15
Sep
Miami Teen Killed, Ten Injured in Upper Keys Boat Accident
A boat capsized in the Upper Keys on Sunday, September 4th, resulting in one fatality and numerous injuries to those on board. According to a report from USA Today, the 29-foot boat capsized after hitting a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, which is approximately 16 miles off o...
View MoreCategories: Boating Accident Boating accidents
15
Sep
Worker Recently Killed Highlights the Limitations of Florida’s Worker’s Compensation Laws
A worker recently was killed on a worksite in Lake Worth Beach when a dump truck fell on him as it was backing up on a job site according to a report from WPTV. Another employee was visually guiding the driver of the dump truck as it was backing up. However, the driver did not re...
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15
Sep
Elderly Bicyclist Killed in Orlando Hit and Run Accident
An Orlando bicyclist was killed earlier this week in a hit and run accident that highlighted not only the general dangers for bicyclists in a state where few motorists follow the law around cyclists, but also the high levels of hit and run incidents in Florida. According to a rep...
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15
Sep
Tractor trailer accident in Sarasota highlights the dangers of trucks on Florida’s highways
As if anyone needed a reminder of the danger of trucks on Florida’s roadways, an accident in Sarasota serves as yet another sobering reminder of how dangerous the Sunshine State’s highways can be even with the whole host of state and federal laws meant to ensure the safety of mot...
View MoreCategory: Motor vehicle accidents
15
Sep
Florida Driver Injures Multiple Motorists in Bumper Car Rage
A driver in Melbourne, apparently enraged after some sort of domestic altercation, recently injured multiple other motorists by deliberately and repeatedly trying to hit another car in a game of bumper cars gone wrong. The driver sped through an intersection, hitting multiple oth...
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15
Sep
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Arrests 93 Boaters Under the Influence
Surrounded by water on three sides, covered with numerous lakes, and blessed by abundant sunshine, Florida is a true boaters’ paradise. The Sunshine State has more registered boats than any other state, with over 1 million boats registered in the Sunshine State according to the s...
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15
Sep
Florida Mail Carriers and Delivery Persons Beware of Dog Bites
Dog bites are a serious problem in Florida. However, the problem is not just confined to children or strangers. The latest reflection of this was data on the number of mail carriers who suffered dog-bite injuries in 2021, which showed Florida in the top 10 states...
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15
Sep
Florida Ranked as Second Deadliest State in the Country for Pedestrians
As any pedestrian in Florida knows, the Sunshine State is a dangerous place to be a pedestrian. This was recently confirmed in a study by safety organization Smart Growth America which looked at pedestrian deaths across the country. Smart Growth America’s recently completed “Dang...
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15
Sep
What if Someone Dies While their Lawsuit is Pending?
An elderly loved one is injured in a motor vehicle accident as a result of someone else’s negligence. He or she receives medical treatment for the injuries he or she suffered in the accident and eventually files a claim with the at-fault motorist’s insurance. The insurer refuses ...
View MoreCategories: Death pending lawsuit Motorcycle Accidents
15
Sep
Latest Twists Missouri Teen Death in Orlando Amusement Park Accident
In the latest several twists in the investigation of a tragic incident in which a teenager was killed in a fall on March 24th of this year at an amusement park in Orlando, a recently released autopsy reflected that the teenager was 383 pounds at the time he plunged to his death...
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15
Sep
What Do I Do If I Am Injured at a Friend’s House?
Your neighbor is hosting friends from the neighborhood at her house for a girls’ evening with wine, when something unexpected happens. You get up from her couch, step on a toy one of her children left out, that she forgot to clean up before she put the kids to bed, and trip and f...
View MoreCategory: Slip and Fall
15
Sep
DNA, Fingerprints, and Witness Photographs Help Florida Police Confirm Identity of Driver That Fled the Scene of Fort Myers Crash One Year Afterwards
Hit and run driving is truly an epidemic in Florida. An alarming number of the accidents that occur every day in the Sunshine State involve drivers that cause the accident and then flee the scene, even though doing so is a felony under Florida law, if the accident resulted in inj...
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