One of the questions our experienced Florida personal injury attorneys at Schwed Adams & McGinley have received more than virtually any other from both existing and potential clients during the coronavirus pandemic has been what effect the pandemic has had and likely will continue to have on both existing and potential personal injury lawsuits. Clients…
Do you bring a claim against a friend? You are at a friend’s house down the street when his or her normally friendly dog bites you or, worse, one of your children, causing serious injuries. Or the neighbor has a stair that is cracked leading up to his or her front porch that the neighbor…
Pedestrian accidents in Florida occur with dangerous regularity. A pedestrian many times may be in a rush and may feel like he or she does not have time to wait for a pedestrian signal at a busy intersection to change before crossing a busy street. For instance, you may be hurrying back from a weekday…
Although in-person jury trials have been halted since March in Florida as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in-person jury trials will resume in Florida at some point. If you have a personal injury lawsuit, one of the key questions to ask yourself from the inception of your case is if you are prepared to…
If you are not familiar with punitive damages, consider the following scenario. You have been injured as a result of a business cutting corners. You were in the restroom at your neighborhood grocery store when you slipped on a floor that was practically underwater. During a deposition in your lawsuit against the store, the manager…
One of the greatest mysteries for anyone who has ever had an experience with the civil court system, whether in Florida or elsewhere, is how juries ultimately make the decisions that they do. Attorneys or judges who have been through hundreds of trials may think they have an idea, but no one truly knows what…
Many people may have been driving and were about to drive through an intersection when they suddenly find themselves embroiled in a seemingly no-win situation. A traffic light that was green is suddenly turning from yellow into red, but a quick check into the rear-view mirror shows that the car behind them clearly was not…
Florida’s laws regarding motor vehicle liability insurance are confusing at best, even to those who work with issues related to motor vehicle accidents and the insurance coverages that may be available to those injured as a result of another’s negligence on a daily basis. Many clients come to us confused about how their own insurance…
Texting while driving became a primary offense under Florida law on January 1, 2020. The new law bans not only texting but also any other form of typing on a mobile device, such as emailing, note-taking or any other form of manually tapping the keys of your mobile phone to send or respond to a…
South Florida, with life built around car ownership and use with its many freeways and roads, is not among the more pedestrian-friendly metropolitan areas in the country. Indeed, as anyone who has ever tried to get around South Florida without a car knows, a person’s options can be very limited in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm…
