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28 Jan

Florida Supreme Court Declares Medical Malpractice Arbitration Agreement Void

Florida Supreme Court Declares Medical Malpractice Arbitration Agreement Void. The case is Hernandez v. Crespo, 41 Fla. L. Weekly S625 (Fla. 5th DCA December 22, 2016). A woman was 39 weeks pregnant and started having contractions. She was turned away from her doctor’s appointment and not seen because she was several minutes late. Her appointment was then rescheduled for four days later.  The day before the rescheduled appointment, the woman went into labor, and delivered her son stillborn. Before she started being [...]

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17 Jan

Health Complications Following a Car Accident

Car wrecks are one of the most common causes of long-term injuries in the United States. Many heath issues caused by a car accident can linger for many years and, in some cases, can last a lifetime. In this article, the six most common issues will be discussed. Neck Trouble Whiplash (the jarring back and forth of the neck) can permanently harm the vertebrae within the neck. Neck mobility may be dramatically lowered, and pinched nerves can lead to full body [...]

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03 Feb

Why Is My Lawsuit Taking So Long?

Why Is My Lawsuit Taking So Long? We hear this complaint quite often from our clients who have suffered injuries as a result of the negligence of others. Unfortunately, from the date of the accident until a resolution is reached (either through a settlement or a trial), it is not uncommon for a couple of years to go by. The attorneys at Fulgencio Law always explain the process to each client during the initial client meeting, and this includes explaining [...]

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05 Dec

Should You Give a Recorded Statement?

Shortly after an accident occurs, the adjuster working for the at-fault driver’s insurance company will begin to investigate the accident. As part of this investigation, you may be asked to provide a recorded statement concerning your car accident. The most important fact to know about this request is this: you do not have to provide the insurance company an opportunity to do this. The insurance adjuster cannot deny the claim based upon a denial to provide this statement. It is [...]

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05 Aug

Tampa Floods Lead to Thousands of Car and Home Damage Claims

Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States and can happen anywhere at any time. The constant rain Tampa Bay experienced during the past few days (or is it weeks?) has lead to a record number of flood-based and water damage claims for motor vehicles and homes. It is estimated that half a billion dollars of losses have been claimed as a result of the recent floods. Entire towns, such as Elfers,Fla., were evacuated, and many roads [...]

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24 Jul

Fulgencio Law files lawsuit against Busch Gardens Theme Park on behalf of man who lost part of his finger (amputation) on Serengeti Safari Ride

On December 12, 2014, our client was enjoying Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Sarafi open-air ride. When the driver of the vehicle improperly negotiated a turn, the vehicle struck a 7-foot eucalyptus pole, crushing and severing a part of our client’s left ring finger. As a result of the accident, our client has suffered debilitating, permanent injuries. His young daughter was a witness to the accident, and remains psychologically affected by the traumatic incident. Unfortunately, despite the seriousness of the [...]

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16 Jul

Fulgencio Law files first state court lawsuit in Florida against Lumber Liquidators

On June 23, 2015, Fulgencio Law, PLLC attorneys Bethany Wharrie and Felipe Fulgencio filed the first state court laswsuit in Florida against Lumber Liquidators for the unsafe levels of formaldehyde found in its flooring. Fulgencio Law represents a family who purchased Lumber Liquidators’ flooring from one of Lumber Liquidators’ Hillsborough County stores. After the family had the flooring installed in their home, the family’s youngest member, a two year old child, developed signs and symptoms of formaldehyde exposure including sore [...]

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14 Oct

Fulgencio Law files suit against large Organic Food Company

Fulgencio Law has filed a lawsuit against one of the country’s largest organic food companies. But the company is not the only defendant in the case. Often, food sold under a brand name is not actually made by that company. Rather, the company “holds” the recipe, and contracts the manufacturing out to another company. That’s what happened here. In Florida, however, both companies will share liability for the damages caused by the product. Both companies were sued after a child was [...]

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30 May

BP Oil Spill Claim Payments to Resume

Courts Decide Not Delay Payments to Deserving Businesses Any Further The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a mandate vacating the injunction that imposed a Stay on claim payments back on October 3, 2013, and District Court Judge Barbier followed-up with an Order directing the Claims Administrator to resume payments.  This came only one day after BP’s motion to keep the Stay in place was denied by the Fifth Circuit Court. In a short response, the Fifth Circuit issued this mandate:  [...]

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20 May

There Is Still Time to File your BP Claim

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied BP’s Hail May request for its previously denied appeals to be reheard by the entire panel of appellate judges, leaving BP with possibly no further legal options to avoid paying the economic damages caused by the spill.  As per a prior Order by the Court, now that the issue is resolved, claim payments are expected to resume in short order as the Stay is lifted.  8 of the panel’s 13 judges voted [...]

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