Category: Personal Injury
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.
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.
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.
Simple Road Improvements May Not Reduce Fatalities
May 31, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryThe AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAA) urged the Federal administration on May 2, 2017 to "focus on the infrastructure package on deteriorating roadways" as simple road improvements may not be enough to reduce fatalities.
Distracted Truck Driving Often Ends Badly
May 26, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsMany truck drivers and motor carriers are good drivers. However, when accidents occur, the effects of the traffic accidents are frequently terrible.
U.S. 41 - Second Most Dangerous Road in the U.S.
May 24, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful DeathFlorida is home to some of the most dangerous roads in the nation. Studies based on national traffic data show seven Florida highways and interstates ranked in the top 10 lists of dangerous roads.