Category Archives: Personal Injury
Be Wary About Using Litigation Funding Companies
When you have a personal injury case, you may not be in a position to wait long enough for your case to resolve, whether that is by settling, or by going to a trial. That’s why the idea of litigation funding may be a good idea. However, looking closer, litigation funding can be very… Read More »
Traffic Deaths Are Up…But Why?
In the first part of 2020, many of us stayed home, didn’t go to work, and didn’t go out anywhere—we were shut in because of the pandemic. So you would expect that traffic fatalities would have decreased in 2020. Actually, over time, with more technology and sensors in our cars than we’ve ever had,… Read More »
How Will You Pay Your Medical Bills After An Accident?
If you are in an accident, you probably have a lot of questions, and the worries about your health are starting to mount–understandably. One thing you may also start to worry about is how you are supposed to pay for medical care, given how expensive medical attention can be. After a Car Accident How… Read More »
Should You Sign A Confidentiality Clause In Your Personal Injury Settlement?
If your personal injury case, if your case settles, the other side will want you to sign a confidentiality agreement. Whether that’s a good idea for you is something to discuss with your personal injury attorney, but knowing what a confidentiality clause is, may help you decide what to do. Why Do They Want… Read More »
Nail Salons Can Lead To Serious Injuries
For many people, getting nails and toes done is a luxury, and perhaps a fun afternoon out with friends. You probably don’t expect an outing to the local salon to be dangerous, but that’s exactly what can happen if you aren’t careful. How Careful is Your Salon? Have you noticed that when you go… Read More »
Wrongful Death And Survivor Suits: What’s The Difference?
When someone is in an accident, and then passes away, many people believe that there is always a wrongful death lawsuit that can be filed. But many forget that Florida also has a survivor’s statute, which, at least on the surface, appears to do the same thing. So what’s the difference between a wrongful… Read More »
Do Businesses Need To Have Defibrillators Installed?
When someone has a cardiac event, there is the perception that it’s nature taking its course. There is nothing that anyone (outside of a doctor or hospital) can do when someone dies, or suffers an injury from a cardiac event. But that is not exactly the case, because of the existence of automated external… Read More »
The Basics Of Personal Injury Protection Insurance
Many years ago, the Florida legislature realized that when people are in car accidents, they need access to medical attention quickly, and to some extent, they may also need some of the money they are losing by being out of work. That’s why they created personal injury protection insurance, or PIP. What is PIP… Read More »
What Is Informed Consent?
When you go to the doctor, you may notice that you sign an awful lot of forms. One (or more) of them that you may not have paid much attention to is what is known as informed consent. What Are Informed Consent Forms? That’s because Florida law requires that before any doctor performs any… Read More »
Liability For Foreign Objects In Your Food
When we eat food, we expect that we will only find food in our food. Or at least, the items in your food that are supposed to be there. When something else is in our food that isn’t supposed to be there, the risks can be anywhere from being simply “grossed out,” to being… Read More »
