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Family Of Semi-Truck Driver Files Wrongful Death Claim Against Florida Highway Patrol After Deadly Crash
This is a type of lawsuit we’re seeing more frequently in the news. This type of lawsuit alleges that a police officer caused an accident while chasing a motorist on the highway. Police departments generally have policies on pursuing vehicles in traffic. They are responsible for keeping the public safe. When the police officer… Read More »
Lawsuit Alleges Fifth Grader Died By Suicide After Being Bullied By Teacher
The parents of an Ocala fifth grader have filed a lawsuit against a teacher and the school district after their son died by suicide. According to the parents, the boy was allegedly bullied by his teacher, which prompted the successful suicide attempt. The lawsuit comes nearly two years after the boy’s death. According to… Read More »
Parties To Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reach Settlement Over Exploding Apartment
The plaintiff and defendant have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed over the explosion of an Orlando apartment. The terms of the settlement are, as of now, undisclosed. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit after reaching a settlement with the defendants on January 6. According to the lawsuit, on March 1, 2024, the… Read More »
North Augusta Woman Sues Grovetown McDonalds After Slip And Fall
A North Augusta woman is suing a Grovetown McDonald’s after she allegedly fell inside the restaurant. The lawsuit, which was filed in Columbia County Superior Court on May 31st, alleges that the plaintiff slipped and fell on wet floors at the business on January 12th, 2023. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff allegedly suffered… Read More »
Concussion And Post-Concussion Syndrome
If you were born before the age of smartphones and tablets, then you probably spent your childhood watching cartoons, where if a character fell on his or her head or got hit on the head by a falling object or a projectile, stars would spin around the character’s head. Today’s kids probably see the… Read More »
Three Cheers For Unassuming Looking Safety Features
Aspirational web content and salespeople at car dealerships are quick to show you the fanciest new high tech safety features on a car that they want you to buy or, as the case may be, want you to click on a video about. The safety features that play the biggest role in protecting you… Read More »
Don’t Let Your Best Self Jeopardize Your Car Accident Insurance Settlement
The news about the loneliness epidemic comes as no surprise to you. You are old enough to remember when people started conversations with strangers on public transportation and when talking to your friends on the phone after school, from the landline phone in your kitchen with a cord that barely stretched to the living… Read More »
Motorcycle Safety Misconceptions
If all you know of motorcycles is what they look like after colliding with a car, you would understandably be afraid to ever ride one. Clickbait images of crumpled pieces of metal that were once motorcycles do not do justice to the joy of motorcycle riding, to the joy of the open road. Anyone… Read More »
Brokers Are Not Liable For Negligent Hiring In Truck Accident Lawsuits
A federal appeals court has ruled that brokers are not responsible for truck accidents involving the drivers that they hire. This is the first such decision since the Supreme Court chose not to hear a similar case; they could have settled conflicting decisions in the lower courts. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed… Read More »
Florida Hospital Cannot Avoid Birth Injury Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
In 1988, Florida lawmakers introduced NICA (birth-related Neurological Injury Compensation Association) to provide a no-fault remedy for parents of children with specific injuries that they incurred at birth with an aim toward reducing the soaring cost of medical malpractice claims. However, an appeals court recently ruled that hospitals cannot force an appeal on that… Read More »
