Boat Collisions and Boating Injuries in West-Central Florida
Boats are practically synonymous with Florida. The Sunshine State has nearly 1 million registered boats and thousands of miles of lake, river and ocean shoreline. If you count the commercial boats, fishing vessels and cruise ships, and boats rented or chartered by tourists, it is not surprising that there are so many boat-related injuries and fatalities.
If you or a family member was injured in a boating accident, it is important that your attorney understand the unique considerations. From Florida and federal boating regulations to boat insurance coverage disputes, Tampa attorney Ted A. Corless has the background to protect your interests.
Talk to an experienced personal injury lawyer today.
Corless Associates handles boating injury cases in the Tampa Bay area and west-central Florida. Whether your injuries were suffered off the Gulf Coast or on inland waterways, we can advocate effectively for you. Contact us for a free consultation.
Hillsborough County Boating Accident Attorney
Our law firm can represent victims of accidents involving powerboats and personal watercraft, fishing boats and charter boats, sailboats, and any type of vessel. Whatever the circumstances, we can promptly investigate and aggressively pursue your full damages:
- Collisions with other boats or Jet Skis
- Collisions with fixed objects (piers, docks, bridge supports)
- Swimmers hit by boats
- Falls overboard (injury or drowning)
- Boat fires and explosions
- Docking injuries
- Slip-and-fall injuries
We work to establish how the operator was negligent. Was he or she intoxicated? Operating at a high speed? Operating without running lights? Too close to a swimming area? Violating regulations? We know what questions to ask and what information to draw from the law enforcement reports in establishing liability.
We know that boat injury cases often involve serious or catastrophic harm: drowning deaths, brain damage from head trauma or near-drowning, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, lacerations from propellers, neck and back injuries.
Sometimes the person responsible is a total stranger. Sometimes the negligent party is a friend or family member. In the end, any personal injury lawsuit is really an insurance matter. Ted A. Corless is an accomplished trial lawyer with a proven record in insurance coverage litigation. In fact, he formerly worked for the insurance industry, so he is wise to the tactics they use to deflect liability or downplay injury claims. We are always prepared to take a case to trial to get justice for our clients.
Arrange a free consultation with our Tampa boat accident attorney today by calling 813-498-1623 or 877-517-5595. We handle personal injury cases on a contingency basis; there are no attorney fees unless we recover compensation.
