Nearly two years to the day Fast and Furious star Paul Walker died in a car crash, his father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against auto maker Porsche. It’s the second such lawsuit against the German car manufacturer. The first was filed by Walker’s teen daughter, Meadow. The 40-year-old movie star was a front…
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Florida is known to have a pedestrian accident problem. Nationally, 4,735 pedestrians were killed an an estimated 66,000 injured in 2013, the latest year from which figures are available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Florida ranks No. 2 in the nation for the most pedestrian accidents that year – 501, to California’s…
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The Florida Highway Patrol has launched an investigation into a fatal accident that involved a vehicle owned by a local car dealership. Based on the preliminary investigation, the FHP reported, it seems the vehicle was being taken for a test drive, with the employee and two passengers inside. The crash, which occurred in Stuart, about…
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The Florida Supreme Court recently took on the issue of collateral source evidence in Joerg v. State Farm, a case stemming from a serious bicycle accident injury. The collateral source rule, also sometimes referred to as the collateral source doctrine, prohibits the admission of evidence that a plaintiff or victim has received compensation from some…
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Property owners have a duty to take reasonable steps to make sure their property is safe. That includes addressing slippery conditions, longstanding walkway defects or security issues. This is especially true for property owners who host risky and potentially dangerous activities on site, regardless of whether participants sign waivers. That said, plaintiffs still have a…
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The good news is that for what seems like the first time in a long time, Florida has a relatively low rating when it comes to poor driving: 32 out of 51 (with D.C. included), according to a recent study by CarInsuranceComparison.com. In fact, it doesn’t even rank in the top 10 when study authors…
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Disputes between tenants and landlords are fairly common almost anywhere you live. Unfortunately, too many landlords are more concerned about their bottom line than in ensuring their property is habitable and safe for tenants and guests. There have been cases in which the lack of management can result in injuries. For example, if there are…
Continue reading ›The family of 29-year-old physician’s assistant Alexander Chun described him to The Sun-Sentinel as “happy, “kind” and “smiling.” Now, his family will never again see his smile again after Chun was struck and killed by a motorist in Pembroke Pines. According to police, the other motorist – a 78-year-old who as of yet has not…
Continue reading ›Many are familiar with the fact that negligence, in the legal sense, is when someone who had a responsibility to use due care acts in a careless or reckless way that ultimately harms others. What is lesser known is that the victim also owes a duty – to his or herself – to minimize the…
Continue reading ›Traffic safety advocates have been trying everything to curb distracted driving. That has involved: –Launching awareness campaigns to drive home the point; –Funding studies to better understand the issue; –Promoting anti-distraction laws that penalize drivers for not paying attention. But while many drivers say distraction among motorists is a major concern, a huge portion pretend…
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