical care, document the scene, report the claim, only to learn you’re dealing with a trucking company that doesn’t behave like a normal business defendant. The name on the door isn’t the name on the insurance. The DOT number connects to a ...
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Florida’s 2026 E-Bike Safety Bills: What SB 382 / HB 243 Would Change for Riders and Liability After a Crash
Andrew Pickett Law represents injured riders and families across Florida, including Brevard County communities like Melbourne, Palm Bay, Cocoa, and Titusville. Electric bicycles are now part of daily traffic in ways that would have sounded unusual a few years ago. They are used for commuting, errands, school runs, and quick trips through beachside neighborhoods, apartment ...
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The “Black Box” Battle: Why You Need a Lawyer to Secure Truck Data Immediately
After a serious truck crash, you’ll hear a phrase that sounds like something from aviation: “the black box.” In trucking accident cases, “black box” is often shorthand for a whole ecosystem of electronic evidence: data about speed, braking, engine activity, hours-of-service logs, GPS locations, camera footage, and more. Some of it is stored on the ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Featured on the Managing Partners Podcast
Andrew Pickett, founder and lead trial attorney at Andrew Pickett Law, recently sat down with Kevin Daisy on the Managing Partners Podcast to talk about building a law firm that genuinely serves its clients. The conversation ranged from Andrew’s path into personal injury law, to the mindset shifts that helped him grow his practice in ...
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Beyond the Driver: How We Identify Every Liable Party in a Commercial Crash
When a commercial vehicle is involved, the claim is rarely “Driver A hit Driver B.” It’s usually a chain of decisions made by multiple people and multiple companies, dispatch, scheduling, equipment maintenance, loading, supervision, and compliance. Andrew Pickett Law approaches commercial crash cases with one guiding assumption: the driver may be liable, but the driver is ...
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What Happens to Your Car Accident Case When You Are Partially at Fault?
One of the most common fears after a car accident is being told, “You’re partly to blame.” Many injured people assume that partial fault means they cannot recover compensation at all. In Florida, that is not true, but partial fault does change how your case works. Florida law allows accident victims to pursue compensation even ...
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