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There is much information written on what those who are victims of personal injury should and should not do. Checklists abound on the internet for accident victims to follow, to make sure that they get the care they need and preserve their right to get reparation for injuries. Many of those checklists list simple things to do or not do …

Even those totally unfamiliar with the legal system or how courts or personal injury trials work are familiar with one part of every trial – the closing argument. The closing argument has become the juiciest, most interesting part of trials for the general public. Great legal movies are based on dramatic closing arguments, and TV shows that will condense the …

In the world of damages, no type of damage is as well known as punitive damages. Victim advocates cite punitive damages as a way to ensure fairness in the world and to make sure that companies that act recklessly pay in accordance to the harm they cause. Tort reform advocates say that punitive damages lead to runaway juries and hurt …

Sometimes we think that lawyers only give legal advice. While attorneys who counsel injury victims and handle personal injury cases certainly should be trained legal advisors, we also are pretty good about giving common sense life advice that can help you and your family stay safe. Nowhere is that kind of advice as important as it is when it comes …

When you are injured in a car accident that is not your fault, it would seem that if the other driver involved in the crash was negligent and you are injured, that generally, you should be entitled to recover for your injuries. In fact, basic law school text teaches us that negligence law involves having a duty of care, breaching …

We recently wrote about the difficulties of suing cruise lines when people are injured aboard a cruise. The mix of punitive contractual provisions, federal maritime law, and choice of law and venue issues, make them difficult cases. Recently, our firm won a victory in court on behalf of one of our clients against a cruise line involving complex issues of …

Sometimes the simplest factual scenarios have the most complex legal issues. Businesses and government agencies facing suit will do anything to avoid liability. Recently, our firm won an important victory against a bus driver for the School Board of Miami-Dade, which will allow our client to have her case heard in court. Child Injured Trying to Reach the Bus Our …

Our system of justice depends on our jury system; it is written into our constitution and fundamental to our democracy. A fair trial by a jury requires that those jurors remain fair, impartial, and without bias as much as possible. That is why, before an injury trial, extensive questioning of potential jurors is conducted by the attorneys on both sides. …

Sometimes the law gets so complex that common sense goes out the window. Strained legal definitions and analysis can lead to results that go contrary to what we expect. A recent case in California involving a car accident in which a driver allegedly ran a stop sign but was found not liable for the victim’s injuries, is a good example …

The federal government has stepped in to try to rectify a big advantage that nursing homes have traditionally had against those whom allege that they or ones they love have been victimized or abused while in those nursing homes. The new regulation, which severely limits the use of arbitration clauses, threatens to hit nursing homes in their pockets if they …