Recent Blog Posts
Is an Employer Responsible for a Fatal Car Accident Caused By Its Employee?
When a car accident leads to serious injury or death, the negligent driver may not be the only legally responsible party. If that driver was acting within the scope of their employment at the time of the accident–say, they were making a delivery for their boss–then the employer can be held liable for any… Read More »
How Does a “Bad Faith” Claim Against a Florida Auto Insurance Company Work?
Insurance companies are not always quick to settle a claim arising from a car accident, even when their insured driver was clearly at fault. Such delays often frustrate accident victims, who are forced to deal with mounting medical bills and lost income while the insurance company continues to dither. In many cases, the insurer’s… Read More »
Planning for the Unexpected: Preparing for the Florida Car Accident You Hope to Never Have
Car accidents happen suddenly and without warning and are a scenario none of us would like to find ourselves involved in. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared for one no matter how much you likely hope you never find yourself involved. Although car accidents in Florida are not unique, the outcome of… Read More »
Three Road Safety Tips Every Out-of-State Visitor Should Know
Can you imagine a winter without the numbers of snowbirds we are used to here in South Florida? Our state has long had the reputation of attracting northern residents around this time of year who are seeking to escape the chilliest of weather back home. Each year, thousands of residents from the northern states… Read More »
Teaching Kids Parking Lot Safety
In the midst of their innocence, children often don’t grasp the potential danger lurking throughout those concrete blocks we all use to park our cars on or in. And even as parents, it is understandable if when you pull into a parking lot or garage, your first thought isn’t to consider any of its… Read More »
Preventing Single-Vehicle Accidents
Most of us think of other drivers when thinking of the biggest threats on the road that could cause us to become involved in a collision. However, in reality statistics indicate that more than half of accidents only have one vehicle involved. In addition, these single-vehicle accidents can lead to some of the most… Read More »
Loose Objects and Cars Are Not a Tight Fit
It goes without saying that being hit by a car while operating a vehicle of your own can be a traumatic experience. But some accidents cause heart-pounding reactions and leave you so shocked that you can’t believe you have just experienced what you did. As one example of this, the South Florida Sun Sentinel… Read More »
How Pedestrians Can Avoid Impaired Drivers
According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, a four-month investigation into a bicyclist’s death has revealed that the motorist who hit him was impaired by both drugs and alcohol at the time of the fatal collision. The 51-year-old impaired driver was apparently driving recklessly and swerving through traffic before striking the 33-year-old victim. The… Read More »
Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents
Local 10 News has reported that Georgia star safety Richard LeCounte was injured in a motorcycle accident shortly after the Bulldogs returned to Athens from their victory at Kentucky. The player’s mother has asserted that her son was struck by two cars while driving his motorcycle on a recent Saturday night. He reportedly had… Read More »
The Right Things to Know About Wrongful Death
According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, a judge has determined that a Florida father is not liable in a wrongful death lawsuit for two Tequesta teens’ disappearance at sea. This case pitted two respective sets of parents against each other after their 14-year-old sons vanished during a fishing trip back in July of… Read More »
