Recent Blog Posts
Lawsuits against Trucking Companies
An Orlando resident who was involved in a traffic collision with a plumbing septic truck recently filed a lawsuit against the company. The plaintiff, the injured victim, is seeking damages for bodily injury, mental and physical pain and suffering, disfigurement, disability inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, aggravation of existing medical condition, mental anguish,… Read More »
Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Pedestrian Collisions
In no other state is it more dangerous to cross the street than Florida. Recently, a woman was killed in Okaloosa County while trying to cross the road when she was struck by a car, according to NWF Daily News. It is already the third pedestrian fatality of 2017 in the county. The body… Read More »
Violence in the Workplace
The news, including CNN, has been covering, in detail, the events of the recent Orlando office shooting massacre, in which a retired Army veteran murdered five of his fellow employees, then killed himself. How do these tragic events continue to occur? “This is a gun problem,” and “No, this is a mental health problem,”… Read More »
Rollover Traffic Collisions
Interstate 75 was recently shut down on both the northbound and southbound sides due to a serious pileup in Charlotte County, according to My Sunny Coast News. Multiple trauma patients were airlifted by helicopter to local hospitals. While 14 total people were injured in the pileup, which involved a rollover, five were left in… Read More »
Personal Injury Claims Regarding AirBNB, VRBO, and Other House-Sharing Services
When you slip on a cracked floor at your own home, there is generally no one to blame other than yourself for not taking care of the defective condition. The same cannot be said when you are on another’s property. A lawsuit was recently filed in Pinellas County Civil Court against AirBNB, according to… Read More »
Deadly Construction Falls
Amidst the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) initiative “National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction,” one Jacksonville worker was killed and another critically injured in a workplace construction fall, as reported by Jacksonville.com. The two men were standing on top of a wooden crate, which was itself set on top of a… Read More »
West Palm Beach Dog Bites
While most dog bites do not even break the skin, a small percentage cause severe or even irreparable physical and psychological damage. In fact, Florida has the second highest number of dog attacks in the nation. If you or a loved one was injured by a dog, you may be able to collect compensation… Read More »
Future of the National Flood Insurance Program
As private insurance companies have realized that providing flood damage insurance is unprofitable, the federal National Flood Insurance Plan (NFIP) is virtually the only insurer left standing against flood damage. That may all change in the coming years, or even sooner, now that the program is set to expire September 2017, according to the… Read More »
Have You Been Injured by an Uber Driver?
Uber, the popular online application that allows for people to hire drivers within their area, has taken off in recent years, to the chagrin of taxi and limo companies. Uber is less expensive and, according to its user base, more convenient. But unlike taxi and limo services, Uber drivers do not have to go… Read More »
Florida Workplace Fatalities Rise in Recent Years
Florida has the third-highest number of fatal workplace injuries in the country, despite it being only the fourth largest state in terms of population, according to the Tampa Patch. And, things are going in the wrong direction; the current trend could move Florida into the second or most lethal state for employers in the… Read More »
