15
Sep
A Defendant’s Insurance Matters in Personal Injury Cases
If you have been injured by someone else’s negligence, you may think the person who hit you in an accident or was at primary fault for the situation in which you were injured will always be the primary target if you end up having to file a lawsuit to seek recovery for your injuri...
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15
Sep
Negligent Security Actions and the Recent Legislative Changes to Florida Law
Someone is robbed at gunpoint in a shopping center in a bad neighborhood after withdrawing cash at night from an ATM underneath several burnt-out lights in the shopping center’s parking lot. The police later track down the assailant, who is criminally charged with both armed robb...
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15
Sep
Slingshot Ride Reopened One Year After Teenager’s Death at ICON Park in Orlando
After 14-year-old Tyre Sampson died in a fall from the FreeFall ride at Orlando’s ICON Park, another ride re-opened after being closed for a year for safety concerns. According to a report, the Slingshot ride re-opened one year after the teenager’s death after being closed for fu...
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15
Sep
Statute of Limitations Shortened for Negligence by Florida Legislature
The “Statute of Limitations” refers to a crucial aspect of the recent changes made to Florida law in HB 837, popularly known as “tort reform. ” This comprehensive legislative package has been making headlines in Tallahassee over the past few months. One significant alteration brou...
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15
Sep
Paragliding Adventure Turns Fatal in Charlotte County
A paragliding adventure ended tragically as a 60-year-old man died in a paragliding accident in rural Charlotte County. According to a report, the man was paragliding with another individual who remained uninjured and promptly called 911 after the incident. The man’s cause...
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15
Sep
Semi-truck accident kills man turning left in Royal Palm Beach
A Semi-truck accident kills man turning left earlier this year. A thirty-year old man was killed and another person were injured in a recent early-morning collision involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck in Royal Palm Beach on a recent early morning. According to Palm Bea...
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15
Sep
Cyclist Killed by Car While Riding in San Francisco
A ten-time world champion cyclist, Ethan Boyes, was killed in San Francisco while training in early April. Boyes competed in a type of cycling known as track cycling, which takes place indoors on a banked track. A New York Times report regarding his death reported that he was law...
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15
Sep
Report Shows Miami Has Among the Worst Traffic in the World
According to a report from the Capitolist regarding the annual INRIX 2022 Global Traffic Scorecard, Miami now rates as one of the most traffic-clogged cities in the world. Even despite the pandemic, the amount of time the average Miami motorist must spend stuck in traffic every y...
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15
Sep
Coming Changes to Florida’s Comparative Fault Statute
Among other changes to the state’s civil justice system that the Florida Legislature has made recently in what is being billed as “long-overdue” tort reform in Florida, one legislative action was to change the method of apportioning fault in civil lawsuits in Florida. Florida cur...
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15
Sep
Trip and Fall: Who Is At Fault in a Florida?
If you have suffered a slip and fall or a trip and fall in Florida, you may not have the slightest idea who the right party to seek damages from for your injuries would be. An important concept to understand in premises liability cases like slip and fall or trip and fall scenario...
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Sep
Child Falls Out of Moving Pickup in Tampa and Dies from Injuries, Highlighting the Importance of Using Child Locks
A child was tragically killed in entirely preventable circumstances when he fell out of the backseat of a turning pickup truck in Tampa in late February. According to a report from a local news outlet, the child, who was riding in the back seat, opened the door and fell out of a...
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15
Sep
Can I Be Held Responsible for all the Attorney’s Fees in a Lawsuit?
Insurance companies are always looking for ways to reduce how much they pay to injured people who suffered those injuries through no fault of their own. Lately our experienced personal injury attorneys at Schwed, Adams & McGinley have seen the increased use of a procedural me...
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