Archive: 2017
Holding Multiple Defendants Accountable for Your Injuries
June 20, 2017 | Category: Personal InjuryIf you’ve been injured in an accident, it’s quite possible that more than one defendant may have been at fault in causing your injuries.
What Factors Increase the Risk of Motorcycle Crashes?
June 19, 2017 | Category: Motorcycle Accidents, Personal InjuryWhen collisions happen, motorcyclists have a greater risk of serious injury or death because they have little protection and no safety belts.
Teen Alcohol Warning - Home Delivery Services Providing Alcohol to Minors
June 16, 2017 | Category: DUI Accidents, Personal InjuryOn May 22, 2017 Jeff Rosen of Rosen Reports did a segment on the TODAY show after police issued a warning on a widening problem of home delivery services providing alcohol to minors. 53 percent of eighth graders say it is "fairly to very easy" to get alcohol as did 71 percent of tenth graders.
Who Pays Medical Expenses Before a Motorcycle Accident Claim is Settled?
June 14, 2017 | Category: Motorcycle AccidentsMedical treatment happens before motorcycle accident cases are concluded. When these accidents occur and treatment is given, who pays the medical expenses of the injured motorcyclist?
Inadequate Maintenance and Design of Pools Can Lead to Injuries
June 13, 2017 | Category: Personal InjuryIf you or a loved one has been injured due to a swimming accident at a pool that was improperly designed or poorly maintained, then you may be able to recover damages from those responsible — which, depending on the circumstances, may involve a private homeowner, a public entity, a corporation, and others.
Pedestrian Accidents Are On the Rise in Florida
June 9, 2017 | Category: Pedestrian Accidents, Personal InjuryThe Governors' Highway Safety Association has just released the numbers. Florida is on pace in 2017 to a record of 600 pedestrian accidents in one year, the second highest rate in the country.
Florida Senate Passes Ride-Share Company Regulations
June 7, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryCurrent Florida law allows ride-share companies to function with a vague gap in their insurance plan. This gap does not cover people injured by ride-share drivers unless they are patrons in the vehicle. New ride-share company regulations take effect in Florida July 1, 2017.
Textalyzer Use Challenged In Court
June 5, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsIt may seem that the passage of a textalyzer bill would be accepted. However, privacy advocates have already challenged them in court.
Can Vehicle Rollovers Be Prevented?
June 2, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsIn mid-April, a rollover crash on I-75 near Bonita Beach Road involving a dump truck and an SUV sent the dump truck driver to the hospital with critical injuries and shut down southbound lanes of traffic.
Pools & Spas– The Importance of Safety
June 1, 2017 | Category: Child Injuries, Wrongful DeathTwo young children, ages 3 and 1, died Monday night, May 15, in a condo pool in Cape Coral, Florida. This tragedy happened in a pool that was not fenced in and protected as required by Florida law.