VA Active Shooter Highlights Florida Negligent Security Law
201903.09
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VA Active Shooter Highlights Florida Negligent Security Law

Screaming that he needed a cigarette, a double amputee and U.S. Army veteran in West Palm Beach recently shot and wounded a doctor at the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center just before the veteran was scheduled to undergo a mental health evaluation. The veteran, who was 59 and originally from Michigan, arrived…

Shooting at Equinox Gym in Coral Gables Highlights the Importance of Ensuring Proper Safety and Security for a Business’s Patrons and Employees
201705.31
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Shooting at Equinox Gym in Coral Gables Highlights the Importance of Ensuring Proper Safety and Security for a Business’s Patrons and Employees

A workplace shooting recently occurred at an Equinox gym facility in Coral Gables. A trainer who had been terminated from Equinox earlier that day entered the club, pulled out a gun and opened fire, killing an Equinox employee and critically injuring another before turning the gun on himself according to a news report from the…

Is Premises Liability the Same as a Slip and Fall?
201611.22
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Is Premises Liability the Same as a Slip and Fall?

If you have suffered injuries as a result of a property owner’s failure to take reasonable steps to protect persons entering or using the property upon which you were injured from harm, then you may have a premises liability claim against the property owner.  Although many people have the mistaken assumption that slip and fall…