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Smith, Ball, Báez & Prather Injury Lawyers Sponsor Abacoa Jupiter 2021 Tribute Events
Smith, Ball, Báez & Prather Injury Lawyers, a personal injury firm based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is a sponsor of Abacoa’s 2021 Tribute Events in Abacoa, Jupiter. Free to the public, this series of concerts began on May 15 and continues through December 18. Thus far, it has enjoyed a fantastic turnout, with tributes to… Read More »
Dangers of Distracted Driving
All too often residents of Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter find themselves the victims of a motor vehicle accident. A driver is stopped for a red light waiting for the light to turn green, when, out of nowhere, they are rear-ended by a distracted driver. While local and state governments try to curb these types of… Read More »
Attorneys Scott B. Smith And Marci Ball Elordi Announce Smith, Ball & Báez Injury Lawyers
Longtime colleagues and experienced personal injury attorneys Scott B. Smith and Marci Ball Elordi are proud to announce the formation of their new personal injury law firm, Smith, Ball, Báez & Prather Injury Lawyers. The two first met as high schoolers 32 years ago when they worked at Eastpointe Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens – Smith as… Read More »
For the 8th Consecutive Year, Scott B. Smith, Esq. Has Been Selected for Inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers
For the 8th consecutive year, Scott B. Smith, Esq. has been selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement and recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys in each state.
Evidence In Personal Injury Lawsuits
If courts did not make decisions based on evidence, they would not be able to make any claim to justice. People resort to lawsuits to resolve disputes because the court, at least in theory, gives equal weight to each side’s arguments, judging each on its own merits. It is because of evidence that litigation… Read More »
Florida Family Sues after Anteater Attacks Child During Disney Cruise Vacation
People whose idea of a fun vacation involves dangerous encounters with wild animals generally do not choose to go on cruises. Cruise ships provide some of the tamest forms of entertainment around, from playing mini-golf on the ship’s deck to shuffling from the pool deck to the buffet in your flip flops to dressing… Read More »
Family Sues Florida County after Paramedics Misdiagnose Woman’s Brain Hemorrhage as Drunkenness
What do paramedics do? If you have never trained as a paramedic, and even if you have never been treated by them, you probably have some ideas about their basic duties. They transport people to the hospital. They stabilize them as much as possible until the patients can get to a fully equipped facility… Read More »
Marco Island DUI Wrongful Death Lawsuits Highlights Obstacles to Plaintiffs Collecting the Money Awarded to Them by the Court
Someone telling you that you are entitled to a large sum of money is not the same as actually having the money in your bank account. If all the statements on loan advertisements that said “Congratulations! These $40,000 are now yours,” followed by lots of fine print, were true, we would all be rich. … Read More »
Boynton Beach Woman Sues Manufacturer of Zantac, Claiming It Caused Her Cancer
Scroll to the bottom of any article you read online, and you will find links to websites about the potential dangers of common food ingredients and medications. Most of those are clickbait designed to appeal to the hypochondriac in all of us; the connections between the bogeyman-of-the-week ingredient and the diseases it allegedly causes… Read More »
St. Lucie County Announces Plans for Increased Safety Measures for Accident-prone Intersection
What is the most dangerous place you can drive? Is it poorly lit? Does it lack traffic lights or other indications of who has the right of way? Is it far enough from populous areas that there is seldom enough traffic to deter speeding? Are there objects or structures blocking drivers’ view of oncoming… Read More »