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Not necessarily, but it probably makes your case more difficult to pursue.  Most people are surprised to learn that under Florida law, traffic tickets are inadmissible as evidence in a personal injury case.  Therefore, a jury in a personal injury case never learns that one or the other of the drivers involved in the case received a citation.  However, the insurance companies involved in the case surely know about the traffic ticket, and therefore may take a more hardened approach toward your claim.

If you have been wronged and think you have a right to compensation, you may have questions.

 


Q: Does the fact that I received a traffic ticket mean that I have no case?

A: Not necessarily, but it probably makes your case more difficult to pursue. Most people are surprised to learn that under Florida law, traffic tickets are inadmissible as evidence in a personal injury case. Therefore, a jury in a personal injury case never learns that one or the other of the drivers involved in the case received a citation. However, the insurance companies involved in the case surely know about the traffic ticket, and therefore may take a more hardened approach toward your claim.


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