Tag Archives: Florida Personal Injury Attorney
Understanding the “Fabre Doctrine” in Florida
Florida is a pure comparative negligence state, which means that parties pay damages based on their degree of negligence. For example, let’s say that three cars were involved in an accident. One car ran a stop sign, a second car was speeding, and the third abided by all applicable traffic laws. Fault will likely… Read More »
Drownings and Drowning-Related Injuries in Florida
Drowning is the fifth leading cause of accidental death in the United States, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twenty percent of those deaths are children aged 14 and younger. In fact, drowning was the leading cause of preventable death among children ages 1 to 4 between 2005 and 2014…. Read More »
Collecting Your Personal Injury Judgment
You’ve won your personal injury lawsuit. So what happens now? It’s easy to assume that the litigation is over once the court issues a judgment in your favor, ordering the other party to pay a specific amount of money to you. But the losing party is probably not going to hand you a check… Read More »
Understanding the Collateral Source Rule
Florida law does not allow negligent parties to pay less in damages simply because a third party has already compensated the injured person. Under the collateral source rule, health insurance payments and similar sources of compensation do not affect the defendant’s liability. That’s why courts generally do not admit evidence of the plaintiff’s health… Read More »
Exotic Pet Attacks in Florida
Pet owners have certain responsibilities under the law. One common example is that dog owners can be held liable if their dog bites or attacks another person. The owner is liable if the dog attacks in public or if the injured person is attacked while lawfully on the owner’s property. But dogs are not… Read More »
Understanding the Reasonable Person Standard
Not every accident is the result of negligence. The difference between a pure accident and an accident caused by negligence is the standard of care that the law requires in that situation. If a person neglects the requisite standard of care then he or she might be liable for any resulting injuries. For example,… Read More »
Uncovering Food Poisoning Incidents in Florida
A customer is alleging that the negligence of a Cooper City restaurant, La Brochette Bistro, made her sick. Alexandra Baker recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against the restaurant in Broward Circuit Court. Specifically, she argues that the restaurant didn’t follow appropriate safety guidelines in preparing her meal and aggravated a previously existing disease,… Read More »
Injured Illegal Immigrants May File Personal Injury Claims in Florida
While illegal aliens do not enjoy the same protections as legal citizens, they are entitled to file a personal injury claim in Florida if injured by someone else’s negligent conduct. But illegal immigrants might be too scared to even walk into a courtroom right now. Arrests of undocumented immigrants in Florida, Puerto Rico and… Read More »
What Happens If You Serve Alcohol to an Underage Drinker?
Parents who worry about their teenage children drinking and driving might think the teens are better off drinking at home under adult supervision. But that logic could get them in trouble under Florida’s dram shop law. Florida’s dram shop law imposes civil liability on businesses and social hosts who sell or supply alcohol to… Read More »
School Bus Safety in Florida
All Florida motorists are responsible for driving safely around school buses, especially when they are transporting, loading or unloading children. Florida has specific laws that drivers must follow when approaching buses: All motorists traveling in either direction on a two-way street must stop for a school bus with its stop sign extended. Cars must… Read More »
