Can I bring a claim if a public bus driver slammed on the brakes and injured me without a crash?

Yes, you may have a claim, but you must overcome Florida's sudden stop doctrine. Florida law recognizes that public buses frequently undergo normal jolts and sudden stops during standard traffic. To establish liability when no physical collision occurred, an injured passenger must prove the stop was unusually violent, sudden, and unnecessary under the circumstances, indicating driver negligence rather than an unavoidable evasive maneuver. Jeffrey S. Altman and The Altman Law Firm gather traffic camera footage, electronic transit data, and witness accounts to demonstrate whether the operator acted negligently or followed other vehicles too closely prior to the abrupt braking.