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New Texting While Driving Law in Florida Takes Effect October 1, 2019: What You Need to Know
Florida, which sees nearly 50,000 motor vehicle collisions caused by distracted driving per year, was among the last states to implement primary texting while driving ban. The law, which took effect on July 1, allows law enforcement officers to stop motorists who are texting while operating a vehicle. Previously, texting and driving was not… Read More »
Semi-Truck Crashes Caused By Negligent Brake Maintenance — Brakes that are “Out of Adjustment” – By Skip Pita, Pita Weber & Del Prado
Mechanical failures on a semi-trucks can cause serious crashes. Each failure is unique and can involve different federal regulations that may have been violated. In a truck accident case, it is critical that you a lawyer with experience handling truck accident cases. Let’s consider truck brake failures — specifically, Brake Chamber Failures. First… Read More »
Recovering Damages After a House Fire in Miami
A fire department responds to a fire every 24 seconds in Miami, Florida, and other parts of the U.S. Statistics show that fires in structures that are not linked to wildfires cause more than $11 billion in property damage per year. Each year, house fires damage thousands of homes and disrupt hundreds of thousands… Read More »
American Airlines May Have Prevented a Plane Crash After its Mechanic Disabled the Navigation System
Although the odds of dying in an airplane accident are 1 in 9,821 (compared to 1 in 114 in motor vehicle collisions), when a plane or aviation accident occurs, the consequences tend to be devastating and catastrophic. Aviation accidents include commercial airlines as well as private and charter airlines. Besides airplane crashes and disasters… Read More »
Drunk Female Driver Hits a Miami Police Officer in a DUI Crash
Every year, more than 1 million car drivers are arrested for drunk driving. One such arrest occurred in Miami on September 12. The DUI accident took place when 33-year-old Belkis Salgado, who was visibly intoxicated at the time of the crash, slammed her car into a Miami police officer’s unmarked police cruiser, according to… Read More »
Premises Liability Law in Florida: Can Negligent Security Cause Burglary?
A recent Newsweek report about a burglary in Florida may be amusing to read, but it raises questions about negligent security in premises liability law. If a burglar broke into your home in Florida, can an apartment complex management company and/or the security firm hired by the management company be held responsible for your… Read More »
On October 18, 2019 Randy and Rosanna Weber of Pita Weber & Del Prado proudly attended the investiture of their friend Michelle Alvarez Barakat, Circuit Court Judge.
On October 18, 2019 Randy and Rosanna Weber of Pita Weber & Del Prado proudly attended the investiture of their friend Michelle Alvarez Barakat, Circuit Court Judge.
Wrongful Death of a Bicyclist in a Collision with a Truck or Car
Unfortunately, such a healthy and fun activity as riding a bicycle can result in a preventable death due to the negligence of another motorist. In 2017, 783 bicyclists were killed in collisions with motor vehicles; many of the victims were children and teenagers. And it looks like bicyclist fatalities in the U.S. have been… Read More »
Injured Workers not Limited to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
PWD Attorney Randy Weber Recovers $975,000.00 For Employee Hurt on the Job Generally, Florida’s Workers Compensation Law provides injured workers with at least 2 guaranteed benefits: 1) Payment of injury related Medical Bills; and 2) reimbursement of 66% of the worker’s Lost Wages. And not much more. Our Workers Compensation Law typically bars recovery of money… Read More »
PWD Attorney Randy Weber Recovers $975,000.00 For Employee Hurt on the Job
Generally, Florida’s Workers Compensation Law provides injured workers with at least 2 guaranteed benefits: 1) Payment of injury related Medical Bills; and 2) reimbursement of 66% of the worker’s Lost Wages. And not much more. (Continue Reading…)
