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Imagine you are on your way to work, and the next thing you know, you are waking up in a hospital with the news that you may never fully recover. When an accident leads to permanent disability, it does not just affect your physical health. It changes your entire way...
During the first month after federal legislation removed the roadblock to filing lawsuits in the Camp Lejeune contaminated water case, about 5,000 claims have already been filed against the North Carolina marine base. Because up to one million people may have had...
Boating is fun and recreational, but it can also be dangerous. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, there were a total of 5,265 boating accidents in 2020, including 767 deaths and 3,191 injuries. Tragically, the fatality rate rose by 25 percent from the prior year. While operator inattention, inexperience and excessive speed are some of the most common causes of…
Car accidents can be devastating and result in serious injuries, with some of the most common kinds affecting the lower back. Even a low-impact collision can significantly impair your daily activities and livelihood. Back injuries can present immediately upon the force of the impact or, depending on the circumstances, back pain may not appear until days later. Back injuries can…
There are a few types of damages that you may be entitled to recover in a Florida personal injury action. In addition to economic and non-economic damages, a plaintiff might also be awarded punitive damages. These types of damages are only awarded in limited cases and require the plaintiff to show more than ordinary negligence. In addition to compensating the…
If you’ve been injured in a car crash, lost wages and medical bills can quickly add up. Understandably, you might feel pressured to settle your case as quickly as possible for whatever amount the insurance company initially offers you. However, there may be more compensation available if you work with an attorney who knows how to effectively negotiate the highest…
Spending a day on the water should be enjoyable and relaxing. Unfortunately, boating crashes resulting in injury or fatality happen all too frequently in Florida. Many of these accidents occur due to failure to take proper safety precautions and could have been prevented. Given the high number of boating crashes, a new bill aimed at enhancing boating safety was recently…
An injury caused by someone else’s negligence or recklessness generally entitles the victim to seek adequate compensation. Whether it’s a broken arm, torn muscle or any other harm, the victim goes through pain, incurs medical bills and may not be able to work for a while. Worse still are cases that involve very serious, potentially life-altering trauma, often called catastrophic…
Nearly six million motor vehicle crashes occur in the U.S. every year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nearly one-third of those crashes are multi-vehicle collisions, also known as pile-ups, which are defined as crashes involving three or more vehicles. Liability for these accidents — which often result in extensive vehicle damage, physical injury and even death —…
Florida’s busy roads are the sites of hundreds of crashes every year involving heavy commercial trucks. These massive vehicles cause serious injuries and fatalities when they strike cars, motorcycles or pedestrians. In the aftermath of a truck wreck, injured victims and their families face extraordinary medical bills, the prospect of buying a new vehicle, the inability to work and many…