When Brain Injury Symptoms Evolve After Virginia Truck Accidents
The Hidden Dangers of Brain Injuries Following Virginia Truck Accidents Truck accidents can cause life-changing injuries, especially when they involve trauma to the brain. If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury after a Virginia truck accident, you must understand that symptoms may not appear right away. Brain injuries often develop over time, […]
Cracking down on uninsured Brazilian butt clinics
The Florida Legislature finally recognized the problem of clinics and doctors performing Brazilian butt lifts without liability insurance. This meant that as a practical matter, it would be nearly impossible to collect for damages in the event of injuries resulting from substandard treatment. Now, going forward, doctors performing this procedure must carry professional liability coverage […]
How do you prove notice of a spill?
If you fall because of some spilled material on the floor, how do you prove the property owner–condo, restaurant, store, etc. –was aware of the spilled material? Because if you want to make a recovery, it is necessary to prove that the property owner knew the spilled material was there, and didn’t clean it up. […]
Injuries at the amusement park: A hall of mirrors
The catastrophes are well covered: The obese teenager falling hundreds of feet to his death. A 6-year old dies after being thrown from a roller coaster in Kissimmee. But really, how safe are you, or aren’t you, when you go to an amusement park in Florida? Truthfully, it’s hard to tell. There are no reliable […]
Don’t be a sitting duck on I-95
As showcased on ABC News, Semi-tractor trailer trucks, those big 18-wheelers pose a particular hazard on the highway because their size and weight can cause huge damage in a crash, and because they have big blind spots. A big semi-tractor has blind spots in front of it, behind it, to the left and to the […]
So if I’m injured while riding in a Lyft or Uber, am I covered or what?
Ride share drivers’ personal auto insurance generally does not provide coverage to the ride share driver, because their personal insurance is not designed to cover them when engaged in commercial activity. But in general, yes, ride share services such as Lyft and Uber both have insurance coverages in place that provide ample protection to passengers […]
Crackdown On Letters Of Protection
There is a longstanding and widely used practice in the world of personal injury called Letters of Protection. Suppose you’re hurt in an accident and you don’t have medical insurance. Under those circumstances, some physicians (who typically cater to personal injury victims) accept a written promise from the injured patient and his attorney to pay […]
Rolling The Dice At Mediation
The new law denying injured persons any damages if they are more than 50% at fault could cause the plaintiff to shoot craps in mediation or negotiation. The injured plaintiff now faces the risk of taking and recovering nothing unless she can convince an insurance company or a jury that she was not more than […]
“The truth about attorney referral fees”
I just sent a referring attorney a check for $50,000.00 as a referral fee. He was thrilled. $50,000.00 is quite a windfall for a lawyer for “just making a phone call.” But bar rules contemplate that the referring lawyer not just make a call, but participate and assume “secondary responsibility” for the case and client. […]
On the road: The ten most dangerous intersections in Miami-Dade and Broward
In 2020, more than 24,000 (twenty-four thousand!) people were injured in car accidents in Miami-Dade County. For those of us who driver daily in South Florida traffic with its crazy drivers, here’s a warning about ten spots where we need to be particularly careful: • In Midtown Miami: NE 2nd Ave. and NE 36th Street […]