Florida has approximately 20 million residents, and 4 million of those residents are age 65 years and older. Accordingly, Florida has 680 nursing homes. To what degree are these nursing homes responsible for not only caring for their patients’ medical well-being and safety under normal circumstances, but also when a natural disaster occurs. Deaths at Nursing […]
A recent decision by the Florida Supreme Court means that if you’re harmed by negligent medical care, your compensation for pain and suffering will no longer be subject to arbitrary limits. The court ruled 4-3 on June 8 that a law that limited damages for pain and suffering in medical malpractice violated the constitution. As part of the […]
We at Kaire & Heffernan, LLC love sports. David Heffernan even played in the NFL for a couple years. We have very fond memories of going to our first sporting events and even fonder memories of taking our children to theirs. Watching their eyes light up as they see they enter the stadium is a […]
Kaire & Heffernan, LLC, has filed a complaint for damages against the Florida Department of Transportation on behalf of a pregnant woman who was seriously injured in an accident on I-95. In October 2015, Stephanie Blossom was driving northbound on I-95 near NW 62nd Street in Miami-Dade County when a vehicle in an express toll […]
As a workers compensation lawyer, it is very difficult to explain to an an injured worker and his family why the benefits provided by the law are so inadequate, and why the system is broken. The article published by Mark Zientz does an excellent job of describing the inadequacy of the law. Please see that article […]
There is sometimes the false assumption that millennials are lazy, uninspired, and self-centered. For motivated, self-actualized millennials, nothing could be further from the truth. The Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) reports that during 2014, 21.7% of millennials were volunteers. This represents 15.7 million people and about one in five millennials. Millennials contributed 1.6 […]
A prominent advocate for the rights of motorcyclists not to wear helmets has died while riding his motorcycle. Rep. Peter Pettalia, a Michigan state lawmaker since 2010, was wearing a helmet when a pickup truck entered his lane, killing him in the resulting crash earlier this month. Pettalia, 61, voted in 2012 to repeal universal […]
Following multiple serious accidents and months of public outcry, the Florida Department of Transportation finally plans to take action to fight deadly “lane diving” on Interstate 95 through Miami. FDOT officials recently announced plans to install wider shoulders and sturdier divider poles — replacing the insubstantial, orange poles that do little to stop drivers from […]
Florida knows how to hit the headlines. If it isn’t Florida Man’s latest hijinks, it’s an alligator attack. And if it isn’t an alligator attack, it’s appalling public behavior. Sometimes, it’s all of the above in the same story. Yes, the Sunshine State has a proclivity for peculiarity, and Floridians have a playful affinity for […]
After multiple serious accidents and months of public outcry, some Florida lawmakers are finally calling for changes to an extremely dangerous situation. For months, we’ve told you about the deadly conditions in the I-95 express lanes through Miami. The fast-moving lanes are separated from slower-moving traffic only by flimsy orange, plastic poles. Ignoring traffic laws […]
Fresh off a massive, $12.4 million upgrade, Miami’s Venetian Causeway reopened last month, following nine months of intensive renovation and repair. Bicyclists and pedestrians alike are celebrating the improvements, which are purported to lower the risk of accidents for people traveling on bike or by foot. As WLRN reports, dozens turned out to christen the […]
