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Andrew Pickett Law represents cyclists and families injured in preventable traffic crashes, and bicycle dooring cases are often underestimated from…
Read Full ArticleAndrew Pickett Law handles truck accident cases across Florida, and few crash types are more misunderstood than the so-called wide-turn squeeze crash. A large truck begins a turn, another road user is already present in the adjacent space or lane, and the truck’s movement closes that space until a car, motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian is ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Law represents injured motorcyclists and families throughout Florida, and few crash scenarios generate more blame-shifting than the classic left-turn collision. A driver turns across the rider’s path, the rider goes down hard, and within minutes the same explanation appears: “I just didn’t see the motorcycle.” It sounds apologetic. It also sounds ordinary. Legally, ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Law handles serious Florida crash cases with an eye toward the evidence most people never think about until it is too late. In a modern vehicle, that evidence may include far more than a police report and a few photos. Cars now record pre-impact data, track certain system states, and rely on cameras, ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Law represents pedestrians, cyclists, and families harmed by preventable traffic violence across Florida. One of the clearest truths in pedestrian accident cases is also one of the most frustrating: many drivers still do not understand basic crosswalk duties. Not after all the public campaigns. Not after the signage. Not after the warning lights. ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Law handles pedestrian incidents and bicycle injury claims across Florida, and one pattern appears again and again: a crossing is “improved,” the public assumes it is now safe, and drivers still fail to stop. That failure may happen at a pedestrian hybrid beacon, a rapid-flashing crossing, or another upgraded treatment on a wide ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Law represents people seriously injured in Florida motor vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle crashes, and school-zone cases carry a different kind of urgency. When a child is hurt, or when a driver barrels through a school corridor in Melbourne, Palm Bay, Cocoa, or Titusville, the facts tend to matter in a very compressed time ...
Read MoreAndrew Pickett Law regularly hears a version of the same statement after a bicycle crash: “You were supposed to get off and walk.” It is a confident line, and it is often repeated by drivers, witnesses, and insurance adjusters as though it ends the conversation. In many Florida cases, it does not. The law is ...
Read MoreIf 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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