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Oct

Proposed Bill Would Reduce Number of Florida Uninsured Drivers

Florida has long been the state with the largest proportion of uninsured drivers on its roadways of any state in the country. Florida state law enforcement officials and legislators have tried numerous ways of reducing the number of uninsured drivers on the state’s roads over the...

Oct

Florida Slip-and-Fall Incidents: Business Duties

Premises liability, or slip-and-fall, claims are an often-misunderstood type of personal injury claim in Florida. One aspect of these claims that often baffles many Florida residents is who is responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the premises where a business is operated...

Oct

Florida Boating Safety

Boating is one of the best activities to enjoy when the weather is nice but is also one of the most fraught with danger. Although Florida has thousands of miles of navigable coastline as well as many lakes, rivers, and other navigable waters, the state also had the most boating a...

Oct

Florida Cycling Dangers

A tragic accident in Venice, Florida, which left four bicyclists in critical condition, recently highlighted the perils of biking for serious cycling enthusiasts in the Sunshine State. According to a report from the local ABC news affiliate, four cyclists were critically injured...

Oct

Florida Train Accidents on the Rise

A SunRail commuter train in Winter Park outside of Orlando recently hit a bicyclist, injuring him in the process. According to an Orlando Sentinel article regarding the incident, the bicyclist, who was reported to be male and in his 60’s, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatm...

Oct

Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Rear-Ends Gainesville Motorist

Olympic swimmer and Florida resident Ryan Lochte recently added yet another sad chapter to his long history of alcohol-fueled misbehavior after becoming involved in a motor vehicle accident in Gainesville in which he rear-ended another vehicle less than 24 hours after attempting...

Oct

The Reality of Dog Bites in Florida

In an occurrence that can only be described as a tremendous tragedy, a ten-month-old baby was recently bitten in the head by a dog in Deerfield Beach and had to be airlifted to a local hospital for treatment for his injuries. According to an article from Local 10 news, the child...

Oct

Child Passenger Safety

A recent accident near Tallahassee involved several children who were not wearing proper child safety and were severely injured as a result. According to a report from Tallahassee’s WCTV news, six people were injured in the crash on Interstate 10, including the two children. The...

Oct

Florida Slip and Fall Accidents

The son-in-law of famous country singer Alan Jackson was recently killed in a tragic slip and fall accident in Palm Beach County. According to a report from the Miami Herald regarding the incident, Samuel “Ben” Selecman was assisting another passenger onto a boat in Jupiter this...

Oct

Florida Accident Report Privilege

Florida, like most states, requires that when a motor vehicle crash occurs, police must be called, and a crash report must be prepared by the investigating officer. However, despite this legal duty to create an accident report, almost every state, including Florida, has some sort...

Oct

Good Samaritan Motorcyclists Killed in Drunk Driving Accident

A recent Saturday night in Miami was marred by tragedy when a group of motorcyclists who had pulled over to the side of the road to assist a fellow motorcyclist who had crashed earlier, shortly after 1:00 a. m. early Sunday morning, were struck and killed. According to a report fr...

Oct

Fort Lauderdale Fatality Reinforces Seat Belt Safety

In a tragedy that emphasizes the importance of wearing a seat belt while driving in Florida, a local South Florida driver was tragically killed in Fort Lauderdale early on a recent morning when he lost control of his vehicle on I-95 and struck a guardrail; his vehicle flipped sev...

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