The holiday season is upon us and we’re going to be enjoying parties with families and friends. This means you’re going to be at friend’s and neighbor’s homes for dinners, gift exchanges and cocktail parties. Given the fact that alcohol is typically consumed at these holiday parties, the odds of someone getting hurt are high. … Read more
A lot of car accident victims get scared when they find out the person who caused their accident has no insurance. Maybe the person driving is a teenager and they haven’t even had their license more than a few weeks. Or, it could be someone who borrowed their neighbor’s car. The last thing we think … Read more
People slip and fall all the time. And, that’s okay, as long as they don’t slip and fall while on your property. Whether you own a small or large business, you’re always at risk of litigation. We live in a litigious society. People who suffer the most minor of injuries are ready to sue whoever … Read more
Slip and fall accidents can happen without any warning, leaving you injured and worried about the medical bills you now have to pay. When you are involved in these types of accidents, it is best to work with a Boca Raton personal injury lawyer. But before you present your case to a personal injury attorney, … Read more
Friday, August 23, 2019, was a climactic day in the five-year-long case of a Tallahassee hit-and-run accident. A jury awarded damages totaling $30.8 million to the victim, a pedestrian who’d survived with profound brain damage. In addition to the amount of the award, the case and verdict are instructive with regard to dram shop liability. … Read more
In our Silver Injury Law, PA blog posts we repeat the importance of getting an experienced personal injury attorney involved ASAP after an accident. Think we’re just blowing our own horn? The cold, hard fact is, Florida personal injury law practice is not like the other 49 states. The laws and the judicial system here … Read more
The July 12 death of wildly popular YouTube star Emily Hartridge in London has turbocharged the controversies over e-scooters. Ms. Hartridge, 35, was hit by a truck and killed while negotiating busy roundabout on an e-scooter. British media reports indicate that hers was the first of the e-scooter fatalities in the United Kingdom. Ms. Hartridge’s … Read more
Value Jet Flight 592. In 1996 the jet airliner crashed in the Everglades ten minutes after takeoff from Miami. 110 passengers and crew aboard were killed. This was without a doubt Florida’s most horrific aviation disaster. Not the only one, unfortunately. In December 2005, a Chalk’s Ocean Airways seaplane crashed off Miami Beach. The plane’s … Read more
On June 27th, 2019 an Ohio jury awarded a woman $3 million for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell on a casino floor. There’s nothing especially startling about that, as far as it goes. Nonetheless, the story made national news. There’s a twist, of course. The woman had tripped over a WET FLOOR … Read more
Car vs. Pedestrian. No contest. When the two collide – well, it’s difficult even to think of that as a “collision”. We think, rather, that the car struck the pedestrian. That the driver of the car did a terrible thing. The pedestrian, of course, is nearly always the one injured or killed. Surely the driver … Read more
