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…
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 was operating his or her vehicle…
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 medical treatment in such scenarios. Given how high healthcare costs in…
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. Whether the signal…
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 suffered any injuries. The law is extremely strict in…
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 a plumber or HVAC technician…
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 economy, the civil and criminal justice systems…
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 and beyond what is required by Sunshine State law…
There have been an overwhelming number of shows on television throughout the years involving the criminal justice system. Many people come away with a mistaken understanding as to what exactly a burden of proof is and what burden of proof the injured party in a Florida personal injury case is required to satisfy to prevail…
Everyone has been in the situation where you are driving on I-95 or another highway when a tractor trailer, seemingly swerving back and forth onto the dividers between lanes and with its driver barely in control, blows past like you are parked. This is unfortunately an everyday occurrence on Florida interstates, state highways, and even…
