Miami Personal Injury Attorney BlogPossible Safety Issues Regarding Protective Features Such as Airbags and Seatbelts You Should Be Aware Of When a head-on collision occurs, the front seat occupants are rapidly propelled forward towards the windshield. In order to prevent someone from going through the windshield, most cars have two important safety features, the seatbelt, which must be buckled […]
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The Head-on-Collision: Statistically More Likely Than Any Other Accident to Cause Death and Incapacitating Injuries (Part 1 of 3)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Data from the Florida Department of Transportation lists 1,173 wrong-way crashes (also known as “head-on collisions”) on Florida’s freeways and toll roads from 2003 to 2012. In those, 164 people were killed and 1,322 hurt. Seaside attraction Miami, which is the largest metropolitan area in Florida, is no exception. Some factors noted […]
Legal Representation Help – Filing a Lawsuit after a Head-on Collision in Florida (Part 3 of 3)
The minimum Personal Injury Protection coverage required by law in Florida is only $10,000. This amount is never enough to fully pay for damages, especially when it comes to a catastrophic accident like a head-on-collision. And that is your own insurance that covers your own damages. Unfortunately, many car owners skimp on their insurance to […]
Truck Accident Injures Store Employee, and More Accident-Lawyer News
It seems like not a month goes by that we don’t hear about a vehicle driving into a building. No one expects a car to come crashing into their home or into a restaurant, and many of these accidents are fatal. There are several factors that cause drivers to lose control and collide with buildings. […]
Family Upset by Dropped Charges Against Hit-and-Run Driver
Hit-and-run cases are notoriously difficult to prosecute. This is because by the time that police are able to find the driver, they are generally only able to charge them with leaving the scene of an accident. Even if they were intoxicated at the time of the wreck, they will have time to sober before facing […]
Winning and Losing your Miami Florida Slip and Fall Case
Ever wonder how to win your Miami slip and fall injury case? The law in years past has vacillated in slip and fall cases in business establishments involving water or other similar transitory substances. For the past several years, actual or constructive notice has been the requirement. And, in a recent case, the Third District […]
Winning and Losing your Miami Florida Slip and Fall Case
The law in years past has vacillated in slip and fall cases in business establishments involving water or other similary transitory substances. For the past several years, actual or constructive notice has been the requirement. And, in a recent case, the Third District Court of Appeals dismissed a Plaintiff’s claim because, as they said, the […]
Parasailing Accident Victim Hires Personal-Injury Attorney
Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, both 17 years old, were excited to spend a vacation in Florida together. The two best friends were having a blast at the Treasure Island Resort and decided to conquer their fears by going parasailing for the first time. Unfortunately, poor weather and the proximity of the anchor boat to […]
Miami Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run
Ismael Martinez and his son, Fidel Durante, were working on a concrete project on the side of the road when the accident happened. CBS Miami reports that it was early in the morning, and they were walking from their work truck to the project site when the driver of an SUV lost control of her […]
Nine Injured in Boating Accident
June 10, 2013, Miami, FL- Boating is a favored past time in Miami and the Keys; it a great way to relax and unwind, but there is always the chance a boat being involved in a collision with another vessel or running into obstructions in Florida’s busy waterways. On Sunday, June 9th two boats making […]