Car accidents strike countless times each and every day throughout Florida. There are many different types of accidents, from drivers failing to see a stop sign to drivers talking on a cell phone and drifting into a different lane. In fact, frequently the causes of an accident are myriad, many…
New Personal Injury Protection Laws Now Effective New motor vehicle accident laws go into effect today, (actually as of 1/1/2013) along with many other new laws across the nation. Motorists in Florida should now be aware of how the changes will affect them in the event of a car accident.…
Motor vehicle accidents can cause serious injuries and sometimes even lead to death. The situation is even more tragic when children are involved. Sadly, car accidents involving children strike time and time again throughout the state. For example, on Saturday, December 1st a 14 year old girl died in a…
News is still coming in today about about Sandy Hook shooting massacre. With eerie similarities to the Columbine and shootings at Virgina Tech it is unthinkable how and why heinous crimes at schools are becoming more and more widespread. The latest calculations are that nearly 100 rounds of ammunition were…
Most drivers who experience the misfortune of being struck from behind by another vehicle operate on the assumption that the other driver is likely to bear full responsibility for the injuries and damage that result. This assumption has generally been borne out in Florida rear-end collision cases. However, but a…
A private charter bus carrying 32 members of an assembly-bound church group inexplicably ended up at Miami International Airport, this past Saturday, where it rammed into an overpass, instantly killing one of its passengers and injuring many others. According to the December 2 Miami Herald, the bus was 11 feet…
Hospitals Overdosing Patients on Drug Already Infamous For Causing Liver Failure Findings published in the November 12 edition of Archives of Internal Medicine reveal that hospitals may be overdosing a significant number of their patients who are being treated with the drug acetaminophen. More specifically, researchers found, in two carefully…
Tragedy struck a Dade County family, when a 13 year old girl was shot in the neck by another student on a school bus last week. According to reports by the Miami Herald and CNN, an unidentified, teenage boy was charged with manslaughter, after allegedly accidentally firing a concealed weapon…
Outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness aboard cruise ships are now a fairly common occurrence affecting thousands of passengers every year. However, stricken passengers have generally had a hard time recovering anything more than partial refunds, and/or discounts on future travel, from the operators of disease-carrying ships. Even these token forms of…
A Palm Beach Deputy Sheriff severely injured in a fuel fire that broke out at a Marathon, Florida Circle K gas station will now be able to pursue punitive damages against Circle K Stores and the Shell Oil Corporation. Upon careful review of pre-trial evidence gathered by burn victim Richard…