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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15
Sep
Hit and Run Kills Pedestrian in Jupiter
Police are on the lookout for a motorist in Jupiter who fatally struck and killed a pedestrian at 10:00 p. m. on a recent Friday night while attempting to flee from police. According to a report regarding the incident from the local ABC News affiliate, police were attempting to pe...
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15
Sep
Brightline Accident Kills Two in Delray Beach
The checkered history of the Brightline high speed rail line added yet another tragic chapter to its long string of deaths recently when two people in Delray Beach were killed when their car was struck by a train. A report from CBS Miami on the incident reported that the car was ...
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15
Sep
Professional Soccer Player Killed in Boating Accident off Miami
A tragic boating accident in the waters off Miami killed professional soccer player Anton Walkes of Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer on January 18th. The boat Walkes was driving collided with another boat near the Miami Marine Stadium basin around 3:00 p. m. Walkes was found un...
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15
Sep
Student Suffered Injuries at High School
In a particularly unusual incident at a high school in St. Augustine, a student fell off an elevated walkway two stories above the ground on January 24th. The incident, which took place at Pedro Menendez High School in St. Johns County south of Jacksonville, occurred when the stu...
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Sep
FHP Trooper Is Injured When Motorist Crashes Into Cruiser
In a fairly rare occurrence involving a motorist that crashed into a state trooper who had pulled over another motorist, an FHP patrol car who had pulled over a speeding motorist was hit from behind by a driver that lost control of his vehicle in a rainstorm on New Year’s Day. Ac...
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15
Sep
Hit-and-Run Driver Causes Head-On Collision
In DeLand in central Florida, three people were killed recently when a wrong way driver at 2:20 a. m. ran into a car head-on and then fled his car on foot. The hit-and-run driver, who was in a pick-up truck, ran into a car with four people in it, three of whom were killed. The fou...
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15
Sep
Tesla Driver Files Lawsuit in Accident Involving Computer System Malfunction
A Tesla owner from Plant City near Tampa recently filed suit in New York against a Tesla dealership in connection with an accident involving her Tesla’s computer systems malfunctioning. According to a report, regarding her lawsuit, she was involved in an accident in March 2022 in...
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15
Sep
Teen Killed, Three Critically Injured in New Year’s Eve Accident in Gainesville
In an absolutely horrific tragedy that took place on New Year’s Eve, one teen was killed and three were critically injured in a wreck that took place at 10:48 p. m. on I-75 near Gainesville. According to a report regarding the crash, a car with four teens in it was speeding when t...
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