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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 …

When you are injured in an accident and sue a negligent party for damages, you would be correct in thinking that a large hurdle is actually winning your case. Get beyond the liability issues, prove negligence, demonstrate how you were injured, and persuade a jury in a trial, and the check that represents your damage award comes in the mail. …

The holidays are upon us, and along with holiday cheer comes an increased risk of car accidents on our roadways. At this time more than ever, the importance of remaining diligent on our roadways is paramount, as the combination of factors unique to the holiday season can lead to a dangerous situation behind the wheel. Florida is being hit hard …

Often when there is a car accident, the fault may not be on another driver. In fact, the accident may not even involve another car. In many cases, it is the condition of the actual road or other objects that can cause car accidents. When that happens, the negligent party can take some time and effort to ascertain. Because road …