Category Archives: Personal Injury
Can Your Social Media Use Hurt Your Personal Injury Claim in Florida?
The vast majority of Americans have at least one social media account on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, or any other platform. People use social media to stay in touch with their family members and friends and share details about their own lives. If you were a victim of a car accident in Miami or… Read More »
Can You Sue for Emotional Distress in a Florida Personal Injury Case?
Emotional distress, also referred to as mental anguish, describes a person’s psychological injury following a traumatic event such as a car accident. If you suffered psychological trauma or mental harm as a result of your injury, you might be able to recover damages for emotional distress in your personal injury claim in Florida. Filing… Read More »
Who’s Liable for Parasailing Accident Injuries in Florida?
Parasailing is an extreme and dangerous sport where a person is dangled above the water on a rope. A passenger on a speedboat is dangled up hundreds of feet in the air with a parasailing wing and harness towed by the boat. Often, there are multiple parasailing passengers attached to a boat at a… Read More »
How to Calculate Your Pain and Suffering in a Florida Personal Injury Case?
If you were injured due to another person’s negligence – in a car crash, slip and fall accident, or any other situation – you can obtain compensation by filing a claim against the at-fault party. Then, after establishing the other party’s fault, you can receive both economic and non-economic damages. While economic damages are… Read More »
Compensation and Liability in ATV Accidents Involving Children in Florida
Adults and children across Florida are aware of the dangers associated with all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and yet ATV accidents involving kids keep happening in Miami and all across the Sunshine State. ATVs are also known as off-highway vehicles (OHVs). Under Florida law, many ATVs that we see on the roads of Florida are not… Read More »
How to Recover Damages for Injuries a Hit-and-Run Crash in Florida?
Leaving the scene of an auto accident is arguably the most reckless and irresponsible thing a driver can do following a car crash. Under Florida law, all motorists are required to stop after a collision and stay at the scene until the police and first responders arrive. Unfortunately, hit-and-run crashes are not an uncommon… Read More »
3 Most Common Causes of Airplane Accidents in Florida
Although plane crashes are rare, they tend to result in devastating consequences. Often, aviation accidents lead to severe injuries and deaths. Regardless of whether an aviation accident involved a helicopter or airplane, personal or commercial aircraft, the flight’s passengers and crew members are likely to become injured or die. As reported by WPLG Local… Read More »
Does Florida Have a ‘Dram Shop Law’ to Sue a Bar for a Drunk Driving Crash?
Can a bar, restaurant, nightclub, or any other alcohol-serving establishment be sued for a drunk driving accident if it served alcohol to an intoxicated person who later got behind the wheel while impaired and caused a car crash? Yes, under Florida’s dram shop law, an establishment or vendor can be held partially liable for… Read More »
Suing a Police Department for Police Brutality or Misconduct in Florida
A recent attack on a female protester during a George Floyd protest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, highlighted the problem of police brutality during protests. As reported by Sun-Sentinel, a police officer allegedly shot the woman in the head with a high-speed projectile, causing a serious injury to the head. The woman was walking through… Read More »
Water Park Safety Tips: How to Prevent Injury
Amusement and water parks are a popular destination for adults and children who want to escape the summer heat. But how safe are water parks? Unfortunately, water parks pose some of the same hazards associated with swimming pools and natural waters, including but not limited to drownings, slip and falls, as well as disease… Read More »
