15
Sep
What Is a Permanent Impairment Rating? How Does It Affect My Personal Injury Claim?
If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident or other scenario in which you were injured because of someone else’s negligence, you often will have suffered injuries. You could be lucky, and your injuries may be relatively minor and resolved with the proper medical treatm...
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15
Sep
Parking Lot Accidents in Florida
Motor vehicle accidents that take place on private property rather than on a public road are more common than many people realize. These types of accidents can include a car colliding with a pedestrian while a car is trying to pull into or backing out of a driveway, for example...
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15
Sep
Does a Pedestrian Have the Right of Way When a Motorist is Trying to Turn Right At a Florida Intersection?
Any pedestrian who has ever tried to cross the road at a Florida intersection knows the hazards they face even where the pedestrian has the right of way in a state where drivers simply believe they always have the right of way. Cars turning right at stop lights that are red do no...
View MoreCategory: Pedestrian Accidents
15
Sep
Lane Change Accidents: Who is at Fault?
You are driving on the Florida Turnpike, staying in the same lane with cruise control on at two miles per hour above the speed limit like you always do on your way to work. You often see lane change accidents; suddenly, you are in one. Out of nowhere, another car merges into your...
View MoreCategory: Motor vehicle accidents
15
Sep
Flying Debris: Danger on the Highway
You are driving down I-95 on your way to work one day when a steel bar flies off a commercial construction truck in front of you that appears to be headed for a construction site. The steel bar punctures and flattens one of your tires, but you are safely able to get your car to t...
View MoreCategory: Motor vehicle accidents
15
Sep
Percentage of Fault: If My Accident Was Partly My Fault, Can I Still Recover Damages From the Other Driver?
It is raining, the roads are slick, and you are speeding, but you are involved in a motor vehicle accident that is primarily someone else’s fault because the person who hit you was texting while driving. Since the other person bore some fault in the accident because that person w...
View MoreCategory: Negligence
15
Sep
How Are My Lost Wages Proven in My Florida Personal Injury Claim?
Motor vehicle accidents often result in catastrophic injuries to the bodies of those unlucky enough to be involved. The same is true of pedestrian accidents, slip and fall incidents, or any other type of personal injury accident. Most people suffer injuries that require extensive...
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15
Sep
Can I Sue Multiple Parties for the Same Accident or Injuries?
You are waiting to cross a busy intersection of two main roads in South Florida in the middle of rush hour after a long day at work. After waiting for what seems like forever, you realize the pedestrian signal simply does not work after several cycles of the traffic lights go by...
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15
Sep
Why Must I Seek Medical Treatment Within 14 Days of a Motor Vehicle Accident?
The first thing you will hear any Florida personal injury attorney tell you if you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by someone else's negligence is to seek medical treatment immediately after the accident. This is true even if you don’t think you...
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15
Sep
What if I Am Injured by Someone Driving a Company Car?
We all see employees driving company cars out on both the surface roads and highways and freeways throughout Florida. Whether it is a city or county employee driving a city or county truck, a pest control company employee driving a pest control vehicle with a bug on the roof, or...
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15
Sep
Resuming In-Person Jury Trials in South Florida
Over the past year, with both the United States as well as South Florida in particular having suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic in more ways than one can possibly count, from the loss of life to the shuttering of businesses and negative consequences for both employment and the...
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15
Sep
Biking Safety in South Florida: Rules and Risks
Biking safety is very important in the Sunshine State. Florida is consistently ranked as the most dangerous state in the country for bicyclists, and South Florida in particular is not a welcoming place for bicyclists. Given this reality, not only following the law but going above...
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