While car collisions are the most common type of accident on U.S. roadways, they are certainly not the only kinds of accidents that exist. Motorcycle, bicycle, and even ATV accidents, account for thousands of deaths every year. In summer months and warm locales like...
In general, it states that a medical malpractice lawsuit must be filed within two years of the malpractice, or within two years of having symptoms which could have been caused by malpractice, with an outside limit of four years from the malpractice. In the rare case...
Semi-autonomous cars are the wave of the future. With Tesla’s Model S leading the way, other auto manufacturers have followed suit, from Subaru’s Eyesight package featuring driver assistance to BMW’s plan to develop a fully self-driving car by 2021. In many ways,...
Every day, more than 12 people are injured or killed in accidents that occur in the workplace. In 2014, 4,821 workers were killed on the job. So far this year, 54 workers have been fatally injured while at work in Florida alone. In most cases, injuries on the job...
In 2014, an astounding 346 people died in Florida prisons – the highest number of deaths on record to date. Many inmates died of natural causes, but at least 15 deaths were determined to be homicides. Some deaths were suspicious enough that in 2015, the United States...
You might rightfully assume that the safety features offered by your vehicle are designed to protect you in the event of an accident. In most cases, you would be correct. But for 11 people, airbags took their lives instead of saving them. One of those 11 people was...
A Florida doctor was arrested in March this year after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and codeine in 2012. The doctor struck and killed a pedestrian that evening, and is now facing a DUI manslaughter charge. Charges are still pending, but the judge...
In April this year, a Florida jury awarded Richard Wiederhold’s widow over $10 million in a wrongful death suit against Domino’s Pizza’s parent company. On January 13, 2011, a Domino’s delivery driver attempted to merge into traffic but nearly collided with...
Shannon Lawley was a young, vibrant, 31-year-old chemist with her life ahead of her. She was a Bright Futures scholarship winner and a University of Florida graduate. When she became sick in 2012, she visited the Brevard County hospital emergency room and waited over...
Early this year, a young man was killed in Ocala after driving his motorcycle over 70 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone. The 19-year-old struck a car while making a turn and died on the scene, and crash investigators reported that the motorcycle accident would not have...