In recent years, events such as the 2016 Presidential election and the #MeToo movement have ushered the plight of sexual assault victims into the national spotlight. Even though sexual assault is grossly underreported, the statistics are alarming. In 2017, Florida’s Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) reported 7,900 rape offenses and 274 attempted rape offenses. About …
Proving Slip and Fall Claims With Evidence It’s safe to say that we have all slipped and fallen a few times in our lives. Whether it’s a child’s toy, a dog’s bone, or some spilled milk, many slips and falls result in nothing more than a bruise. However, when you slip and fall outside of …
Medical Experts Are Essential to Medical Malpractice Claims Negligence on the part of a surgeon, doctor, nurse, hospital or healthcare facility can exacerbate injuries and illnesses. They can also incur significant medical costs and require years of rehabilitation in order to be corrected. Some patients will never fully recover from the damage they sustain as …
Every year, active and former armed services members and their families trust the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) to handle their insurance, banking, and investment needs. The San Antonio-based business began selling policies to military members in 1922. USAA deserves credit for providing insurance services for the nation’s armed forces, but it cannot be forgotten …
Seek an Experienced Medical Malpractice Lawyer If there’s anyone professional you should trust, it’s your medical provider. Yet, recent research conducted by MotivIndex found that more than half of all Americans don’t trust their doctor. Even if you are among the half of Americans who do trust their doctor, that trust is often broken when …
Insurance Companies Want More Injury Settlement Mills A personal injury settlement mill is a high volume law practice that attempts to mass produce the settlement of injury claims while utilizing aggressive advertising campaigns in an effort to obtain clients. Settlement mills litigate a disproportionate amount of their cases and take very few cases to trial. …
All Children’s Heart Institute Contends With Patient Fatalities Pediatric medicine is an area of healthcare requiring special sensitivity and skills in order to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care. Many parents must turn to facilities like John Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute here in the Tampa Bay area for medical aid regarding …
Starwood Hotel Guests Have Information Stolen in Data Breach The major hotel chain, Starwood, has recently confirmed that it has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of around 500 million customer’s private data. Starwood released a statement saying that “unauthorized access” to their guest database was actually detected on or before September 10th …
How to Deal With Harassment in the Workplace Most discussion of workplace harassment focuses on sex-related misconduct, such as a boss grabbing his secretary inappropriately, requesting sexual favors, or making other unwelcome sexual advances. These behaviors certainly fall under the umbrella of harassment in the workplace, but it’s important to remember that not all harassment …
Uber Rider Dies While Getting Out of Car Monday morning of the 19th of November, a 28-year-old man from Brandon, Florida was killed in a tragic accident on I-75 near the exit to I-4 westbound in Hillsborough County. The man later identified as Sheng Hui Lin was struck by two vehicles at around 2 am …
Equipment Issues Can Cause Semi-Truck Accidents Commercial tractor trailers or semi-trucks as they are more commonly known, are possibly the largest vehicles that a driver will encounter on the road. These heavy duty vehicles can weigh up to 80,000 pounds and span the lengths of several cars. Because of this, semi-trucks utilize unique types of …
Florida Daycare Abuse Lawsuits On May 24th, of this year, a Lake County, Florida daycare worker was arrested and charged with child abuse after deputies say she pulled a chair out from under a 4-year-old boy, causing him to strike his head. Earlier this year, Kimberly Reid, a daycare owner in Clermont Florida was shown …
Dealing With Insurance After a Motorcycle Accident Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that motorcyclists are six times more likely to sustain injuries during a traffic accident than car drivers. This means if you have recently been in a motorcycle accident, you are probably also dealing with medical bills and extended …
Rideshare Accidents Caused by Drowsy Lyft Drivers Lyft drivers often work long hours, frequently driving late into the night. As the hours on the clock increase, so do their rates—and in the middle of the night, they’re more likely to get those high-dollar fares as the bars clear out, parties end, and inebriated people need …
Safe Driving In Unfamiliar Areas Driving in unfamiliar places can be daunting. There may not be any landmarks to tell you where to turn. You often find yourself straining to read tiny road signs or mailbox numbers to find your destination. Drivers familiar with the roads may honk at you or drive aggressively. Here are …
Discrimination of Religion in the Workplace Freedom from religious discrimination is one of the founding beliefs on which this country was founded. The ability to practice a religion without fear of retaliation and persecution is a right that is afforded to every American. The workplace both private and public is no exception to this basic …
Consider a Sarasota Truck Accident Attorney During 2017, there were more than 6,000 crashes on Sarasota County roadways according to Florida’s Integrated Report Exchange System (FIRES). Commercial trucks accounted for nearly 10 percent of those accidents. Anyone ever involved in a car accident understands the potential for injury. Those who are involved in an accident …
Who is Liable for a Self-Driving Car Accident? There’s no doubt about it: Americans will be using some form of self-driving automobiles in the very near future. Self-driving cars are already on the road, but we are still in the early stages of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) technology. In time, the majority of cars on …
Determining Liability in an Uber Rideshare Accident If you’re injured in a car accident due to the negligent or wrongful acts of another person, that person—through their insurance—may bear liability for damages. However, what happens if the negligent driver who injured you happens to drive for Uber? Isn’t Uber, as the employer, also responsible? How …
Florida No-Fault Policy and Your Car Accident Claim If you were injured in an auto accident and you believe that the other party is at fault, then it may seem obvious to you that the person at fault should be financially responsible for your medical bills and damages. And, that’s how it works in most …
Rise of Uber and Lyft Coincides With Increasing Car Accident Trends A recent study by researchers at the University of Chicago suggests that the rise of Uber and Lyft ride-sharing services may have contributed to the increased amounts of car accidents in areas where the services are active. The researcher’s paper titled The Cost of …
A jury recently found a lawyer employed by Morgan & Morgan law firm liable for $5 million dollars in damages. Morgan & Morgan attorney Armando Lauritano had been representing the Bradenton couple Shawna and Rock Pollock Sr. in a medical malpractice case when she and her child, Rock Pollock Jr. suffered significant injuries while she …
Understanding Uber Accident Claims As much as you may depend on Uber to help you get around the Clearwater area at a reasonable cost, the risks are always there with the company’s drivers. While Uber continues to refine their vetting process, anything can happen; often, the result is an accident. Unfortunately, we’ve seen far too …
Chiari Malformation Injuries Caused by Car Accidents A Chiari malformation (CM)—also commonly referred to as cerebellar ectopia or Arnold Chiari malformation—is a structural defect in the lower-rear portion of the brain (cerebellum). This is the part of the brain that controls balance. CM is most commonly caused by a congenital defect. In fact, doctors were …
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