Why Can’t The Jury Hear About Settlement Offers or Negotiations in Florida Personal Injury Cases?
202202.14
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Why Can’t The Jury Hear About Settlement Offers or Negotiations in Florida Personal Injury Cases?

Despite the best attempts of an excellent mediator and countless telephone calls in between your attorney and the defense attorney for the motorist who injured you, your case simply cannot be settled before trial starts. Immediately before the first day of trial, your lawyer tells you that, whatever you do, you cannot mention that either…

Right Turn on Red: Motorist vs Pedestrian
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Right Turn on Red: Motorist vs Pedestrian

Many South Florida intersections permit motorists to turn right on red. This is one reason that South Florida pedestrians know it is necessary to be careful when crossing an intersection, even when the pedestrian has a walk signal and thus the right of way. Many Florida drivers may simply ignore the requirement under Florida law…

Is a Business Liable, if you are Robbed Outside of it?
202201.19
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Is a Business Liable, if you are Robbed Outside of it?

South Florida has a considerable amount of crime, which comes as no surprise to anyone who lives in the area. Robberies are frequent and, like any major urban area, there are certain neighborhoods in which more crime takes place than others. Sometimes, however, crime takes place on the premises of a business, under circumstances that the…

Brightline Trains Kill Several Pedestrians
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Brightline Trains Kill Several Pedestrians

Only Weeks After Re-Opening from its COVID Closure After more than 19 months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and supposedly taking that time to attempt to revamp some of the safety measures that were resulting in the railroad’s industry-worst death rate, Brightline trains recently resumed operations in South Florida in November. Despite…

What is the Impact Rule?
202112.14
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What is the Impact Rule?

Can Witnessing a Horrible Incident be the Basis for a Personal Injury Lawsuit? Imagine you are almost involved in a horrific pedestrian accident that occurs when you are crossing a street, with the pedestrian signal indicating it is safe to proceed across the busy intersection, when a car going at least twice the speed limit…

In a Rear-End Collision, who is at Fault?
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In a Rear-End Collision, who is at Fault?

You are driving, approaching an intersection where the pedestrian walk signal is coming close to the end of its countdown, so you know the light is likely to soon turn yellow, followed quickly by the inevitable red light. Knowing you are too far away to have any chance of making the light, you slow your car…