To state the obvious, the cost of health care continues to rise. Yet, Florida’s antiquated No Fault Law (PIP) provides a $10,000.00 limit on medical benefits. Basically, the cost of a visit at your local Emergency room. Thus, lawyers who represent injured accident victims have to find qualified medical providers, who agree to treat […]
Ford F-150’s from years 2011, 2012 or 2013 are the biggest part of the first recall which includes 1.48 million vehicles. Issue #1: The Automatic Transmission The reasons for the recall are problems with the automatic transmission. Ford has admitted the automatic transmission shift problem was the cause of the five crashes. In its release […]
Your Rights to Financial Compensation After Being Injured in a FL Hotel Florida is a vacation destination for people all across the country. Millions and millions of people visit our state every year, whether on business or for fun in the sun. It’s almost mind-boggling to consider how many hotels operate in our state, especially […]
Getting Financial Compensation After an Assault Caused by Negligent Security You’ve probably heard the phrase “assault and battery” so many times in your life, you might think those two words always go hand in hand. But assault and battery are two different things. Even more confusingly, assault and battery are criminal offenses and civil offenses. […]
Nicole Vanderweit, was driving eastbound on SR 84 when she struck a group of 14 cyclists. The riders were part of the Cycling Family Broward club. Rider Denise Marsh, 53, of Weston, a married mother of two, was vice president of the Cycling Family Broward. Sadly, Denise died about an hour after the 8:38 a.m. crash […]
As we wrote earlier today, the driver that struck and killed 1 cyclist, was distracted. To that end, the driver said;” that she was distracted by something in her vehicle. ” In addition, the driver, 33-year-old Nicole Vanderweit claimed that sun shining directly down the road at a very low spot at that time of the morning […]
One cyclist was killed, and six others were injured this morning when a car plowed into a pack of 14 cyclists, along State Road 84. We don’t know any of the details about how the accident happened, but truthfully, the details don’t matter. What we do know is that a group of cyclists went out […]
You might chuckle to yourself when accidentally walking into a pole while you are sending a text to your spouse, kids or friends. Such blunders may seem harmless, especially when the only thing that is harmed is your ego. However, statistics provided by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association found that 6,000 pedestrian deaths were caused […]
Earlier this year, a 56-year old golf cart passenger was killed in St. Cloud when his friend, who was driving the golf cart, was hit by a car as the cart crossed a road. The passenger was thrown out of the cart on impact and died at a hospital the next day. The driver was […]
If you are an innocent victim of a crime in Florida, you may be able to attain compensation through Florida’s Bureau of Victim Compensation (BVC) Board. Who Can Apply for Compensation from the BVC? Individuals can request compensation if they were the victim of a crime in Florida and meet the requirements as defined under […]
Not too long ago, a Veterans Administration Medical Center settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with an Army veteran for approximately $750,000. Complications from an unnecessary surgery left the veteran permanently disabled. He followed all the required steps for suing the Veterans Administration (VA), which admitted liability without going to trial. Other veterans have also won […]
