Roundabouts are widely used throughout the rest of the world, but cities, towns and municipalities across the United States have been slow to adopt them despite the fact that many studies show them to be safer and more efficient at moving traffic through than traditional traffic lights. Roundabouts in Florida are slowly beginning to be…
A major problem for motorists injured in accidents on Florida’s roadways, and particularly in South Florida, is the issue of insurance and, specifically, what insurance the other driver who caused the accident does or does not have. Florida has the highest rate of uninsured drivers or underinsured motorists on its roads of any state in…
Continuing Schwed Law’s long firm-wide tradition of giving back to the community in addition to representing those who have been injured by the negligence of others, Schwed Litigation Associate Paul Shalhoub was recently selected by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County to receive a Silver Level Pro Bono Award. This level of recognition…
Schwed Law’s newest attorney is an experienced local product who returned to Palm Beach Gardens from Washington, D.C. to be near his family. Ryan Fabre, the latest member of Schwed Law’s roster of talented personal injury attorneys, joined the firm in July 2021. A native of Palm Beach Gardens, Ryan attended high school here and…
March of every year brings another legislative session in Tallassee and, often, also brings with it changes to the laws that affect the operation of motor vehicles in Florida. The 2021 legislative session was no exception. Aside from an attempted change to the state’s mandated Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance law that would have been…
After months or a full year of trying (often in vain) to get their kids to focus on classes taking place via Zoom while at the same time trying to work remotely from home themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic, many parents are excited that in-person schooling is returning. Thus far, all major school districts across…
In somewhat of a surprise move, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently vetoed legislation that had passed the Florida Legislature that would have reformed the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) system. The legislation would have replaced the entire PIP insurance scheme with a new mandatory automobile insurance requirement that every driver carry a minimum amount of…
One of the most dangerous situations for a pedestrian in Florida is attempting to cross an intersection where vehicles are permitted to turn right on red, even where the pedestrian may have both a walk signal and a crosswalk, and thus the right of way. At intersections where they intend to turn right, many drivers…
Swerving to avoid a huge pothole in the road, another driver sideswipes your car. Your driver’s side door is smashed in while your head whips forward and hits the steering wheel in the process. Somewhat dazed, you get out of the car to exchange insurance information with the other motorist, but you are a little…
Red light cameras first began to be used widely across Florida in the early-mid 2010’s. They were often employed by cities across Florida at key intersections to catch people running red lights. Red light cameras gradually became more and more commonplace. Today they are at almost every intersection, even for some of the more lightly…
