A new trial has been granted to a car accident victim who successfully asserted before a state supreme court that the defense misrepresented material evidence. She had been seeking more than $17,000 in damage, but only received $4,000 at trial; – which was far less than even what defense counsel thought was reasonable under the…
Continue reading ›The Labor Day weekend is a time to honor the nation’s workers. It’s also unfortunately for some an excuse to drink and drive in Florida. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that during the 2013 Labor Day holiday, which runs the course of the long weekend, almost half of those ages 18 to…
Continue reading ›The tragic death of a 17-year-old in Connecticut has affected many lives forever, including those of her parents and also her peers, who allegedly allowed her to get behind the wheel with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.27 – more than three times the legal limit for someone over the age of 21. It’s 13 times…
Continue reading ›Authorities in Plantation have launched an extensive investigation into the death of a 31-year-old Davie man who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The man was driving when he crashed at an intersection of South Pine Island Road. For unknown reasons, the truck veered off the road and struck a utility pole. His…
Continue reading ›In any car accident case, an experienced injury lawyer must carefully review the facts and identify all possible defendants. These will include not only the alleged at-fault driver and his insurance company, but also: –The owner of the vehicle (if different from the driver) and his insurer; –The bar or establishment that sold alcohol to…
Continue reading ›The ride-sharing service Uber has been under a barrage of fire lately for everything from the way it pays its workers to questions of whether it wrongly advertises safety claims to issues of liability for crashes. But there is apparently one bit of good news to emerge recently. A study conducted by Philadelphia’s Temple University…
Continue reading ›Motorcycling was just one of the many things original plaintiff in State Farm v. Earl used to love. He also greatly enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing in a local men’s basketball league and playing with his grandchildren. He also co-owned a small construction business, offering custom excavating and sewer services. But all that changed in September…
Continue reading ›The National Transportation Safety Board has completed a report following a fatal tractor-trailer crash in June that happened in Tennessee, but could just as easily have happened in Florida. The driver was contracted to transport a refrigerated trailer from Kentucky to Florida and back along I-75. After a series of roadway mishaps and failure to…
Continue reading ›The majority of car accident lawsuits are settled outside of court, prior to the trial phase. However, the personal injury lawyer you choose to handle your case should have ample trial experience. Some cases are best resolved at that level, and trial procedures are complex and fast-paced. Although the actual crash may have been a…
Continue reading ›For years, it seemed as if the officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration were asleep at the wheel. The agency was slammed by members of Congress during hearings on Capitol Hill in which lawmakers criticized the failure to take swift, aggressive action over both the General Motors ignition switch failures in 2014 and…
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