Category Archives: Personal Injury
Scooter Accidents
Mopeds and scooters are both less expensive and more convenient modes of transportation than traditional four-wheeled automobiles. Even tourists gravitate towards renting them, whether by the hour or the day, for easy travel around town. West Palm Beach is a great place to ride a scooter, too, considering our fantastic weather. There are easy-to-see… Read More »
Collateral Source Rule
When an individual sustains a personal injury due to another person’s negligence, the legal question on most victims’ minds is how they are going to afford medical care to take care of themselves in the future. When several parties are involved in an accident, things get complicated. Generally, when more parties are involved, there… Read More »
Broken Bones
Broken bones, or fractures, are quite common during severe workplace accidents and injuries caused by negligent drivers or property owners. Unfortunately, depending on your specific type of fracture, the recovery period could be lengthy and the economic cost exceedingly great. Simple Fracture A simple fracture or closed fracture is one that does not penetrate… Read More »
Eye Injuries
Personal Injury and Unsafe Products: Car Collisions, Slip and Falls, and More Most eye injuries caused by auto collisions are due to air bags and broken glass. Some airbags have been recalled because of their tendency to cause facial burns and serious eye wounds, sometimes causing blindness. If you were injured in a crash… Read More »
Firework Injuries
Fireworks are used to celebrate special occasions such as New Year’s Eve and Independence Day. However, when not used properly in a safe environment, fireworks can easily make a fun social event turn into a personal injury nightmare. Fireworks and firecrackers can cause second or third degree burns, blindness, and even loss of fingers… Read More »
Occupational Traffic Collisions
Not all traffic collisions happen on the way to work. Some happen at work. The later was the case for a 25-year-old employee of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, according to WCTV Eyewitness News. The worker was tragically killed when his vehicle veered off the road… Read More »
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 »
