Almost every public service announcement warning regarding drunk driving in Florida suggests finding a designated driver. This is a person who agrees to be sober in order to safely drive another person or group of people after they’ve been indulging in alcohol. All drivers owe a duty to use reasonable…
Your auto insurance policy is a contract. It outlines your rights and your obligations, and as long as it isn’t ambiguous or contrary to public policy, the terms of it are most likely binding. One of the common terms is the obligation of insured to cooperate with the investigation. This…
When a car crash results in a fatality, and the victim was not at-fault in the accident, the surviving family members may need to consider making a wrongful death claim. A wrongful death claim is brought under a theory of negligence in the clear majority of car accident lawsuits in…
More Americans have been killed in car accidents in the U.S. than in all wars in which this nation has fought. When you step back and think about it, that is truly a staggering figure. However, it is often too easy to just hear this and think of the number…
When you watch the news on television or look at the news feeder on Facebook or you smart phone, you tend to read about a lot of car accidents. If you are involved in one, you would say that you were in an “accident.” You might have an injury as…
The clear majority of car accidents are filed under a theory of negligence. In a Miami-Dade County car accident where the victim is killed as opposed to being seriously injured, the actual cause of action will be a wrongful death case, but it will still be filed under a theory…
A dram shop case involves a situation where a person goes to a bar or restaurant and drinks to the point of intoxication and then gets behind the wheel of car and causes a drunk driving accident in which someone suffers serious personal injury or death. While there is often…
Multi-vehicle crashes can create a quagmire for injury lawyers, insurance companies and courts when it comes to issues of causation and fault. In some instances, the negligence of one driver is clear-cut. However, comparative fault by other motorists (as explained in F.S. 768.81) can affect who is responsible to pay…
Florida drivers get a bad reputation on a lot of fronts, and unfortunately, much of it is well-deserved. We rank second in the country for having the most uninsured drivers (24 percent). We have the most bicycle accident deaths, the most pedestrian accident fatalities. We have more motorcycle deaths than…
Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft have become mainstays in Broward County, and Fort Lauderdale specifically. This was even after a protracted battle with county officials that resulted in the companies being kicked out over regulatory disputes regarding driver background checks and vehicle maintenance. Now, a Florida Senate committee has…