According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), three people are killed in alcohol-related highway crashes every two hours. The consequences of drinking and driving are arrests, property damage, injuries, and thousands of deaths each year. A number of state laws allow for a felony DUI (or DWI) charge in cases where the driver’s […]
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Patient Abandonment
Patient abandonment is a form of medical malpractice that occurs when a physician terminates the doctor-patient relationship without reasonable notice or excuse, and fails to provide the patient with an opportunity to find a qualified replacement care provider. There are many these cases in which a doctor might terminate a relationship with a patient without a […]
Don’t Forget Your Seatbelt!
When something is in motion, it stays that way until it hits an immovable object. Thus, when you ride in a car, the car isn’t the only thing moving—you are as well. If the car stops gently, you stop gently. When the car stops quickly, you keep moving and jerk forward and back. In most […]
Boat Defects
Sunny Southwest Florida is the perfect place to take the boat out on the weekends with friends and family. It’s not so fun, though, when you find out that your boat has a defect issue. In product liability cases, the rule of strict liability in tort will be applied. The liability of a manufacturer or a […]
Product Liability – Car Defects
When you buy a car, you should expect it to work properly. Unfortunately, there have been many cases where they have been the source of injuries and accidents due to improperly designed seat belts, tires blowouts, and vehicles that roll over due to poor foundation design. Defects in cars or car parts may occur at the design […]
Negligent Childbirth
The birth of a child is typically one of the most joyful occasions in a parent’s life, but what happens when medical staff are negligent and celebration turns to tragedy? Birth-related medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, hospital, or medical staff acts negligently and causes injury to the mother or child during pregnancy. Some examples of […]
Child Toy Safety
Millions of children’s toys, cribs, playpens and other children’s products are sold in the marketplace each year. Parents who purchase these items trust that they have been exhaustively tested to meet meticulous safety standards. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and product liability attorneys are aware. Companies who manufacture defective toys, cribs, and playpens need […]
Traumatic Amputations
One out of every 200 Americans , 1.7 million people overall have suffered some type of limb loss, with 50,000 new amputation cases reported across the U.S. annually, according to national statistics. A large number of these amputations occur as a result of traumatic accidents. However, diseases and other medical conditions, from diabetes, cancers, infections […]
Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle accidents present an increased risk of fatality and injury over car and truck accidents. About 75% of motorcycle accidents involve a crash with another vehicle, primarily cars. Over the past decade, over 70,000 people have suffered from serious injuries, and over 3,000 more have died from motorcycle accidents. In the overwhelming majority of these […]
Medical Malpractice – Surgical Errors
While there are many good physicians and good hospitals here in the state of Florida, there have been many cases of neglect and improper care during surgery. Some estimate that there are nearly 100,000 injuries from surgical errors every year in the United States. The most common type of surgical errors seen in this practice involves […]