The expansion of ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft in Florida, and the emergence of self-driving cars are poised to transform personal injury law and the insurance industry. As the Sunshine State continues to attract millions of visitors and new residents each year, it is no surprise Florida has embraced ridesharing as a key transportation […]
Category: Personal Injury
Is It the End of Florida’s No-Fault Auto Insurance System?
Did you know that Florida drivers pay some of the highest insurance rates in the nation for the least amount of coverage? Florida drivers paid the fifth-highest average auto insurance bill in the United States in 2015. Moreover personal injury protection (PIP) premiums increased 25 percent in 2015 and 2016. Today, Florida is one of […]
Stop! Don’t Leave for Vacation Without Reading These Home & Travel Safety Tips
It is that time of year when large numbers of Americans are hitting the road, sea, and air for Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Years celebrations. While preparing for your long-awaited Caribbean cruise, ski trip or traveling to visit family and friends, did you remember to take the precautions necessary to keep your home safe […]
The Obvious Danger Doctrine – Will an Obvious Danger Relieve a Property Owner of Liability?
Generally, a property owner is responsible for injuries to people that result from dangers on the property. However, there are many defenses the property owner can potentially use, and one of them is that the danger was so obvious that no one should have been injured (the obvious danger doctrine). In Trainor v. PNC Bank, […]
Distracted Driving Car Accidents
The Imperfect Present: Did you know Florida ranks second only to Louisiana for distracted driving, according to a recent study conducted by the online insurance company EverDrive? The firm compiled data through a motion-sensing app to detect speeding, quick acceleration, hard braking, and other bad driving traits while the phone was in use. Cellphone usage […]
Major Changes in the Works For Motor Vehicle Insurance in Florida
Under Florida’s no-fault system, motorists are required to carry $10,000 in personal injury protection, or PIP, coverage, which is designed to pay medical bills after accidents. But that $10,000 figure could soon increase. The proposal would eliminate the $10,000 no-fault coverage in 2018 while mandating motorists get at least $25,000 in coverage for bodily injury […]
Who Is Responsible When Wild Animals Attack?
Ocala, Florida is about 100 miles away from Tampa Bay, and it serves as the setting for the latest legal drama involving a wild animal. On March 13, a venomous 2-foot-long monocle cobra escaped from an Ocala home and is still on the loose. The cobra belongs to Floridian Brian Purdy, who has a venomous […]
Tampa General Hospital Escapes Liability in Malpractice Lawsuit
One of the delicacies of medical malpractice cases lies in who can be held responsible when a patient dies from a medical procedure. On March 17, the Florida Supreme Court declined to take up a dispute about whether Tampa General Hospital (TGH) could be held liable in a medical malpractice suit. The court did not give […]
$52 MILLION VERDICT FOR FLORIDA AUTO CRASH
On February 28, 2017, an Ocala, Florida, jury awarded a family $52 million for injuries and damages resulting from a 2013 car crash. Yolanda Aldana, Leyvier Herrera, Kevin Martinez, Anthony Martinez, Alejandro Aldana and Kenneth Herrera were awarded a total of $51,813,591 in their lawsuit against Nathan Pyles. In December of 2013, Yolanda Aldana and […]