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When a careless driver, negligent property owner, reckless trucking company, cruise line, theme park, or indifferent corporation changes your life in an instant, the law in Florida is not automatically on your side. Since the sweeping tort reform of 2023, insurance carriers have never been more aggressive, deadlines have never been shorter, and the margin for error in how you handle your claim has never been thinner. At Sky Law Firm, P.A., founded in 2012 by Andrew Sky, Esq., we represent seriously injured Floridians and visitors from coast to coast — from the Keys to the Panhandle, from Jacksonville to Pensacola, from Tampa to Orlando, from Miami to Fort Myers, and everywhere in between. We fight insurance companies, cruise lines, theme parks, hospitals, trucking carriers, and government entities on behalf of real people whose lives have been upended by someone else’s negligence.
If you or a loved one has been injured in Florida, you have two years — not four — to act under the new tort reform law. Every hour that passes, evidence disappears, witnesses forget, surveillance video gets overwritten, and insurance adjusters build the file they plan to use against you.
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What Makes Sky Law Firm Different
Most Florida injury firms are either boutique shops that can’t scale or volume mills that treat clients like file numbers. Sky Law Firm was built to be neither. We are a focused trial firm led by Andrew Sky, Esq., a University of Miami School of Law graduate admitted to the Florida Bar in 2012, with more than a dozen years of uninterrupted Florida personal injury practice. Five things separate us from the thousand-lawyer billboards and the storefront settlement shops:
- Statewide Florida coverage — all 67 counties. We are headquartered at 3333 W Commercial Blvd STE 105, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, but our practice is not confined to Broward. We appear in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Monroe, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Orange, Osceola, Duval, Lee, Collier, and every other Florida county where our clients are hurt. We know the local rules, the judges, the defense firms, and the medical networks from Key West to Pensacola.
- Bilingual service in four languages — English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole. Florida is one of the most linguistically diverse states in the nation, and our clients deserve to give their statements, understand their contracts, and hear their options in the language they actually think in. Our intake, case management, and attorney communication happen fluently across all four languages without translators filtering the details.
- Cruise port and maritime specialist. Florida hosts the three busiest cruise ports on Earth — PortMiami, Port Everglades, and Port Canaveral — plus Port Tampa Bay and Jacksonville. Cruise ship injury cases are governed by federal maritime law, the Death on the High Seas Act, the Jones Act, and passenger ticket contracts that typically impose a one-year statute of limitations and venue in the Southern District of Florida. We handle slip-and-falls on deck, shore excursion injuries, norovirus outbreaks, assault cases, and wrongful death at sea. Most Florida firms send these cases away. We take them.
- Theme park and attraction specialist. Orlando, Tampa, and the I-4 corridor host Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and LEGOLAND. Theme park claims involve unique premises liability issues, ride malfunction analysis, negligent security, and — for Disney — the Reedy Creek Improvement District issues that surfaced in recent litigation. We understand the attraction industry from the inside.
- Florida 2023 tort reform expertise. House Bill 837, signed March 24, 2023, rewrote the rules of Florida personal injury law. The statute of limitations was cut from four years to two. Pure comparative negligence became 51% modified comparative negligence. Letters of protection, bad-faith litigation, and the “billed vs. paid” medical damages rule were all restructured. A lawyer who is still operating on 2022 assumptions is a lawyer who loses post-reform cases. Every file we open is built around the current statute, not the one that existed when most Florida attorneys trained.
Successful Case Outcomes
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes, but they show the range of cases we handle and the effort we put into every file. The results below reflect actual settlements and verdicts achieved by Sky Law Firm, P.A. on behalf of Florida injury victims.
$3,000,000 — Automobile Accident
A multi-vehicle collision caused by a commercial driver who ran a red light produced catastrophic orthopedic and neurological injuries requiring multiple surgeries and lifetime care. After extensive pre-suit work, accident reconstruction, life-care planning, and economic expert reports, Sky Law Firm secured a three-million-dollar recovery that funded the client’s medical future, replaced projected lost earnings, and compensated for permanent pain, disability, and loss of life’s enjoyment.
$1,900,000 — Automobile Accident
A head-on collision on a South Florida roadway caused by an impaired driver produced traumatic brain injury, spinal fusion surgery, and lasting cognitive deficits. We worked with neurologists, neuropsychologists, and vocational rehabilitation specialists to document the full scope of the harm, ultimately securing a $1.9 million settlement that paid every medical bill and established a structured component to protect the client’s long-term needs.
$1,800,000 — Wrongful Death
A Florida family lost their primary breadwinner in a preventable collision. Sky Law Firm handled the wrongful death claim under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act (Fla. Stat. §§ 768.16–768.26), proved lost net accumulations and loss of services to the surviving spouse and children, and secured a $1.8 million recovery that replaced projected lifetime income and preserved the family’s financial stability.
$1,200,000 — Automobile Accident
A rear-end collision at highway speed caused herniated cervical discs, a rotator cuff tear, and ongoing neurological symptoms. The defense carrier initially offered policy-limits of a minimum underlying policy plus a nominal bad-faith number. Sky Law Firm built the case through additional medical workup, diagnostic imaging, and a Boyles-style demand, ultimately recovering $1.2 million across multiple layers of coverage including underinsured motorist benefits.
Disclaimer: The case results described above are illustrative of settlements and verdicts obtained by Sky Law Firm, P.A. on behalf of past clients. Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict the outcome of any future case. The facts, injuries, damages, and applicable law differ from matter to matter, and the outcome of any particular case depends on the specific evidence and legal issues involved. The attorney responsible for the content of this page is Andrew Sky, Esq., admitted to the Florida Bar in 2012.
Types of Compensation Available
Florida law recognizes several categories of damages in a personal injury claim. In the right case, all nine of the following categories may be recoverable. A Sky Law Firm attorney will evaluate which categories apply to your specific circumstances and document every dollar of loss.
- Medical expenses — past. Emergency room charges, ambulance transport, hospital inpatient and outpatient bills, surgical fees, anesthesia, diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray), physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic care, prescription medication, durable medical equipment, home health care, and every co-pay and deductible already incurred. Under HB 837, damages are limited to amounts actually paid rather than billed.
- Medical expenses — future. Projected costs of additional surgeries, ongoing physical therapy, pain management injections, future imaging, assistive devices, home modifications for mobility, lifetime prescription medications, and in catastrophic cases, around-the-clock attendant care. Future medicals are proved through treating-physician testimony and, in serious cases, a certified life-care planner.
- Lost wages. Every hour of work missed from the date of injury through resolution of the claim, documented through pay stubs, tax returns, employer verification letters, and (for the self-employed) profit-and-loss statements and 1099s.
- Loss of future earning capacity. When an injury permanently reduces your ability to work — whether through physical limitation, cognitive deficit, or the inability to return to your prior occupation — Florida law allows recovery for the present value of the reduction in lifetime earnings. Economists and vocational rehabilitation experts quantify this loss.
- Pain and suffering. The physical pain you have endured and will continue to endure, from acute post-injury pain through chronic residual pain, is compensable. This is a non-economic category under Florida law and is one of the most heavily contested elements at trial.
- Mental anguish and emotional distress. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbance, loss of confidence, and the psychological consequences of serious injury — particularly in cases involving disfigurement, amputation, paralysis, brain injury, or the trauma of violent collisions — are recoverable under Florida negligence law.
- Loss of enjoyment of life. The inability to hike, run, play with your children, travel, engage in hobbies, exercise, perform sexually, or participate in the activities that gave your life meaning before the injury is a separate element of non-economic damages.
- Loss of consortium. A spouse’s claim for the loss of companionship, affection, services, and intimate relations resulting from the injured partner’s harm. In wrongful death cases, a surviving spouse also recovers for loss of companionship and protection, and children recover for loss of parental companionship and guidance.
- Punitive damages. In cases involving gross negligence, intentional misconduct, drunk driving, or willful disregard for human safety, Florida law allows an award of punitive damages to punish and deter the defendant. Punitive damages are capped under Fla. Stat. § 768.73 but can substantially increase a recovery in egregious cases.
Settlement Factors
No two personal injury cases are identical, and Florida juries and adjusters weigh many factors when valuing a claim. Sky Law Firm builds every file around the seven factors below, because these are the variables that drive settlement value higher or lower.
- Severity and permanence of the injury. The more severe the injury, the greater the damages. Permanent injuries — brain damage, spinal cord injury, amputation, scarring, chronic pain requiring lifetime treatment — command substantially higher compensation than soft-tissue sprains that resolve within weeks. Florida’s “permanency threshold” under the no-fault statute also controls whether non-economic damages are recoverable at all in auto cases.
- Clarity of liability. When fault is undisputed — rear-end collision at a red light, a property owner who knew about a dangerous condition for months, a surgeon who operated on the wrong body part — cases settle faster and at higher values. When liability is contested, particularly under Florida’s new 51% modified comparative negligence standard, the value depends heavily on how credibly we can prove the defendant’s percentage of fault.
- Available insurance coverage. A catastrophic injury caused by a driver with a $10,000 bodily injury policy and no UM coverage has a very different settlement posture than the same injury caused by a commercial trucking carrier with a $5 million policy and excess layers. We investigate every available policy — primary liability, excess, umbrella, UM/UIM, employer indemnity, and, when applicable, federal MCS-90 endorsements for trucking.
- Quality and consistency of medical treatment. Gaps in treatment, failure to follow medical advice, or inconsistent documentation give defense carriers ammunition to argue the injury is exaggerated or unrelated to the accident. We help clients navigate the medical system so treatment is timely, consistent, well-documented, and tied causally to the incident.
- Venue. Florida jury verdicts vary dramatically by county. Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, and Hillsborough juries tend to return higher non-economic awards than rural panhandle counties. We consider venue implications from the first week of a file — particularly for cases with multiple possible venues under Fla. Stat. § 47.011.
- Client presentation and credibility. The jury sees you. Are your social media posts consistent with your claim of disability? Are your treatment records consistent with your deposition testimony? Are there prior injury claims we need to address? Every case rises or falls on the credibility of the injured plaintiff, and we prepare every client rigorously.
- Trial readiness of the plaintiff’s firm. Insurance carriers know which firms try cases and which firms settle everything. Because Sky Law Firm prepares every file from day one as if trial is a month away — deposing adjusters where appropriate, locking down experts, filing timely motions, preserving every objection — the settlement value of our cases reflects that readiness.
FL 2023 Tort Reform Essentials — HB 837 Impact
If you remember nothing else from this page, remember this: Florida personal injury law changed dramatically on March 24, 2023, when Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 into law. The bill, the most significant tort reform in Florida history, applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date. Four changes matter most for injured Floridians.
Two-Year Statute of Limitations
Before HB 837, most negligence claims — including car accidents, slip-and-falls, and general premises liability — had a four-year statute of limitations under Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3). After HB 837, that window is now two years under Fla. Stat. § 95.11(4)(a). If you do not file a lawsuit within two years of your injury, your claim is forever barred — regardless of the severity of your injury, the clarity of the defendant’s fault, or the sympathy of the circumstances.
This is the single most consequential change in the bill. We regularly consult with potential clients who waited sixteen, eighteen, or twenty months trusting that the insurance company would “do the right thing,” only to learn that adjusters were running out the clock on purpose. The two-year clock starts the moment you are injured. Claims that accrued before March 24, 2023 still enjoy the prior four-year window, but every new Florida injury claim opened today is on the two-year schedule. Medical malpractice and wrongful death have their own separate limitation periods (generally two years for both, with specific accrual rules).
51% Modified Comparative Negligence
Before HB 837, Florida was a pure comparative negligence state. If a jury found you 90% at fault, you recovered 10% of your damages. If you were 99% at fault and the defendant was 1%, you still recovered 1%. That system is gone.
After HB 837, Florida follows modified comparative negligence with a 51% bar under Fla. Stat. § 768.81(6). If the jury finds you more than 50% at fault for your own injury, you recover nothing — zero dollars, regardless of how serious your harm. If you are 50% or less at fault, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. A plaintiff found 30% at fault on a $1 million verdict takes home $700,000; a plaintiff found 51% at fault on the same verdict takes home nothing.
This change fundamentally reorients defense strategy. The insurance company’s entire game plan is now to push your fault percentage across the 50% threshold. They will argue you were speeding, distracted, jaywalking, not wearing a seatbelt, drunk, on a phone, or otherwise complicit in your own injury. The fight over comparative fault is no longer academic — in close cases, it is the entire case.
Important exception: Medical malpractice claims remain governed by pure comparative negligence. The 51% bar applies only to non-medical negligence claims.
No Damages Caps for Medical Malpractice (Post-2017 Rule Still Applies)
Florida previously capped non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases, but those caps were struck down as unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court in North Broward Hospital District v. Kalitan, 219 So. 3d 49 (Fla. 2017), building on Estate of McCall v. United States, 134 So. 3d 894 (Fla. 2014). There are currently no caps on non-economic damages in Florida cases. This remains true after HB 837. If you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence — surgical error, misdiagnosis, birth injury, hospital negligence, medication error — your non-economic damages (pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, mental anguish) are not capped. They are, however, subject to the stringent pre-suit requirements of Chapter 766 of the Florida Statutes, including the 90-day pre-suit investigation period and a certified medical expert corroborating affidavit.
Medical Damages Limited to Amounts Actually Paid
Before HB 837, Florida juries saw the full “billed” amount of medical care — often three to ten times higher than the amount insurance actually paid. Plaintiffs’ attorneys used letters of protection (LOPs) to obtain treatment on a lien basis for uninsured clients, and juries saw high billed rates.
After HB 837, evidence of medical damages at trial is restricted to amounts actually paid (when insurance covered treatment) or, for uninsured plaintiffs, 120% of Medicare reimbursement rates (or 170% of Medicaid, whichever is greater). The billed amount is no longer admissible in most cases. Letters of protection remain available but are now subject to stringent disclosure requirements, and defense counsel can probe the financial relationship between the plaintiff’s attorney and the lien-based provider. This rule dramatically reduces the “medical specials” that historically drove non-economic damages multipliers, and it requires a fundamentally different case-building strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Florida?
Under HB 837, most negligence-based personal injury claims in Florida now carry a two-year statute of limitations under Fla. Stat. § 95.11(4)(a). Medical malpractice and wrongful death claims generally also have a two-year limitation, subject to specific accrual and discovery rules. Claims that accrued before March 24, 2023 may still enjoy the prior four-year window. Cruise ship passenger claims are typically limited to one year under the passenger ticket contract. Federal Tort Claims Act cases have their own two-year pre-filing notice requirement. The safest course is to consult a Florida personal injury lawyer immediately after the injury so every deadline is calendared and preserved.
2. What does it cost to hire Sky Law Firm?
Nothing up front. Sky Law Firm handles Florida personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis governed by Rule 4-1.5(f) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. You pay no attorney fee unless we recover compensation on your behalf. Costs of litigation — filing fees, deposition transcripts, expert witness fees, medical records, and so on — are advanced by the firm and deducted from the recovery at the end of the case. If we do not recover, you owe us nothing.
3. Do I have to go to court?
The vast majority of Florida personal injury cases settle before trial. However, cases that cannot be resolved fairly pre-suit must be filed in circuit court, and some cases go all the way to a jury verdict. Sky Law Firm prepares every file from day one as if trial is imminent, because that preparation is precisely what drives higher settlement values.
4. What if I was partially at fault?
Under Florida’s new 51% modified comparative negligence rule, you can still recover as long as the jury finds you 50% or less at fault. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. Medical malpractice remains under pure comparative negligence. An experienced Florida personal injury lawyer can analyze the facts and identify arguments to minimize your assigned fault percentage.
5. What if the insurance company already contacted me?
Do not give a recorded statement, do not sign anything, and do not accept any offer before speaking with an attorney. Insurance adjusters are trained to elicit statements that minimize your claim, and initial offers are almost always far below full value. Call Sky Law Firm at (305) 320-4529 before signing, recording, or settling.
6. How much is my Florida personal injury case worth?
Case value depends on the severity and permanence of your injuries, the clarity of liability, available insurance coverage, medical expenses incurred and projected, lost wages and earning capacity, pain and suffering, and venue. No ethical Florida personal injury lawyer can give you a dollar figure until a proper evaluation is complete. Sky Law Firm will evaluate your case free of charge and give you a candid assessment.
7. What is Florida PIP / no-fault insurance?
Florida is one of a handful of states that requires Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage on every auto policy. PIP provides up to $10,000 in medical and wage-loss benefits regardless of fault, subject to the 14-day treatment rule (you must be examined within 14 days of the accident), the emergency medical condition requirement to access the full $10,000, and the $2,500 cap if no EMC is diagnosed. PIP applies regardless of who caused the accident, but you can step outside the no-fault system and sue the at-fault driver for full damages if your injury meets the permanency threshold under Fla. Stat. § 627.737(2).
8. Do I have a case if the at-fault driver had no insurance?
Possibly, yes. If you carry uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage on your own auto policy, your own insurer steps into the shoes of the at-fault driver and pays your damages up to the UM limit. Sky Law Firm handles UM claims regularly and knows how to document damages, demand policy limits, and pursue bad-faith remedies if the carrier refuses reasonable settlement.
9. How long will my case take?
Timeline depends on injury severity, treatment duration, and whether the case resolves pre-suit or in litigation. A straightforward claim with completed medical treatment may resolve in six to twelve months. A complex case involving permanent injuries, multiple defendants, or aggressive defense may take eighteen months to three years or more. We never rush a case to settlement while you are still treating — settling too early almost always leaves money on the table.
10. Why should I hire a statewide Florida firm instead of a local one?
Because the law is the same in all 67 counties, but the best result is not always in your home county. We evaluate venue strategically, we have a statewide network of treating physicians and experts, and we can appear in any Florida circuit court or federal district without geographic limitation. For cruise ship, theme park, maritime, trucking, and mass tort cases, statewide capability is not a luxury — it is a requirement.
Why Choose Sky Law Firm
- Founded 2012 — over 13 years of focused Florida personal injury practice. Sky Law Firm, P.A. has been representing injured Floridians since 2012. We are not a startup, and we are not a satellite office of an out-of-state firm.
- Andrew Sky, Esq. — University of Miami School of Law, Florida Bar since 2012. Every case receives attorney-level attention from a lawyer who trained at one of Florida’s premier law schools and has practiced Florida personal injury law continuously since graduation.
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Super Lawyers, AVVO, and America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys. Recognition from multiple independent peer-review and rating organizations — not pay-to-play billboards.
- Avvo 8.1 rating and 4.8-star average across 18 verified client reviews. Real reviews from real clients, available publicly for anyone to read.
- Four-language bilingual service. English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole — spoken fluently by attorneys and case managers, not routed through translation services.
- Cruise port, theme park, and maritime capability. The cases most Florida firms turn away — the ones requiring federal maritime law, Jones Act analysis, or complex premises liability against attraction operators — are cases we take.
- HB 837 tort reform specialists. Every file is built around the post-March-2023 statutory framework, not outdated 2022 assumptions.
- Contingency fee — no fee unless we win. You pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
- Free, confidential case review 24/7. Speak to our intake team today at (305) 320-4529 or 1-844-OUCH-844.
4 Steps After an Injury
If you or a loved one has been hurt in Florida, take the following four steps in the following order. The choices you make in the first 72 hours heavily influence how your case resolves twelve months later.
Step 1: Get Medical Attention Immediately
Even if you think your injuries are minor, see a doctor the same day. Adrenaline masks pain, internal injuries are invisible without imaging, and traumatic brain injuries can develop over hours. If auto injury, Florida’s 14-day PIP rule is an absolute bar — miss the window and you forfeit most of your $10,000 in no-fault benefits. Go to the emergency room, an urgent care clinic, or your primary care physician. Tell them every symptom. Follow every instruction. Attend every follow-up appointment. Gaps in treatment are the single most effective weapon a defense adjuster has against you.
Step 2: Document Everything You Can
Photograph the scene, the vehicles, the property, the hazard, your injuries, and the surroundings. Save every piece of paper — the police report, the exchange-of-information slip, the property incident report, witness names and phone numbers, receipts from every purchase related to the incident. If the injury occurred on premises, ask for a copy of any incident report the business generated. Preserve your clothing, any defective product, any surveillance evidence you can identify. Do not post about the incident on social media. Every post you make is discoverable by the defense.
Step 3: Do Not Speak to the Other Side's Insurance
Within hours of the incident, the at-fault party’s insurance adjuster will call you. They will sound friendly. They will ask for a recorded statement, they will ask you to describe your injuries, and they will often offer a quick settlement. Do not give a recorded statement. Do not describe your injuries. Do not accept any offer. Anything you say will be used to reduce or deny your claim. Tell them you will have your attorney contact them, and hang up.
Step 4: Call Sky Law Firm
Call (305) 320-4529 or 1-844-OUCH-844 for a free, confidential case review. We will calendar every deadline, preserve every piece of evidence, coordinate with your medical providers, handle every call from every adjuster, and build your case around the outcome you need — not the outcome the insurance company wants.
Common Accident Causes
Florida personal injury claims arise from a wide spectrum of conduct, but the great majority of cases trace back to a handful of recurring causes.
- Distracted driving. Texting, GPS manipulation, eating, grooming, reaching for items, and in-cabin distraction account for a substantial share of Florida auto crashes.
- Impaired driving. Alcohol, marijuana, prescription medication, and illegal drugs continue to drive fatal and catastrophic crashes, particularly on weekends and holidays along the I-95, I-75, and I-4 corridors.
- Speeding and aggressive driving. Florida’s high-speed interstates and 70-mph rural highways produce severe crashes when drivers tailgate, weave, or race.
- Drowsy and fatigued driving. Commercial drivers who violate federal Hours-of-Service rules, night-shift workers, and long-haul tourists on the Florida Turnpike.
- Running red lights and stop signs. Intersection crashes caused by traffic-control violations.
- Failure to yield. Left-turn crashes, merge crashes, and pedestrian/bicycle strikes caused by drivers who failed to yield right-of-way.
- Negligent property maintenance. Unmarked spills, broken stairs, inadequate lighting, missing handrails, ice-machine leaks, improperly maintained parking lots and sidewalks.
- Negligent security. Broken cameras, broken door locks, inadequate security staffing, and failure to warn about known criminal activity at hotels, apartment complexes, parking garages, and retail locations.
- Medical negligence. Surgical errors, medication errors, misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, birth injuries, hospital-acquired infections, and emergency room negligence.
- Defective products. Exploding batteries, defective vehicles, unreasonably dangerous consumer goods, pharmaceutical injuries, and recalled medical devices.
- Nursing home neglect. Pressure ulcers, falls, malnutrition, dehydration, medication errors, and physical or sexual abuse of vulnerable elderly residents.
- Commercial trucking violations. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation violations — Hours-of-Service, maintenance, drug testing, and driver qualification failures.
- Cruise line negligence. Slippery decks, poorly maintained equipment, inadequate security, shore excursion malpractice, and maritime medical negligence.
- Theme park failures. Ride malfunctions, inadequate restraint systems, and premises conditions at Orlando-area attractions.
Common Injury Types
The injuries that bring Floridians to Sky Law Firm range from soft-tissue strains to catastrophic harm that permanently changes a life. Among the most common:
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — concussion, diffuse axonal injury, skull fracture, subdural and epidural hematoma. Even “mild” TBI can produce lifetime cognitive and emotional effects.
- Spinal cord injury — complete and incomplete paralysis, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine damage with lifelong mobility consequences.
- Herniated and bulging discs — cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, often requiring fusion or laminectomy.
- Orthopedic fractures — long-bone, pelvic, rib, facial, and compound fractures requiring internal fixation.
- Shoulder, knee, and joint injuries — rotator cuff tears, labral tears, ACL/MCL/PCL injuries, and meniscal tears.
- Amputation and crush injury — traumatic loss of limb, crush syndrome, and reconstructive surgery cases.
- Burn injuries — thermal, chemical, and electrical burns requiring skin grafts and lifetime scar management.
- Internal organ injury — splenic rupture, hepatic laceration, renal injury, and internal bleeding.
- Disfigurement and scarring — facial and body scarring with ongoing cosmetic and psychological consequences.
- Psychological injury — PTSD, major depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and loss of enjoyment of life.
- Wrongful death — fatal outcomes under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act, with damages for surviving spouse, children, parents, and other statutory beneficiaries.
Why You Need a Florida Personal Injury Lawyer
Florida personal injury claims are more complicated after HB 837 than they have ever been. The two-year statute of limitations gives you half the time you used to have. The 51% comparative negligence bar means the insurance company’s entire strategy is to push your fault percentage over 50%. The restriction on billed-vs.-paid medical damages requires a fundamentally different approach to proving medical specials. The elimination of one-way fee-shifting in insurance cases changes the leverage in bad-faith negotiations. The new negligent security safe harbor changes how premises cases are pled and proved.
A Florida personal injury lawyer does six things that you cannot do for yourself:
- Preserves evidence. Surveillance video is typically overwritten within 7 to 30 days. Accident scenes are cleared within hours. Vehicle black-box data is recorded over every few trips. Witnesses forget. Medical records require HIPAA-compliant requests. An attorney preserves every piece of evidence before it disappears.
- Calculates the full value of the claim. Medical bills, future medicals, lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and punitive damages (when applicable) all require specialized calculation. An attorney brings economists, life-care planners, and vocational experts to the table.
- Negotiates from a position of strength. Insurance companies maintain detailed databases of which attorneys try cases and which settle everything. A firm with a trial reputation commands higher settlements without even filing suit. A pro-se plaintiff or a firm known only for cheap settlements is valued accordingly.
- Navigates the statutes. PIP, UM/UIM, Chapter 766 pre-suit medical malpractice requirements, Fla. Stat. § 768.28 sovereign immunity caps against government defendants, Fla. Stat. § 768.0706 negligent security safe harbor, wrongful death beneficiary rules, and the interaction of state law with federal maritime and FTCA claims all require specialized knowledge.
- Handles the bureaucracy. Filing, pleadings, motions, discovery, depositions, mediation, trial preparation, appellate practice, post-judgment collection — the procedural machinery of a Florida personal injury case consumes hundreds of attorney hours that you do not have, do not know how to execute, and cannot outsource to paralegals.
- Lets you heal. The most underrated benefit of hiring a Florida personal injury lawyer is that it lets you focus on recovery. You do not have to fight the insurance company, chase medical records, or negotiate with adjusters while you are trying to get better. Sky Law Firm handles the fight. You handle the healing.
How Sky Law Firm Supports Victims
Our process is built around four stages, each designed to deliver maximum value at minimum burden to the client.
Stage 1: Free Case Review and Intake
Within 24 hours of your first call, a Sky Law Firm intake specialist speaks with you in your preferred language, takes a full statement of the incident, identifies every potentially responsible party, pulls the police or incident report, and schedules a full case evaluation with Andrew Sky, Esq. or one of our senior case managers. If we take the case, you sign a contingency fee agreement that complies fully with Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f), and the clock on the firm’s investigation begins the same day. There is no cost for this stage whether we ultimately take the case or not.
Stage 2: Investigation, Medical Coordination, and Evidence Preservation
Our investigators pull every piece of evidence before it can be destroyed. We send preservation letters to every defendant, every potential carrier, and every third party (surveillance camera operators, phone carriers, black-box vendors). We identify and contact witnesses, photograph the scene, obtain or commission a reconstruction where needed, and coordinate your medical care so every treatment is properly documented and causally tied to the incident. We interface with the PIP carrier, health insurer, and any ERISA plan to protect the claim from subrogation erosion.
Stage 3: Demand, Negotiation, and Litigation
Once you have reached maximum medical improvement (or, in permanent-injury cases, once future medicals can be reliably projected), we prepare a comprehensive demand package — liability analysis, medical summary, economic damage calculations, life-care plan where applicable, and a clear legal theory — and deliver it to every available carrier. We negotiate aggressively within policy limits, set up bad-faith leverage where possible, and file suit the moment settlement negotiations cease to move the file forward. Once in litigation, we drive the case through discovery, depositions, mediation, and — when necessary — trial.
Stage 4: Resolution, Disbursement, and Beyond
When the case resolves, we negotiate every lien (health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, hospital, workers’ comp) to maximize your net recovery. We prepare a full closing statement itemizing every fee and cost, deliver your funds promptly, and remain available for any follow-up needs — structured settlement questions, Medicare set-aside administration, or new issues that arise. When appropriate, we coordinate with estate planners, financial advisors, and special-needs trust administrators to protect the recovery long-term.
Practice Areas
Sky Law Firm handles the full spectrum of Florida personal injury claims. Every practice area below is a dedicated practice at the firm, and each links to a detailed page covering the specific law, statutes, damages, and strategy for that type of case.
Motor Vehicle & Transportation
Medical Malpractice & Healthcare
Premises Liability & Property
Maritime & Cruise
Catastrophic Injury
Mass Tort & Product Liability
Death, Abuse & Intentional Torts
Other Specialty Practice Areas
Cities Served — Florida Statewide Coverage
Sky Law Firm, P.A. represents injured clients in every corner of the state. Our Fort Lauderdale office at 3333 W Commercial Blvd STE 105, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 is the operational headquarters, but our practice is genuinely statewide. We appear in state and federal courts throughout all 67 Florida counties and maintain relationships with treating physicians, investigators, and local counsel across the state.
Major Metro Areas
- Miami — Miami-Dade County, including Brickell, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, Wynwood, Little Havana, Kendall, Homestead, Hialeah, Doral, and Aventura. Cases in the 11th Judicial Circuit, the Southern District of Florida, and the Miami Cruise Port jurisdiction.
- Fort Lauderdale — Broward County, including Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Plantation, Davie, Sunrise, Pembroke Pines, Weston, Deerfield Beach, and Port Everglades. Cases in the 17th Judicial Circuit and the Southern District of Florida.
- West Palm Beach — Palm Beach County, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Wellington, Boynton Beach, Royal Palm Beach, and Lake Worth. Cases in the 15th Judicial Circuit.
- Tampa — Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel, and Port Tampa Bay. Cases in the 13th, 6th, and Middle District of Florida.
- Orlando — Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties, including Kissimmee, Winter Park, Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs, and the Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando attractions corridor. Cases in the 9th, 18th Judicial Circuits, and the Middle District of Florida.
- Jacksonville — Duval, St. Johns, and Nassau Counties, including St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Orange Park, and the Jacksonville Cruise Port. Cases in the 4th, 7th Judicial Circuits, and the Middle District of Florida.
- Naples / Fort Myers — Collier and Lee Counties, including Bonita Springs, Estero, Cape Coral, Marco Island, and the southwest Florida coast. Cases in the 20th Judicial Circuit and the Middle District of Florida.
Florida Statewide Coverage
Beyond the major metros, Sky Law Firm represents injured Floridians and visitors throughout the entire state — the Keys, Treasure Coast, Space Coast, First Coast, Nature Coast, Big Bend, and the Panhandle from Pensacola to Destin. If you were injured in Florida, we can help — whether you live here, were visiting, or were passing through. We regularly represent out-of-state visitors injured at Florida attractions, on Florida cruises, on Florida highways, and in Florida hospitals.
Don't Wait — The Clock Is Running
Every hour after a Florida injury, the case gets harder to win. Witnesses forget. Surveillance video gets overwritten. Medical records lose their causation clarity. Adjusters build the file they plan to use against you. And under HB 837, the two-year statute of limitations is running from the day of the injury — not from the day you decide to call a lawyer.
Call (305) 320-4529 or 1-844-OUCH-844 today. Free case review. No fee unless we win. English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole.
Meet Attorney Andrew Sky
Andrew Jarrett Sky, Esq. founded Sky Law Firm, P.A. in 2012.
- Education: University of Miami School of Law (JD)
- Bar: Florida state courts, USDC Southern District of Florida
- Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole
- Credentials: National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Super Lawyers, AVVO 8.1 (4.8★), America’s Top 100 PI Attorneys
- Case Results: $3M, $1.9M, $1.8M, $1.2M in recent Florida settlements
Call (305) 320-4529 to speak with Andrew’s team directly.
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Sky Law Firm, P.A. 3333 W Commercial Blvd STE 105 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
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