The long Labor Day weekend is synonymous with outdoor barbeques, beaches, boats – and an uptick in fatalities attributed to drunken driving and impaired boating. Without fail, our Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyers have noted there are always revelers who will take it too far. We might expect a higher-than-usual number of injuries and fatalities,…
Continue reading ›In personal injury cases, plaintiff’s degree of fault in the incident can impact the size of damages awarded and, in some states, preclude an injured party from receiving anything at all. Our Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyers know Florida follows the pure comparative negligence model. It’s one of the models that most favors injured parties,…
Continue reading ›A Florida mother has filed a lawsuit against her daughter’s former charter school as well as the maker of an inflatable “Sumo wrestling” suit, alleging that a “Spirit Day” activity went horribly wrong when the school failed to make sure the girl’s helmet fit properly, and the manufacturer failed to warn of possible danger. As…
Continue reading ›In many Florida personal injury cases, either side may request a plaintiff undergo a compulsory medical exam. This is a medical exam conducted to establish or refute arguments made by the opposing side. Our Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyers know that while courts often grant these requests, they are not permitted to do so unless…
Continue reading ›Florida tends to have broad interpretation with regard to vicarious liability in car accident cases. That is, while third parties generally aren’t liable for the actions of someone else, Florida’s dangerous instrumentality doctrine provides that a vehicle is an inherently dangerous tool. Therefore, vehicle owners in Florida are subject to liability anytime that vehicle, driven…
Continue reading ›The untimely death of a father in a traffic crash, leaving behind three young children, gave rise to a wrongful death claim that insurers sought to deny. The defendants (the at-fault drivers and two insurers) argued the children had no right to make a claim because the man’s long-estranged wife had been denied compensation, and…
Continue reading ›While tens of millions of Americans attend professional sporting events every year, a fair number of them will be injured. These injuries range from third-party criminal attacks by other fans to being struck by hockey pucks and even getting hit with hot dogs. Our Fort Lauderdale personal injury lawyers know that precedent set in most…
Continue reading ›Texas and Florida are similar in many ways. Both are among the largest and most populous states in the nation, and both have considerable coastlines along the Gulf of Mexico. This is why the plaintiffs in Schlumberger Tech. Corp. v. Arthey sought to take action under federal maritime law. However, Fort Lauderdale DUI accident lawyers…
Continue reading ›Our Fort Lauderdale bicycle and pedestrian injury lawyers wish you and your family a happy and healthy Fourth of July weekend. In an effort to stay safe, we hope that you will familiarize yourselves with some basic tips to help prevent personal injury this holiday weekend. For pedestrians and bicyclists, the streets can be a…
Continue reading ›A woman who sustained permanent soft-tissue injuries as a result of a rear-end collision has prevailed in her $1.1 million lawsuit, following an appeal to Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal. Fort Lauderdale car accident attorneys understand that while the justices did find evidence of judicial error on the part of the trial court, those…
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