On Dec. 25, a car purportedly traveling west in the eastbound lane of Park Boulevard in Pinellas was involved in a fatal accident, authorities reported. The head-on collision reportedly occurred…
read moreFlorida residents may be interested to learn of the recent settlement reached in a 2011 stage collapse incident involving a famous country music duo. Sources indicate that the country duo…
read moreAccording to authorities, the driver involved in an accident that killed one and severely injured another on Dec. 6, 2013, in Orlando has been charged with leaving the scene of…
read moreThe legislature of Florida has passed a series of laws establishing the duty of care of the owner and operator of a building for the people who pass through the…
read moreA Florida Highway Patrol spokesman reported that a deadly head-on collision on Tamiami Trail claimed the lives of three people. The accident reportedly occurred on the trail’s western edges on…
read moreEach year, roughly 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs in the United States. About 20 percent of dog bite victims require medical attention after being bitten. Half of those…
read moreA 63-year-old Fort Myers woman was killed when her motorcycle collided with a car in Charlotte County on Dec. 6. The crash happened just after 1:30 p.m. in Punta Gorda.…
read moreA married couple in Florida was killed by a drunk driver right after having Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 27. After enjoying a meal with friends, the 64-year-old man and 53-year-old…
read moreFlorida residents may know that store owners, malls and other commercial buildings have a responsibility to maintain the premises in a way that keeps them safe for shoppers. If this…
read moreA 27-year-old man suffered severe injuries in a hit-and-run accident in Broward County on Nov. 16, according to authorities. Law enforcement officials reportedly suspect that a 23-year-old woman involved in…
read moreA Florida patient who is not recovering well after a medical procedure might wonder if the procedure may have involved problems or errors. In the past, a patient might suffer…
read morePeople who have certain items on their property in Florida that could attract and endanger children could be held liable for harm under the attractive nuisance doctrine. What constitutes an…
read moreFollowing the death of a male motorist on Aug. 16, troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol took a Navarre man into custody on Oct. 21 for allegedly driving drunk and…
read moreFlorida law places caps on noneconomic damages suffered due to medical malpractice in the state. Noneconomic damages include such things as pain and suffering, impairment, disfigurement and loss of the…
read moreIn Florida, dog owners are responsible to ensure that their pets have been vaccinated against rabies. This is in part because if the animal bites another person, the owner can…
read moreOn Oct. 7, Florida law enforcement officials detained a 27-year-old man on drunk-driving charges in connection with an Aug. 10 accident that killed one person and injured another. That incident…
read moreFlorida law provides for fines to be assessed upon builders who violate building codes in the state, thereby creating potentially hazardous and noncompliant structures. When a possessor or owner of…
read moreMany slip-and-fall accidents take place on property that is owned by another party. In the event that a Florida property owner failed to maintain the property on which the accident…
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