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Liability in Accident Involving Stolen Motorcycle in Pinellas Park

On October 31, 2013, a 31-year old man died after losing control of the stolen motorcycle that he was riding during a police chase. According to the Tampa Tribune, the man was traveling at high speed when he lost control of the motorcycle and hit a parked car. While in this case the rider of ...

Death of Woman by Alleged Drunk Driver Raises Threshold Damages Issue

On October 14, 2013, an Orlando man allegedly hit a Plant City woman’s Toyota Corolla while driving drunk. According to the Tampa Tribune the 54-year-old man ran a red light while driving his pickup truck and hit the 52-year-old Plant City woman, who died at the scene. The alleged drunk driver then tried to dispose ...

Death of Hudson 4-Year-Old Brings Parental Liability Into Question

On October 9th, a four year-old child was killed after being hit by the car her mother was driving, while her mother was leaving a parking space in front of their home. The mother did not see the child approach the car because she was speaking to the father of the child moments before the ...

Determining Liability for Injuries Sustained in a Bus Accident

On the morning of October 4, 2013, there was an accident between a school bus bringing special needs children to school and a car at an intersection in Clearwater. According to witnesses, the driver of the school bus ran a red light, hitting the car. The driver of the car was seriously injured, but the ...

Explaining the NFL Concussion Settlement

Just before the start of the latest NFL season, football was in the news for a different reason, a $765 million dollar settlement between the NFL and 4500 former players. While there has been a lot in the news about the possible fairness of this settlement and whether or not players deserve this kind of ...

Types of Accidents that Cause Wrongful Death Lawsuits

The worst types of accidents are the ones where a loved one dies. Even simple events like a slip and fall can cause a person to die if he/she falls the wrong way. Some accident types, though, are more likely to cause someone to die than others. Here are some of the leading causes of ...

Granuflo and NaturaLyte Lawsuits

What are Granfuflo and NaturaLyte? Granfuflo and NaturaLyte are drugs used to neutralize acid buildup during dialysis treatments. Dialysis is used to help people with kidney disease. The drug is manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care North America. Fresenius is the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and dialysis centers. Granfuflo is a powder concentrate. NaturalLyte ...

7 Important Steps to take in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Consult with a Lawyer Wrongful death cases are very complicated. You should consult with a Florida wrongful death attorney to make sure a personal representative is appointed, the claims are timely brought, the responsible parties are identified and the proper damages are claimed. Obtain the death certificate. A family member or personal representative can get ...

Convenience Stores Premises Liability

7-Eleven, Inc. announced on December 8, 2010 that it was acquiring the 183 Florida sites of ExxonMobil’s retail interests. Most of the stores will be rebranded as 7-Eleven® operations. Many of the stores are in high-traffic locations. As of December 2010, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates and franchises 610 stores in Florida. Many of these 7-Eleven stores ...

Wrongful Death Claim Filed in Hillsborough County Civil Court

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Brooke Coats, a 16-year old girl died Feb. 18, 2011, in Brandon, Hillsborough County Florida after a bull she was riding kicked her. She died, that night, of internal injuries. To protect their claim against the two year wrongful death statute of limitations, her family brought suit in Hillsborough ...

Senior Citizen Claimants in Personal Injury Accidents

According to the Tampa Bay Times (April 12, 2013), an 84-year-old St. Petersburg woman was taken to a hospital Friday morning after her car overturned in an accident: “Helen Bohman was driving east on Fifth Avenue N when her Toyota and a Jeep Cherokee collided, St. Petersburg police spokesman Mike Puetz said. The Jeep was ...

Minor Killed in Car Accident – Possible Wrongful Death Claim

According to the Tampa Bay Times (April 19, 2013), a 16-year-old girl was killed Friday evening in a traffic crash on the bridge over Placido Bayou on 40th Avenue NE in St. Petersburg, Florida. “She was a passenger in a sport utility vehicle that crashed about 6:55 p.m., coming to rest atop a concrete barrier ...

Death Due to Negligence – What to Ask a Wrongful Death Lawyer

No one ever expects to lose a loved one suddenly. It is so unfortunate to see a family suffer as a result of an individual’s or a company’s negligence. We have over 20 years of experience helping families through the difficult time of losing loved ones as a result of a wrongful death. With offices ...

Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit: 3 Key Questions to Ask Before It’s Too Late

I wanted to write this blog to inform women who have had a Transvaginal Mesh Implant about their rights. The Transvaginal Mesh litigation has been going on for the last two years and it is one of the biggest Mass Tort Cases we have ever seen. On July 13, 2011 the FDA issued a bulletin ...

BP Oil Spill Claims for Business Owners – Reasons to File a Claim Now

Do you own a business located in one of the Florida Coastal Counties – Including Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas? If so, it may be in your best interest and the interest of your company to explore the possibility of a BP Oil Spill Claim. It is very simple to determine if your business passes causation ...

Several Slip and Fall Lawsuits “Aimed” at Target, Other Retailers

Recently, accident lawsuits have been filed in several states, claiming monetary damages for injuries suffered by shoppers in falls at several discount retail stores, including Target, Walmart, and Family Dollar Stores.  In one case, a New Jersey Target store was reportedly sued when a clear substance on the floor caused a pharmacy patron to slip and fall, ...

Tampa Watches Settlements of Toyota Wrongful Death Lawsuit

In Tampa, wrongful death lawsuits can be based on a variety of factual situations. Many wrongful death cases are brought in the form of a products liability claim, alleging the dangerously defective design or manufacture of a product or the failure to warn of non-obvious dangers with using the product. Many Tampa-area readers are familiar ...

Stage Eight of a Personal Injury Claim – Trial

This is the final stage (other than an appeal) of a personal injury claim. If our client (the plaintiff) and the defendant/defendants don’t reach a final agreement on a settlement throughout all of the other stages of a claim, this is the final option. The trial is when both parties go before a judge and ...

Stage 7 of a Personal Injury Claim – Mediation

In my last blog post titled “Stage Six of a Personal Injury Claim-Filing the Initial Set of Discovery,” I talked about the gathering of evidence by both parties through subpoenas and discovery requests. This post is about the next step: Mediation. Mediation is necessary before a case goes to trial, unless a settlement is agreed ...

Stage 6 of a Personal Injury Claim – Initial Set of Discovery

In my last blog post, I talked about the fifth stage of a personal injury claim- Filing a Lawsuit. In this post, I am going to focus on Stage Six-Filing the Initial Set of Discovery. Most of you are probably wondering: “What is Discovery?” Discovery is, according to the Rules of Civil Procedure, the time ...