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01 Nov
Will Your Personal Injury Suit Be Made Public

Will Your Personal Injury Suit Be Made Public?

Car accidents can cause serious injuries and death and these incidents happen far too often throughout the United States. In the state of Florida, car accidents happen so often that in 2020, Florida was number three for most deadly car crashes reported only behind Texas and California. That year, there were 3,331 deaths from collisions on the road. Due to the state’s large population that is continually growing, as well as attractive amenities for tourists, there are many vehicles [...]

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27 Oct
5 Questions An Attorney Will Use to Determine a Slip & Fall Case

5 Questions An Attorney Will Use to Determine a Slip & Fall Case

Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere there are hazards and obstacles on an entity’s property. Property owners have a duty to keep their premises maintained and to address issues when they are present so that others who enter are not injured. If a property owner fails to fix issues with their property or is negligent with the management of their property, and this leads to a person entering into it and falling, the resulting damages that a person [...]

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25 Oct
9 Symptom Categories of TBI

The 9 TBI Symptom Categories

If the head is impacted by an external force such as could be the case in violent events or unintentional injury incidents like car accidents, the brain inside could be damaged. The level of damage can vary, but the most severe instances of traumatic brain injury can lead to life-long impairments and death. Individuals who suffer brain trauma may develop several symptoms. In general, there are nine different categories that symptoms can fall into. When a person is injured and [...]

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20 Oct
3 Types of Loss of Consortium Claims in Florida

3 Types of Loss of Consortium Claims in Florida

When one party acts in a negligent way and fatally injures another person, the surviving family of the decedent may be able to file a wrongful death claim for monetary compensation. Wrongful death claims are types of personal injury or tort claims. They are civil suits, not criminal, and for this reason, they will only yield financial compensation if the filing party is successful with their claim. If the details of how the victim lost their life were egregious, [...]

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18 Oct
Determining Liability in a T-Bone Collision

Determining Liability in a T-Bone Collision

When a T-bone car accident happens, one vehicle drives head-on into another either the driver’s or the passenger’s side of another vehicle. The way that the vehicles are positioned in this type of accident resembles the shape of the letter “T.” T-bone accidents can happen for many reasons, and the Insurance Insitute of Highway Safety indicates that these accidents, also called side impact accidents, resulted in 23% of all deaths from car accidents in 2019. This statistic included both [...]

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13 Oct
Do You Need an Expert Witness for a Medical Malpractice Claim

Do You Need an Expert Witness for a Medical Malpractice Claim?

Medical malpractice happens frequently throughout the United States. Doctors, surgeons, pharmacists, physical therapists, and other medical professionals can be held accountable, financially, for their actions when they are negligent and cause harm. Even though most medical malpractice cases that go to trial will ultimately settle in favor of the medical provider, victims of medical malpractice should not shy away from speaking with an attorney if they believed provider errors harmed them. In Florida, victims of medical malpractice can meet with [...]

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11 Oct
Medical Expenses Commonly Associated with Car Accidents

Medical Expenses Commonly Associated with Car Accidents

Car accidents can cause a significant amount of physical bodily harm and, many times, these incidents are fatal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that on a yearly basis, crash injuries require Americans to spend over one million days in the hospital. Medical expenses can be quite high to treat injuries that happen by way of traffic accidents. For example, in 2012 alone, the cost of medical care after crashes that took place across the country was [...]

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06 Oct
What Is the Average Settlement for a Slip and Fall Case in Florida? Tampa slip-and-fall lawyer

Slip and Fall Accident Prevention

Any location can have perils that cause a person to slip, trip, and fall. A fall accident is much more than an embarrassing predicament, it can inflict significant bodily harm. For some, the injuries that a fall accident produces could be life-threatening. Head injuries and brain damage, broken bones, lacerations, and sprains, are just a sampling of the many injuries that fall accidents can cause. When there is a hazard or obstacle on a property which causes a fall [...]

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04 Oct
Do All Personal Injury Claims Go to Court

Do All Personal Injury Claims Go to Court?

There are several types of personal injury claims that can be filed, including bicycle accidents, slip and fall incidents, car crashes, product defect injuries, and dog bites, to name just a few. Every step of the personal injury claim process has its own role and function, and each step is essential. From what to do in the aftermath of an accident to how to deal with insurance adjusters, all the way through to when compensation is dispensed, will impact [...]

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28 Sep
Why Florida Roads are so Dangerous for Bicyclists

Why Florida Roads are so Dangerous for Bicyclists

During the extremely hot summer months in Florida, bicycle riding can be quite difficult due to the intense heat and humid weather. But as the fall comes and the winter is looming, the temperature and humidity drop enough to make the environment appealing for bicyclists. There are many things, though, that a bicyclist has to think about besides the weather. The most important of which is how to safely travel around the state due to the roads in Florida, [...]

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