Category Archives: Personal Injury
Accident Brings Up More Issues Surrounding Autonomous Vehicles
As self-driving or autonomous vehicles start to become more common, many will be asking the same question: what are the legal issues that happen when a self-driving car causes an accident? Robotaxi Drags Pedestrian Take for example, a recent case of a robotaxi—essentially, a fully self driving car—in California. A pedestrian was hit by… Read More »
Is Driving While Hungover the Same as Driving Drunk?
We thankfully live in a day and age when most people are well aware of the dangers of driving under the influence. So, when we do drink, we know to try to find a way home, other than driving ourselves. But we rarely give any thought to the 8-12 hours, after we are drunk—commonly… Read More »
Hospital Errors Are Actually on the Rise
It’s 2025, an age where technology and medicine seem to be on the cutting edge. That’s why it may surprise you to learn that with so many advancements and innovations, many recent studies show that hospital mishaps, and medical malpractice, are not decreasing—they’re actually very much on the rise. Study Looks at Medical Errors… Read More »
Contaminated Food: Who is Liable?
Have you ever eaten a food product, or perhaps gone to a restaurant, only to feel very, perhaps violently ill, shortly afterwards? You may have been a victim of food poisoning. How Does Food Poisoning Happen? There are a number of ways that you can end up eating contaminated food. This often happens when… Read More »
Joint Liability and Comparative Fault in Florida
In accident cases, we tend to think it’s cut and dry: determine who is at fault for the accident or who is negligent, and then determine how much the negligent party pays. But the real world often doesn’t work like that. In the real world, in any kind of accident, there are often both… Read More »
As Cars Get Bigger, the Roads are Getting More Dangerous
When we think of public health dangers, we tend to think of environmental problems, contaminants, or major, widespread practices that present an immediate danger to multiple people. We don’t think of cars. And while cars themselves aren’t immediate public health dangers, more and more, people are starting to wonder if perhaps they now are,… Read More »
Attacks by Rideshare Drivers are On the Rise
When you get into an Uber or a Lyft, your major worry is probably whether or not you’ll end up in a car accident. That’s a valid concern, but it’s not the only one. Many people overlook the fact that they are getting into a vehicle that’s being operated by who is to you,… Read More »
Is a Private Investigator Watching You?
Is someone watching you? Suggesting it may make you feel like you’re paranoid, or others may think you have something wrong with you for even thinking that’s the case. But if you’re injured in an accident, there may well be someone watching you at times you don’t even realize it: the other side’s private… Read More »
Getting Accident and Injury Records of Prior Accident Victims
If you were injured in an accident, you may wonder how many other people might have been injured in the same way. That would seem to be pretty compelling evidence that the Defendant did something wrong. For example, if you had a loved one injured in a nursing home, you may ask “I wonder… Read More »
Unscientific Study May Indicate Expensive Cars are Less Likely to Slow for Pedestrians
Cars do hit pedestrians, seemingly at random. Or is it so random? Could there be a correlation between the kind of car someone drives, and the likelihood that they will hit a pedestrian? Study Looks at Who Slows Down Someone wanted to find out, and they conducted a study to see if they could… Read More »
