In the aftermath of a car crash, the first concern is prompt medical care as needed by the injured. This saves lives and shapes the best recovery possible under the circumstances. Most victims grasp this necessity. Pain and suffering are strong motivators. So is our survival instinct. Once the medical ducks are in a row, … Read more
WHAT IS AN EXPERT WITNESS? Expert witnesses in personal injury cases bring specialized knowledge to the table. They shed light on the causes and effects of injuries. Negligence and liability flow from the causes of accidents. Damages are the effects of injuries. Hence, when a case rests on technical or scientific factors, personal injury attorneys on one or … Read more
Liability waivers are a tool with which defendants in personal injury cases try to protect themselves. These waivers are familiar to Floridians and others who enjoy activities like scuba and boot camps. In fact, contracts of many kinds can and do include liability waiver language. Premises leases, for one. A lot of people sign off … Read more
Some 90 million people visit Florida each year. Around 25 million of these opt for South Florida. About one in four visitors rents a car here. Therefore, the odds that a crash will involve a rental car go way up in the tourist season. Hence, it’s wise to learn the liability issues related to rental … 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
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
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
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
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
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
