If I go to court for my car accident claim and lose, do I have to pay the other party’s costs?

Yes, you do. Here in Florida, in any civil litigation case, not just car accident cases, the losing party after a trial will have to pay back to the winner the cost that it took to defend the case. If you’re bringing a car accident, you will be plaintiff so you would have to pay to the defendant their costs. What are costs? The costs of taking depositions. If they had to hire an expert, things like that. The losing party would have to pay back.