The other driver says I turned in front of them on Pines Boulevard. Can I still recover?

Yes, if you are found 50 percent or less at fault. Florida moved to modified comparative negligence in 2023: your recovery is reduced by your share of fault, and you recover nothing if you are found more than 50 percent responsible. This is precisely why left-turn cases on wide arterials get fought so hard, and why signal timing data, event data recorder downloads and independent witnesses matter so much.

I fell at a Pines Boulevard shopping center. What do I need to prove?

Under Florida Statutes section 768.0755, in a slip and fall on a transitory foreign substance you must show the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazard. That usually comes from inspection logs, employee statements or surveillance video showing how long the hazard was there. Those records are the property owner’s, so the value of moving quickly is preservation.

Do I need to come to your office?

No. Our office is at 2750 NE 185th Street, Suite 305 in Aventura, but we can open your Pembroke Pines case by phone at 305-937-2700 and handle the rest remotely if that is easier for you.

Pembroke Pines Personal Injury Lawyer

Templer & Hirsch handles personal injury claims in Pembroke Pines. Most of the serious cases we see here come off Pines Boulevard, University Drive and Flamingo Road, along with premises injuries at the shopping centers those roads feed. Your consultation is free and we work on contingency, so there is no fee unless we recover.

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Pines Boulevard and the Suburban Arterial Problem

Pembroke Pines was built around wide, high-capacity arterials, and that design shapes its crash profile. Pines Boulevard carries six lanes of traffic through long blocks with widely spaced signals, which encourages speed between lights and produces severe left-turn and T-bone collisions at the intersections with University Drive, Flamingo Road and Palm Avenue. The same geometry makes pedestrian crossings long and exposed. Crashes at these speeds tend to produce genuine structural injuries rather than soft tissue complaints, which matters because the defense strategy in a high-speed arterial crash is usually causation rather than liability.

Shopping Center and Parking Lot Claims

The retail corridors along Pines Boulevard produce a steady volume of premises and parking lot cases. Parking lot collisions are frequently treated as minor by insurers and are frequently not minor at all, particularly low-speed impacts that cause cervical injury. Premises claims at these centers turn on notice: whether the property owner knew or should have known about the hazard. That is proven with incident reports, inspection logs and surveillance footage, all of which are in the property owner’s hands and none of which they are obligated to keep once a claim goes quiet.

Filing and Treatment in Southwest Broward

Serious Pembroke Pines injuries are commonly transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, the Level I trauma center for this part of Broward County, or to Memorial Hospital West on Flamingo Road for less critical care. Suit is filed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. Florida’s modified comparative negligence rule, amended in 2023, bars recovery entirely if you are found more than 50 percent at fault, which is exactly why insurers push hard on fault allocation in intersection cases.

Courts, Roads and Hospitals in Pembroke Pines

Where suit is filed: Broward County Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale
Judicial circuit: Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Roads we see most: Pines Boulevard, University Drive, Flamingo Road, Palm Avenue, Sheridan Street and I-75
Where the injured are treated: Memorial Hospital West on Flamingo Road, with Level I trauma at Memorial Regional in Hollywood

Pembroke Pines Injury Claims: Common Questions

The other driver says I turned in front of them on Pines Boulevard. Can I still recover?: Yes, if you are found 50 percent or less at fault. Florida moved to modified comparative negligence in 2023: your recovery is reduced by your share of fault, and you recover nothing if you are found more than 50 percent responsible. This is precisely why left-turn cases on wide arterials get fought so hard, and why signal timing data, event data recorder downloads and independent witnesses matter so much.
I fell at a Pines Boulevard shopping center. What do I need to prove?: Under Florida Statutes section 768.0755, in a slip and fall on a transitory foreign substance you must show the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazard. That usually comes from inspection logs, employee statements or surveillance video showing how long the hazard was there. Those records are the property owner’s, so the value of moving quickly is preservation.
Do I need to come to your office?: No. Our office is at 2750 NE 185th Street, Suite 305 in Aventura, but we can open your Pembroke Pines case by phone at 305-937-2700 and handle the rest remotely if that is easier for you.

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