QUESTION
Does this constitute as 'Legal Malpractice'?
Asked on Jul 17th, 2015 on Legal Malpractice - Florida
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I was in an accident and hired an attorney to represent me. I submitted all of my bills and my collections to the law firm he was employed by. A few months into this, he switched firms and some how, "someone" dropped the ball. Nobody submitted the info my insurance needed, and I received a letter from my PIP stating that they were not going to renew my insurance for 'failure to comply' and that they may not pay any of the medical claims for the accident. I submitted a digital copy of the letter and the original to the original law firm. A few weeks later was when I found out he had left that firm and switched to the new firm. It took several weeks for them to figure it out, but it's been several months now, and I still can't get straight answers. Not one penny has been paid by my PIP insurance.
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"Failure to comply" in a PIP insurance context does not generally result in cancellation of the policy, but rather not paying the claim. If the policy was cancelled, or refused renewal, this suggests that there was something that occurred in the policy application. It may be malpractice but the damages may be smal in the scheme of things. You can file a bar complaint if you want and see if they can intervene to get you the answers you seek. In the mean timeyou need to hire a new lawyer to handle the injury case ASAP
Answered on Jul 21st, 2015 at 8:15 AM
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