Category Archives: Personal Injury
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 »
Tracy Morgan Wins $90 Million In Settlement With Walmart After Truck Accident
The comedian and actor Tracy Morgan was involved in a devastating truck accident. Morgan was a passenger in a limousine van that was struck by a Walmart truck on the New Jersey Turnpike. The crash resulted in critical injuries and the tragic death of his friend and fellow comedian James McNair. In this article,… Read More »
Plaintiff Wins $8 Million In Slip And Fall Accident At Burger King
A Florida plaintiff was awarded $8 million for a slip and fall accident that occurred in a Burger King restroom. When it happened, it was one of the largest verdicts of its kind in Florida’s history. At the same time, Florida has been enacting tort reform legislation that makes it more difficult to file… Read More »
Dog Attack Kills 21-Year-Old In Georgia
A deadly dog attack claimed the life of a 21-year-old Georgia woman recently. According to reports, it happened on Ira Road where the victim was attacked and killed. Two dogs were removed from the owner’s home. The 55-year-old dog owner was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. According to arrest warrants, the dog’s owner… Read More »
Jury Awards Florida Woman $25M After Hospital Delayed Reporting Of Sexual Abuse By Staff Member
A Florida plaintiff was awarded $25 million after allegedly being sexually assaulted by a male nurse who was employed by the hospital. According to her lawsuit, her doctors had ordered an injection of morphine after the plaintiff fell at work. Her nurse instead fed her a dose of painkiller directly into her IV drip,… Read More »
Florida Woman Sues Publix After Slip-And-Fall Accident On Their Premises
A Florida woman has filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Publix Super Markets after she slipped and fell on the grocer’s premises, incurring substantial injuries. The plaintiff filed the complaint against the grocer in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida on June 28. According to the lawsuit, the… Read More »
Understanding Georgia’s “One Bite Rule” In Dog Bite Lawsuits
Is a dog owner liable for a dog bite? In other words, is a dog owner responsible when their dog bites another person? The answer isn’t so cut and dried and may depend on what state you’re living in. Dog owner liability in most states falls into one of two categories. Dog owners are… Read More »
Lawsuits Against Hog Waller ATV Park May Be Enjoined By Liability Waivers
Two plaintiffs have filed personal injury lawsuits against Hog Waller Campground and ATV Resort after four people died on the campgrounds including a 7-year-old boy. Hog Waller has been the scene of multiple serious accidents since it reopened in 2019. In July 2021, a 65-year-old man from Citrus Springs was killed there and in… Read More »
Florida Woman Files Lawsuit Against SeaWorld Claiming She Was Struck On A Slide By Another Parkgoer
A Florida woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against SeaWorld alleging that she was injured last year when another individual crashed into her on a water slide at Aquatica. The plaintiff was at SeaWorld in Orlando on June 23, 2023, when another adult “violently collided” with her on a water slide before she… Read More »
