Anyone that is involved in a car accident can feel overwhelmed and scared and these emotions can be especially elevated if they are injured. For women who are pregnant and involved in a car accident, this may cause the greatest feelings of terror because of the potential unknown damage that may have been done to their babies. Car accidents for pregnant women can not only put the safety and life of the woman in peril, but they also put [...]
The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Department reported that in 2021 there were well over 400,000 car accidents across the state. These crashes resulted in 3,737 deaths and 252,973 people injured. Car accidents in Florida are a serious problem and if you or a loved one plans to drive in the state, it can be helpful to understand what happens after a car crash and what Florida car accident laws are. Each state in the nation has its own [...]
The victims of car accidents often suffer several damages and losses after such an event. The more catastrophic a car accident is, the greater the damages typically are. Medical expenses are some of the highest costs that victims of car accidents who sustain injuries face, but property damage, like fixing a car, can also be quite pricey. Furthermore, these are only two of the damages a person can suffer. Missed wages and pain and suffering may also negatively impact [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
