Category Archives: Personal Injury
Defenses to Dog Bite and Dog Injury Cases
If a dog injures or attacks you, the owner of that dog is strictly liable for the injuries caused by the dog. That generally means that you, as the victim, don’t need to prove that the owner did anything wrong, or that the owner failed to do something—if the dog injures you, so long… Read More »
Policy Limits and How They Affect Your Injury Case
When you see an attorney about your injury case, one thing that the attorney will look for and inform you about, is the other side’s insurance policy, and their policy limits. But what is this, or more specifically, why and how does it impact a personal injury case, and what may happen in your… Read More »
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 »
