Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere. When they happen in a park, recourse depends on the facts of the case, and the type of park. If you slipped and fell in a New Port Richey area park because of dangerous conditions such as uneven pavement or holes in a parking lot or path, speak…
Near-drowning Accidents and Anoxic Brain Injuries
Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children younger than 14. Florida children are at elevated risks, leading the nation in drowning deaths of children four and younger. Pasco County emergency personnel have received at least a dozen drowning calls involving children as of April 2018. A person who survives near-drowning may nonetheless…
Back and Neck Injuries from Rear-End Collisions
According to Insurance Information Institute statistics, rear-end collisions account for about 33 percent of all motor vehicle crashes in the United States, and about 32.4 percent of all injury crashes. Rear-end collisions can happen for many reasons, including distracted driving, drunk driving, aggressive driving, violating traffic laws, and road hazards. The injuries rear-end collisions cause…
What Kinds of Compensation Can I Ask for in My Medical Malpractice Claim?
If you’ve been injured as a result of medical malpractice, life can feel hopelessly unfair. Mistakes by a medical provider—someone who was supposed to keep you healthy—have instead caused you significant pain and suffering. To make matters worse, now you face mounting costs for future treatment, therapy, and adjustments to your life. You deserve compensation….
What Must I Prove to Win My Workers’ Comp Claim?
Many people assume that winning a workers’ compensation claim will be easy. After all, you were injured at work; doesn’t that mean you should automatically receive the appropriate compensation? That’s how the process should work, but unfortunately, in many cases, it’s not that simple. The company’s lawyers and the insurance company can often seem as…
The Magnitude of Common Medical Errors
On any given day, about one in every 25 hospital patients contracts an infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 440,000 patients die every year from preventable medical errors, according to the Journal of Patient Safety Innocent mistakes hurt about 1.5 million people each year, according to the Institute of Medicine…
Are You Sharing Too Much Information? How a Social Media Investigation Can Hurt Your Truck Accident Case
When you’re injured in a truck accident and have an insurance claim pending, your life becomes an open book. Your social media presence makes it easier for an insurance claims adjuster to learn about you. Whether or not you realize it, from the moment you seek compensation for your truck accident injuries, experienced insurance investigators…
What to Do Following a Bicycle Accident
If you ride your bike on a regular basis, chances are, you’ve had some close calls already—and if you haven’t been involved in an accident yet, you want to be prepared for how to handle it when you do have a more serious accident. If you’ve been involved in a bicycle accident, make sure you…
Antipsychotic Drugs and Suicide: Who Is Responsible?
Question: My daughter was put on an antipsychotic drug that may have caused her to commit suicide. Can I sue the doctor? The drug manufacturer? The answer to this is complicated. Drug companies and others—including doctors—have been found liable for the effects of prescribed medications. The liability may even be shared between multiple entities. Here…
Who’s Liable in a Lyft Car Accident?
Ridesharing companies like Lyft connect users with (supposedly) independent contractors who provide rides in their personal vehicles for a fee. When one of those vehicles gets into an accident and the passenger is hurt, who is liable for the passenger’s injuries? In this blog, we take a look at this emerging legal issue. Lyft Insurance…
Medication Errors and Medical Malpractice: What You Need to Know
Most Americans will need pharmacists at some point in their lives. These professionals dispense medications that treat minor illnesses or manage chronic diseases. What happens when pharmacists give patients the wrong medications? What happens when a medication error physically harms or kills a patient? Seven million people die annually from preventable medication errors, according to…
Jet Skis 101: Ride Like a Pro and Stay Safe Doing So
Boating Industry Magazine reports that sales of Personal Watercrafts (PWCs) have increased over the past few years, and that Florida has a 14.3 percent market share. With Florida’s strong tourism economy, this is no surprise. Of course, it also comes as no surprise that Florida has a high PWC accident rate. The United States Coast…
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