Tag Archives: Florida Personal Injury Attorneys
Who Is Liable for Contaminated Drinking Water?
Without a clean water source a village, township, or city would be hard-pressed to survive. In today’s society, it is the state and local government’s job to ensure that its people has enough clean water to drink, bathe with, wash their dishes with, and any other number of uses to further one’s health and… Read More »
West Palm Beach Personal Injury Lawyer Addresses 4 FAQs Regarding Insurance Adjusters and the Claims Process
If you recently filed a personal injury claim, you will have to deal a significant amount with insurance adjusters—from both your own insurance company and the defendant’s insurance company. No matter whose insurance adjuster it is, the individual assessing your case is going to try very hard to reduce your injuries so that your… Read More »
Who Is Liable When A Car Accident Is Caused By Poor Road Conditions?
In a typical Florida car accident, it is fairly easy to determine liability, especially in rear-end collisions and right-of-way accidents. However, sometimes no one person is at fault, and instead, a pothole, lack of signage, or missing guardrails can be the cause of a serious accident or injury. In these instances, the victims of… Read More »
When Bicyclists Are Responsible for a West Palm Beach Car Accident
Because of Florida’s warmer climate, bicyclists are out and about year-round. While bicycling is significantly better for the environment than driving, Florida drivers never get a respite from having to share the road with smaller, more fragile commuters. They must instead remain vigilant year round in order to avoid hitting, sideswiping, or otherwise harming… Read More »
Collecting Damages for Sexual Assault on a Cruise
No one expects for anything bad to happen to them while they are on vacation, but unfortunately, danger lurks everywhere—even in the cozy comfort of a luxury resort. Likely because of the close quarters and being out at sea, crimes occur more often than travelers would like to believe on cruise ships. Rapes and… Read More »
What To Do When Your Cellphone Causes You Injuries
When Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was first released, there were reports of them catching fire while people slept soundly in their beds, went about their daily business, or were driving in their cars. Initial reports blamed the fires on overcharging, but as they began to “explode” in pockets and handbags, it became clear that… Read More »
Can You Sue For Food Poisoning?
With the holidays here, the only thing that many people can think about is food. While anyone only ever wants to think about the good aspects of feasting, there are some that have no choice but to consider the bad too—such as past victims of food poisoning. If you have been struck ill by… Read More »
The High Cost of Financial Elder Abuse During the Holidays
No matter which way you look at it, nursing home abuse is a deplorable act, as it targets one of the most vulnerable demographics of our nation. Unfortunately, it is problem that is growing at an embarrassingly swift rate, and despite sincere efforts to put an end to it, elder abuse is hard to… Read More »
Most Common Causes of Accidental Injuries and How to Prevent Them
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accidental injuries are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 136,053 deaths per year. Among those, unintentional falls, motor vehicle accident deaths, and unintentional poisonings are of the top three concerns for the CDC. Accidental injuries and deaths are amongst… Read More »
Understanding Sinkhole Liability & Who Is At Fault
Because a sinkhole is a natural occurrence, many people mistakenly believe that if they are injured in a Florida sinkhole accident, or if their property is severely damaged in a sinkhole accident, that there is nothing they can do about it. However, depending on the circumstances surrounding the sinkhole accident, you may be able… Read More »
