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Oct

Miami High School Math Teacher Involved in Tragic Accident with Hialeah Police Officers

A Miami high school math school teacher was recently involved in a tragic collision with a City of Hialeah police cruiser that left the teacher dead and two Hialeah police officers injured. According to a report from the Miami Herald regarding the accident, the teacher was drivin...

Oct

Drinking and Driving in Florida: How Tourism, Holiday Parties and Fun Affect the Roads

With the arrival of the holidays in December, holidays parties, family celebrations, and vacations to the sunny climes of Florida all become commonplace. Tourism statistics from the state of Florida reflect that December is one of the busiest months for tourism in the Sunshine St...

Oct

What Happens if the Jury Awards Me More Than The Other Driver’s Policy Limits?

A little known fact relating to motor vehicle accident claims and lawsuits is that most car accident claims are driven by the insurance limits of the negligent driver’s insurance policy. The negligent motorist’s policy limits, rather than the severity of an accident victim’s inju...

Oct

Honolulu, Hawaii Becomes First Major U.S. City to Ban Smartphone Use While Walking

Walk around the downtown of any city or town in Florida or anywhere else in the United States, no matter how large or small, and you are likely to see pedestrians glued to their smartphones, texting, reading or sending emails, checking Facebook or using some other app. As much as...

Oct

Teenagers Ejected from Stolen Vehicle Can Make a Legal Claim!

Did you know that the teenagers ejected from the stolen vehicle in Broward County can still make a legal claim? A recent tragic accident involving a stolen car and four teenagers on the Florida Turnpike in Broward County resulted in three deaths in the early morning hours of a re...

Oct

Tampa Area Driver’s Insurer Settles Although He is Not Found at Fault

A Tampa Bay area driver was recently in for a rude awakening when GEICO, his automobile liability insurer, tendered a check for $20,000 without his consent in connection with a recent accident in which he was involved but was not determined to be at fault. According to a report f...

Oct

Just Because You Lack a Driver’s License Does Not Mean You Do Not Have a Personal Injury Claim Under Florida Law

A constant worry in South Florida's large immigrant community is the need for many workers who may not be licensed to drive to nevertheless operate a car to travel to work, take their kids to school, go to the grocery store and all of the other necessities of daily life. So...

Oct

Fatal Accident Delray Beach: Results in Civil Settlement and Criminal Charges Still Pending against Lamborghini Driver

A recent civil lawsuit stemming from a horrific September 2016 accident involving an Uber driver, an expensive sports car, and a hit and run in Delray Beach recently ended in a confidential settlement for the accident victim’s widow. According to WBPF’s original news report regar...

Oct

Drag Racing on the Streets of South Florida: A Persistent, Dangerous Problem that Can Have Deadly Consequences

Street racing is a major problem in many South Florida communities. Teenagers, young adults and even middle-aged and older drivers often endanger the lives and property of other individuals by recklessly driving at high speeds simply for a momentary thrill. In Hollywood in Browar...

Oct

Despite Sharp Increases in Distracted Driving Crashes Across Florida and Palm Beach County, State Legislators Still Fail to Take Action on Distracted Driving

As a recent article in the Palm Beach Post reminds Florida drivers, distracted driving is an affliction that is only becoming more and more prevalent on the roads of Palm Beach County as well as across Florida. According to records obtained by the newspaper from the Florida Depar...

Oct

Nationwide Statistics Show a Spike in Pedestrian Deaths

According to a recent report from NBC News’s Miami affiliate, pedestrian deaths rose sharply nationwide in 2016 by nearly 11 percent to almost 6,000 pedestrian fatalities nationwide. These statistics are based on an analysis of state-level data from all 50 states and the District...

Oct

Major League Baseball Player Sean Rodriguez and his family in dangerous auto accident

A major motor vehicle accident in Miami-Dade County on January 30th involved the strange combination of a stolen police car, a Major League Baseball player and his family, and ended up resulting in a fatality. According to an article on the accident from CBS Miami, Atlanta Braves...

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