Motorcycles are involved in just under 4% of all vehicle accidents but account for nearly 15% of fatalities. More than 95% of riders involved in a crash sustain an injury of some kind, with roughly half of these severe injuries. There’s no mystery in this. Cars envelop passengers in a protective barrier. Motorcycles don’t. Florida’s … Read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are about 9 million ER visits annually for children’s accidental injuries. About 12,000 of these injuries prove fatal. Kids being kids, sometimes their injuries are an inescapable outcome of living a normal life, nobody’s fault. But in some cases, negligence is what led to the accident, … Read more
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
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
Florida’s consistently beautiful weather not only earned it the title of The Sunshine State, but it acts as an enticement for tourism. The combination of the millions of annual visitors and the number of residents that call the state home make it a place where raising the speed limit to 75 mph is risky move, … Read more
When a car accident happens, many people respond to the scene in an effort to assist the victims and determine why the crash occurred. In the case of a collision on the interstate, there is a risk that those attending to the scene could also be injured by passing traffic, typically traveling at high rates … Read more
When motorcyclists have friends who also enjoy traveling by motorcycle, they may sometimes travel in groups. These groups are often more visible to other drivers than motorcyclists who may be traveling on their own. Because lone motorcyclists can be easily overlooked by drivers of larger vehicles, a fatal accident could take place, and a wrongful … Read more
When a vehicle goes out of control while traveling the roadway, the occupants of that vehicle and other individuals around that vehicle are at risk of being involved in a crash. In some cases, an out-of-control vehicle may only be involved in a single-car accident, but if the situation takes place on a busy highway, … Read more
Losing a loved one suddenly can take an immense toll on family members who are left behind. If the victim had children, the situation can seem even more harrowing. In the event that a person is killed in a car accident, there could be reason for surviving family to file a wrongful death claim if … Read more
There is no avoiding age, and as we get older, our bodies are going to fail us. Our muscles may become weaker, our bones more brittle, our hearing will lessen and our eyesight will deteriorate. It isn’t fun, but it is the truth. At what point does age affect our ability to operate a motor … Read more
