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RIDESHARE INJURY ISSUES
Uber. Lyft. Transportation network companies (TNC). The so-called “ride-sharing” services burst into the lives of Floridians in 2014 and have changed the way we get around. Along with expanded choices in transportation, we’re having to adapt to a new type of personal injury case, those involving ride-sharing vehicles. Injured passengers, drivers, and other injured parties … Read more
HOW PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS GET PAID
Anyone who’s been seriously injured can relate to the feelings of helplessness, of vulnerability, the menacing sense of despair as the medical bills piled up and earned income dwindles. Personal injury attorneys can readily describe the profound sense of relief they see in so many new clients when the contingent fee compensation relationship is explained. … Read more
LANDLORD LIABILITY
Personal injury claims by tenants against their landlords are not uncommon in Florida, where about 35% of residents are renters. Landlords, like all property owners, are subject to claims of negligence by any person injured while legitimately on their premises. Florida law (83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises) goes further, recognizes that a landlord’s duty … Read more
INJURED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY?
If you’ve been injured on public property, you need to be aware that pressing a personal injury claim will be different in certain ways from the process you’d go through for a claim against a private owner. It used to be that governments couldn’t be sued at all, but that “sovereign immunity” doctrine began to … Read more
OUTCOMES IN SLIP AND FALL CASES
Slip and fall claims relate to injuries suffered as a result of slipping (or tripping) on someone else’s property. Such accidents are common, second only to car crashes in terms of emergency room visits. American hospital ERs treat about 1 million slip and fall cases each year. The conditions resulting in slip and fall accidents … Read more
Common Misconceptions About Who is at Fault in an Automobile Accident
You’ve been rear-ended, with extensive damage to your car. You’re bleeding. The driver who hit you was also injured, and his front end smashed up. A bad day, but the one ray of light is your confidence that it had to be the other driver’s fault. Not so fast. Evidence discovered by the other driver’s … Read more
Legal Terms in Personal Injury Law
Doesn’t it seem like lawyers and judges have a language of their own? One that sometimes looks and sounds like English, sometimes doesn’t, but is always strange and hard to understand? That’s because they do. “Legalese” is the unflattering description of it. Legal English has its peculiar vocabulary, structure, and logic. It includes terms from … Read more
Pricing Your Pain for Personal Injury Cases
At some point soon after being hurt in any kind of accident, a person’s thoughts naturally turn to the matter of being made “whole”. The focus then shifts to the question of fault. If another person or persons are to be held accountable, the matter must be directed through the laws governing personal injury. If … Read more
When Bus Advertising Makes an Impact
When driving around Palm Beach County, chances are you have seen a PalmTran bus with a law firm advertisement on the back or the side. At Silver Injury Law we want to make sure as many people as possible have access to quality legal representation after an auto accident, so we’ve used these ads to … Read more
The Most Dangerous Intersections in Palm Beach County
Drivers in Florida already know that our roadways are dangerous. Florida is consistently ranked at the top of studies analyzing accident data, and anyone who has ever driven on our interstates can attest to the fact that people drive unsafely. But which roads and intersections are the most dangerous, and what can you do to … Read more
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