Broward County FL Personal Injury Lawyer

A serious accident can leave you dealing with pain, missed work, medical bills, and insurance adjusters before you fully understand what happened. You may know someone else was careless. Proving it—and identifying every responsible party—can be harder.

Broward County injury cases often cross jurisdictional lines. A crash may involve a state highway, county-maintained signal, municipal street, commercial vehicle, or rideshare platform. A fall may occur at a hotel, apartment complex, shopping center, or government facility. Drazen Mancini, P.A. helps injured people sort through those questions, preserve evidence, and pursue claims against the parties responsible.

A Law Firm That Prepares for the Disputed Issues

Most people do not call a lawyer because everything is going smoothly. They call because an insurer is questioning fault, medical expenses are increasing, or they are unsure whom to trust.

Founding partner Eugenio Mancini has devoted his legal career to car accident and slip-and-fall litigation. He has handled thousands of pre-litigation claims and hundreds of litigated cases and works with clients in English and Spanish.

Founding partner Dan Drazen has handled motor vehicle collisions, trucking accidents, falls, dog bites, nursing home abuse claims, and other injury cases. His background includes depositions, court proceedings, case management, and trial preparation.

That experience matters when fault is contested. The firm’s published case results include $100,000 in a disputed-liability motor vehicle case, $240,000 after a rear-end collision, and $75,000 for a bicyclist injured by a roadway pothole.

Just as important, the firm emphasizes direct communication. You should know what is happening in your case, why a particular step matters, and what decisions are yours to make.

Broward County Areas Served

Personal Injury

Car Accidents

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Why Broward County Injury Cases Require Local Investigation

Broward County has 31 municipalities, along with unincorporated areas and major state transportation corridors. That creates a patchwork of responsibility.

The Broward County road-jurisdiction map distinguishes roads under FDOT, Broward County, municipal, mixed, airport, and Port Everglades jurisdiction. Local roads may also be privately maintained.

That distinction can determine:

  • Who should receive an evidence-preservation request
  • Which agency has maintenance and inspection records
  • Who controlled a construction zone
  • Whether a government-claim procedure applies
  • Where signal, lighting, drainage, or pavement records may be found
  • Which law enforcement agency has the crash report

Broward County’s Traffic Engineering Division also operates and maintains much of the countywide traffic-control network. Its records may include signal timing, traffic counts, speed studies, crash studies, maintenance work, pavement markings, and lighting information.

A lawyer investigating a serious intersection crash should not stop after obtaining the police report. The more important questions may be who controlled the intersection, whether work was underway, how the signal was programmed, and whether prior complaints or studies identified a recurring problem.

A Broward County Accident Snapshot

The volume and design of Broward County’s transportation system help explain why so many injury investigations involve multiple agencies and forms of evidence.

These numbers are not just a traffic-safety concern. They show why early investigation matters. Witnesses disappear, surveillance systems overwrite video, vehicles are repaired, and roadway conditions change.

Where Serious Injuries Happen in Broward County

High-speed roads and congested corridors

I-95, Florida’s Turnpike, I-595, I-75, State Road 7, US 1, University Drive, Sunrise Boulevard, Oakland Park Boulevard, and Broward Boulevard carry different mixtures of commuters, tourists, commercial trucks, buses, motorcycles, and rideshare vehicles.

A collision on one of these roads may require evidence from several places: onboard vehicle data, traffic cameras, toll records, commercial driving logs, phone records, construction contractors, and government agencies.

Intersections and pedestrian crossings

Broward County’s broad arterial roads can place pedestrians and cyclists across multiple travel and turning lanes. In a disputed intersection case, the investigation may need to address signal phases, sight obstructions, lighting, crosswalk timing, vehicle speed, and whether a driver was turning through the pedestrian’s path.

Airports, port roads, and transit routes

Accidents near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades, and major transit hubs may involve buses, shuttles, rideshare drivers, taxis, rental vehicles, delivery trucks, and public property.

Broward County Transit recorded more than 26 million passenger trips in fiscal year 2024. A claim involving a public bus or county transportation property may raise government notice requirements that do not apply to an ordinary private-vehicle collision.

Hotels, apartments, stores, and parking areas

Broward County’s hotels, residential communities, shopping centers, restaurants, and entertainment properties generate another category of claims. Falls and security incidents may involve several businesses at once, including an owner, tenant, property manager, maintenance contractor, cleaning company, or security provider.

The name on the storefront is not always the party responsible for the dangerous condition.

Personal Injury Cases Drazen Mancini, P.A. Handles

The firm represents people injured in matters involving:

Some accidents fit more than one category. A cyclist struck after swerving around dangerous road damage, for example, may have potential claims involving a driver, roadway contractor, or government agency. A fall at a commercial property may involve both the business operating there and a separate property-management company.

What to Do After an Accident

Your health comes first. Seek appropriate medical care, especially if you have head pain, dizziness, numbness, limited movement, or symptoms that are getting worse.

When you are able:

  • Report what happened. Call law enforcement after a roadway collision. Report a fall or other property accident to the owner or manager and ask how to obtain the incident report.
  • Photograph the scene. Include the overall area, vehicles, floor or pavement condition, lighting, signs, debris, weather, and anything blocking your view.
  • Collect witness information. A name and phone number may be enough to prevent an important witness from being lost.
  • Preserve damaged property. Keep shoes, clothing, helmets, child seats, bicycles, phones, and other items that may help explain the accident or force of impact.
  • Avoid guessing. Give truthful facts, but do not speculate about speed, distance, fault, or the full extent of injuries you do not yet understand.
  • Save every document. Keep insurance letters, medical bills, receipts, work notes, photographs, and claim numbers together.
  • Ask about evidence quickly. Video and electronic records may disappear long before the deadline for filing a lawsuit.

Evidence That Can Change the Outcome of a Case

A personal injury claim is built from more than a police report and medical bills. Depending on what happened, useful evidence may include:

  • Traffic-camera and business-surveillance footage
  • Dashcam, doorbell, or mobile-phone video
  • 911 recordings and dispatch records
  • Body-camera footage
  • Vehicle event-data recorders
  • Truck inspection, maintenance, and electronic-log records
  • Rideshare app status and trip data
  • Signal timing, lighting, and traffic-study records
  • Roadway inspection and repair records
  • Prior complaints about a property hazard
  • Cleaning and inspection logs
  • Lease and property-management agreements
  • Photographs showing how a condition changed
  • Medical imaging and treatment records
  • Wage statements and employment records
  • Testimony from family members about daily limitations

Florida generally keeps identifying information in crash reports confidential for 60 days, but the people involved, their legal representatives, and insurers may obtain reports during that period under Florida Statutes § 316.066.

Florida Deadlines and Insurance Rules

Most negligence claims have a two-year filing deadline

Under the 2026 version of Florida Statutes § 95.11, an action founded on negligence generally must be filed within two years. Florida also generally applies a two-year deadline to wrongful death actions.

The exact deadline can depend on the type of defendant, when the claim arose, and whether a more specific statute applies. Waiting until the second year also makes it much harder to preserve video, physical evidence, and witness testimony.

Florida PIP has a 14-day medical-care requirement

Florida’s no-fault system usually requires an injured person to begin with available Personal Injury Protection coverage. Under Florida Statutes § 627.736, initial qualifying medical services and care must generally be received within 14 days after a motor vehicle accident to obtain PIP medical benefits.

PIP does not decide who caused the crash. It is one part of the insurance picture. A case may also involve bodily injury liability coverage, uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, commercial insurance, rideshare coverage, or other policies.

Some auto claims have an additional injury threshold

Florida law limits recovery of pain, suffering, mental anguish, and inconvenience in certain motor vehicle cases unless the injury meets one of the seriousness standards in Florida Statutes § 627.737. Medical evidence about permanency, loss of bodily function, scarring, or disfigurement can therefore become especially important.

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What If You Were Partly at Fault?

Being accused of contributing to an accident does not automatically end a claim.

Under Florida Statutes § 768.81, compensation in a negligence case is reduced by the injured person’s percentage of fault. A person found more than 50% responsible for their own harm generally cannot recover damages under the statute’s modified comparative-fault rule.

This makes small details important. Insurers may argue that you were distracted, moving too quickly, wearing the wrong footwear, crossing outside a marked area, or failing to avoid a visible danger. Photographs, video, timing data, and independent witnesses can provide a more complete account.

Do not assume an adjuster’s first assessment of fault is the final answer.

Who May Be Responsible?

The answer depends on how the injury occurred.

A roadway collision may involve:

  • A negligent driver
  • The vehicle owner
  • An employer whose worker was driving on the job
  • A trucking or delivery company
  • A maintenance provider
  • A rideshare company’s applicable insurance
  • A construction contractor
  • A government entity responsible for the road or traffic control

A property case may involve:

  • The property owner
  • A commercial tenant
  • A landlord
  • A property-management company
  • A cleaning or maintenance contractor
  • A security company
  • A parking operator
  • A company that installed or repaired defective equipment

Identifying the correct legal entities matters. A demand sent only to the business where you fell may miss the company that controlled inspections, maintenance, or security.

Compensation After a Serious Injury

Depending on the facts and available insurance, a personal injury claim may seek compensation for:

  • Emergency care and hospitalization
  • Surgery, therapy, medication, and rehabilitation
  • Future medical treatment
  • Lost wages
  • Reduced future earning capacity
  • Property damage
  • Pain and suffering
  • Emotional distress
  • Disability, scarring, or disfigurement
  • Loss of the ability to enjoy ordinary activities
  • Household and personal assistance

A wrongful death claim may involve medical and funeral expenses, lost financial support and services, and losses suffered by eligible survivors.

The value of a claim cannot be determined from the diagnosis alone. The evidence must show how the injury affects the person’s work, independence, family responsibilities, and future needs.

Claims Involving Broward County or Another Government Entity

If a dangerous roadway, public bus, government building, traffic-control device, airport road, or municipal property contributed to an injury, special rules may apply.

Under Florida Statutes § 768.28, a claimant generally must present written notice to the appropriate government agency within three years. Wrongful death claims have a two-year notice period. Claims against state agencies may also require notice to the Florida Department of Financial Services.

A lawsuit ordinarily cannot begin until the agency denies the claim or the applicable investigation period expires. These notice requirements are separate from the work needed to preserve evidence and identify the correct agency.

If government involvement is possible, do not wait to determine who controlled the location.

Broward County Courts, Hospitals, and Agencies

Personal injury cases filed in Broward County are handled through Florida’s Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. The Broward County Clerk’s Circuit Civil Division processes negligence, auto-negligence, product-liability, and other civil cases involving more than $50,000. The Central Judicial Complex is located at 201 SE 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale FL, with additional regional courthouses in Deerfield Beach FL, Hollywood FL, and Plantation FL.

For severe trauma, local facilities include:

Medical care should be based on your needs and the advice of qualified medical professionals. From a legal standpoint, complete records from emergency care through rehabilitation help document the course of an injury.

Other important records may come from the investigating police agency, Florida Highway Patrol, Broward County Traffic Engineering, FDOT, Broward County Transit, a municipal public works department, or the private business controlling the property.

How Drazen Mancini, P.A. Investigates a Broward County Case

The investigation begins with your account. What did you see? What did you feel? Who was present? What has changed since the accident?

From there, the firm may:

  • Determine who owned and controlled the accident location
  • Notify businesses, insurers, agencies, and other parties to preserve evidence
  • Obtain reports, photographs, video, and witness statements
  • Review roadway, signal, maintenance, or inspection records
  • Identify all potentially applicable insurance policies
  • Analyze commercial vehicle or rideshare data
  • Organize medical evidence and treatment history
  • Document income loss and daily limitations
  • Consult appropriate medical, engineering, vocational, or financial experts
  • Prepare the claim for negotiation and, when needed, litigation

The goal is not to collect every available document. It is to find the evidence that answers the disputed questions: what happened, who was responsible, and how the injury changed your life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I speak with the insurance adjuster?

You should provide required notice to your own insurer, but be careful about recorded statements and broad medical authorizations. An adjuster may ask questions before you know the extent of your injuries or have seen the available evidence.

You can ask what information is being requested, why it is needed, and whether the conversation is being recorded.

What if the other driver had little or no insurance?

Your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage may apply if you purchased it. Other possible sources can include a vehicle owner, employer, commercial policy, rideshare policy, or another responsible party.

Can I bring a claim if there was no police or incident report?

Possibly. A report can be useful, but it is not the only evidence. Photographs, video, witnesses, medical records, electronic data, and communications made immediately afterward may help establish what occurred.

What if my symptoms appeared later?

Some injuries are not fully apparent at the scene. Seek medical attention when symptoms develop and explain honestly when they began and how they have changed. In a motor vehicle case, remember that Florida’s PIP medical-care deadline is generally 14 days.

Will I have to go to court?

Many personal injury claims resolve without trial. Filing a lawsuit may become necessary when the insurer denies responsibility, disputes the injury, or refuses to make a reasonable offer. Even then, the case may settle before trial.

How long will my case take?

The timeline depends on the severity of the injury, length of treatment, number of responsible parties, available insurance, disputed issues, and whether litigation becomes necessary. A case should not be rushed before the future medical and financial consequences can be evaluated.

What happens when I contact Drazen Mancini, P.A.?

The firm offers a free consultation. You can explain what happened, ask questions, and discuss the accident date, injuries, treatment, insurance, and available evidence. The attorneys can then explain whether the firm may be able to help and what the next practical steps would be.

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Tell Us What Happened

You do not need to have every document or know who is legally responsible before speaking with a lawyer. Start with what you remember and what you are dealing with now.

If you were injured in Broward County, call Drazen Mancini, P.A. at 561-783-4534 or request a free consultation. The firm will listen, review the available information, and explain your options.

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