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Family of Man Who Suffered a Heart Attack on Board a Cruise Ship Wins Lawsuit Against Royal Caribbean
If you have ever been woken up at night by the sound of ambulances driving past your window or been annoyed about losing time during your commute to work because you had to pull over to make way for an ambulance, consider yourself lucky. It means that you, like most people in South Florida,… Read More »
Court Rules Against Surgeon Who Performed Knee Replacement Surgery That Caused Patient to Require Amputation
South Florida, where the weather is almost always right for a walk, swim, or bike ride has always been an attractive destination for active seniors. If it seems like the seniors in South Florida have become even more active in recent years, it may be because of advances in mobility-preserving treatments like knee replacement… Read More »
Victims Plan to Sue after Explosion at Plantation Shopping Center, but Who Are the Defendants?
In personal injury law, premises liability means that the owner of a property has a legal duty not to endanger people who are on that property. In other words, they must exercise reasonable caution so as to prevent accidental injuries. The biggest responsibility for keeping one’s property safe belongs to business owners; they must… Read More »
Pedestrian Accident News Roundup: October 7 Edition
To say that South Florida is a dangerous place for pedestrians is an understatement. To say that the chances of sustaining serious injuries are high if you get hit by a car while walking is an even bigger understatement. Accidents, where a car strikes a pedestrian, are a major cause of fatalities and serious… Read More »
Hospital in Palm Beach County Faces Premises Liability Lawsuit after Visitor Slips and Falls
If you are reading a post on a personal injury law firm blog and it mentions a lawsuit filed against a hospital, you might assume that it is a medical malpractice lawsuit. In fact, hospitals often become defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits when physicians or other healthcare personnel make errors that injure patients or… Read More »
Family Sues Lime after Woman Suffers Catastrophic Injuries in Scooter Accident
A recent listicle by Ian Fortey attributes the decline of the motor vehicle as a horror movie villain to the fact that the road is a much less scary place than it used to be. Unlike in the 1960s, cars have seat belts and airbags, and if you are stuck in traffic, you can… Read More »
The Vision Zero Program Aims To Eliminate Traffic Fatalities In West Palm Beach By 2030
West Palm Beach is the site of an unusually high number of car accidents, including those that cause fatalities and serious injuries. One could point to a number of reasons. DUI, drivers not wearing seat belts, pedestrian driving, and unsafe pedestrian behavior near major roads are some of the causes, but whatever the reason, the… Read More »
Patient Receives Settlement from Three Surgeons after Her Healthy Kidney Is Removed During Back Surgery
It is inevitable that physicians will sometimes make errors, even when they have been properly trained and are using reasonable caution. This is because they are human beings capable of human error. Likewise, doctors sometimes find themselves in situations where, by the time the patient gets to them, anything the doctor does or does… Read More »
Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-run Crash on Military Trail
Car manufacturers often claim that theirs are the safest cars on the road, and while the rate of serious injuries resulting from car accidents has decreased over the last few decades, largely because of the introduction of seat belts and airbags, the truth is that any car is safer than no car. If a car hits… Read More »
Palm Beach County Car Accident News Roundup June 30
Palm Beach County has the highest per capita income of all the counties in Florida, but behind its luxuries lurk many hazards. The roads are great for driving fast, but it is obvious how dangerous that is. The Florida Turnpike in Palm Beach County is one of the most comfortable ways to take a… Read More »