When to Hire a Car Accident Attorney
In 2019, there were almost 3,200 car crashes in Florida. That's almost 9 accidents a day! If you drive often, there's a very good chance that you might be involved in a car crash at [...]
Seven Delayed Diagnosis Conditions in Brandon
Once upon a time, a doctor-patient relationship was the foundation of medical diagnosis. After the doctor learned about the patient’s [...]
Insurance Company Defenses in Dog Bite Claims
Since doctors better understand the nature of dog bite injuries, the compensation in these cases has increased over 75 percent [...]
What Can You Do About Care Center Falls?
Many Floridians go to skilled nursing facilities to recover from a serious injury or illness. They plan to stay for [...]
Civil Liability In Alcohol-Related Crashes
Largely because it is such a powerful and widely-available drug, alcohol is a contributing factor in about a third of the fatal car crashes in Florida. What legal recourse do these victims have in civil court? Alcohol is a depressant that slows reaction time, so impaired drivers take longer to [...]
Florida Lawmakers Consider Tougher Cell Phone Law
Lawmakers in both the State House and Senate are considering measures that would enhance the penalties for texting while driving and also make it easier for officers to pull over motorists in these situations. Both Senate Bill 144 and House Bill 69 designate texting while driving as a primary offense, [...]
Rented Moving Truck Liability In Florida
The residential freight and moving truck sector is a $19 billion a year industry coming from almost 14,000 retail outlets. Largely to protect business owners, Congress sharply limited the tort liability for these franchisees and owners if vehicle lessees cause car crashes during their rental periods. However, in some situations, [...]
The Dollars And Sense Of Dog Bite Claims
In 2015, American homeowners insurance companies paid over $530 million to settle dog bite claims. That figure has increased almost every year since 2013, and the $530 million level is 15 percent higher than it was in 2014. Observers say the nature of these attacks is mostly responsible for the [...]
The Patient Misdiagnosis Crisis And You
Each year, medical misdiagnosis results in over 40,000 deaths per year. That’s essentially the same figure as breast cancer fatalities. Overall, misdiagnosis may affect up to 20 percent of all medical cases, a number that far exceeds surgical mistakes and medication errors. Despite these statistics, doctors have done little or [...]
Asleep At The Wheel
The government estimates that drowsy drivers cause about 72,000 serious injury crashes a year, and that number may be underreported. Much like alcohol, fatigue slows reaction time, inhibits concentration, and impairs judgment ability. All these things significantly increase the risk of a serious car crash. In fact, driving after eighteen [...]
What Can Go Wrong When I Go Swimming?
Mostly because the weather in the Sunshine State is warm (or warm-ish) most of the year, Florida leads the nation in swimming pool drownings. There are almost twice as many of these incidents in Florida as there are in Texas, which is the number two state. Drownings are only the [...]
How Much Money Can I Get After a Motorcycle Crash?
Following a serious injury crash, the hospital bills alone often exceed $100,000. Other economic losses include lost work, or lost productivity at work, along with property damage. Motorcycle crash victims are also generally entitled to compensation for their noneconomic losses, such as loss of consortium (companionship), pain and suffering, emotional [...]
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