Miami Fire Rescue was called to an apartment building that is under construction to help two workers who were injured on the job. WSNV News reports that the construction workers weren’t doing anything out of the ordinary. The construction crew was lifting plywood off of a landing on the second…
Last month, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, issued a decision in the case of Seybold v. Clapis, discussing the tort of negligent infliction of emotional distress as it relates to car accident claims. In Seybold, the plaintiffs, Mandy Seybold, John Seybold, and their two…
Last month, the Insurance Journal published an article discussing a recent decision by Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals reducing the damages awarded in the case of a University of Central Florida football player who died following conditioning drills in 2008. The Court’s decision reduced the damages awarded to the…
According to a recent story published by Yahoo Sports, Florida State University tight end Nick O’Leary, grandson of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, was involved in a shocking motorcycle accident in May, fortunately walking away without any serious injuries. The video posted along with the story shows O’Leary driving his motorcycle…
A driver lost control while speeding on I-95 and crashed into a wall. The accident, which left six people injured, happened late on Sep. 1, 2013, resulting in the closure of all southbound lanes at exit 103. Florida Highway Patrol proceeded to investigate the incident. According to CBS Miami, a…
According to a recent story published by Yahoo Sports, Florida State University tight end Nick O’Leary, grandson of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, was involved in a shocking motorcycle accident in May, fortunately walking away without any serious injuries. The video posted along with the story shows O’Leary driving his motorcycle…
Allegations of sexual abuse by three young men who attended the Catholic High school, Monsignor Edward Pace, have prompted a law suit in Miami Dade County against the school’s dean, Ken Ward. In addition, one of these alleged crime victims claims that he was also sexually abused at another school…
According to a recent press release published by the AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety (“Foundation”), an increasing number of American teenagers are delaying getting a driver’s license until their eighteenth birthday. The report estimates that half of teens obtain their license within twelve months of their respective state’s minimum age…
Miami Dade Community College was the site of a deadly car crash, and subsequent fire which left one person dead and several others seriously injured. The site of the incident was 6300 NW 7th Ave, the Liberty City Campus for Miami Dade College. As a silver vehicle spun out of…
Last month, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case of Disla v. Blanco, demonstrating how the application of the state’s comparative negligence doctrine can have a dramatic impact on a plaintiff’s recovery for injuries suffered in a car accident. In Disla, the plaintiff, Mayuris Disla,…