It’s Not Business, It’s Personal
Not a day goes by in Miami that we do not hear or read about yet another Hit and Run Accident. Fatal Hit and runs, occur nearly once a week in the tri-county area. In fact, here are the 2012 statistics for the state of Florida: 70,000 hit-and-run crashes in Florida, or 191/day; 168 Fatalities Yesterdays victims were a father…
While cycling is gaining popularity, both as a recreation sport and as a means of transportation, accidents in MIami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties are on the rise. As an avid cyclist and lawyer who repents victims of bicycle accidents, this comes as no surprise. As reported by The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the increase…
A great deal of time and effort is spent on educating the public about the dangers of distracted driving and driving while under the Influence. However, this weekend we saw two tragic accidents caused by drivers that either fell asleep at the wheel or were “zoned out”. Saturday Morning three joggers set out for a morning run on the 79th…
With the ever increasing debate over the cost of medical care, Insurance companies and politicians never miss an opportunity to blame the greedy trail lawyers and an out of control Medical Malpractice system. Well, I would encourage those politicians and statisticians to look at some rather alarming figures, and to learn from said mistakes rather than to cast blame on…
A landowner owes a non-delegable duty to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition. Unfortunately, most businesses tend to put profits over people, and the results can be catastrophic. Fast food restaurants are easy targets for robbers, and the restaurants employees and customers are at risk of injury. Most robberies occur during opening and closing when the restaurants are…
Kim Flint was an avid cyclist who died on June 19, 2010, doing what he loved-cycling and competing. The question is; “Was anyone to blame”? The more Kim rode, the more he challenged himself, and the faster he wanted to go. Kim would measure his results on Strava, which allows you to “Track your progress and challenge your friends.” Strava,…
Thanks the good work of Personal injury lawyers across the country Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle 8000 lawsuits brought by hip replacement patients, who had to have the metal ball and socket implant removed and replaced. As if the original hip replacement surgery was not painful enough. The deal provides each Plaintiff with approximately $250,000.00.…
The Florida Motor Vehicle No Fault Act(PIP) is an outdated and broken system that is manipulated by fraudulent clinics, lawyers, and bad characters. The no-fault system WAS intended to lower the cost of auto insurance by taking small car accident claims out of the courts. Each insurance company compensates its own policyholders (the first party) for the cost of MEDICAL…
On November 6, 2013, at 7:17 a.m. the lives of two families were changed forever due to a tragic car accident. Betasha Bien-Aime, a 6 year old and her grandmother, Emilia Frenel, were walking to school when they were struck by a car driven by a 16-year-old high school student near the intersection of Northeast 13th Place and 209th Terrace.…
In a bizarre set of facts The Florida Supreme Court reinstated a $1.2 million negligence award to a man who was injured when he fell out of a law firm’s chair during a consultation about filing a car crash lawsuit. The facts are that Robert Friedrich was injured in a car accident and was seeking legal representation in 2003. Friedrich…