Jones v. Imperial Palace – Trip-and-Fall Claims Require Actual or Constructive Knowledge Suffering a fall in a public place can be more than a minor embarrassment – it can cause very real and very serious injury. However, that alone is not enough to secure compensation. Proving premises liability in Florida…
Law is one of those unique institutions that is both fluid, and firm. It seeks to provide fair justice to all, but it must adapt to the changing circumstances of the time. Sometimes, change occurs through legislation. Other times, it happens incrementally, with individual case rulings setting acceptable standards and…
The criminal and civil justice systems serve inherently different purposes. While the criminal system seeks to penalize a defendant for actions that violate the law, the civil system is designed to offer financial compensation to those who have been harmed by the wrongdoing of others. In some cases, criminal actions…
Adults who serve alcohol to minors or allow underage drinkers to imbibe on their property need to understand that in Florida, they might be held liable for any resulting injuries. Hollywood injury lawyers are aware of many cases in which parents hosted parties where underage drinking took place, followed by…
Filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in Florida involves meeting a very specific set of criteria. It’s a more intensive process than filing a general personal injury lawsuit because this type of litigation tends to be very complex. Among the differences: There is a shorter statute of limitations, a requirement of…
In the last several decades, the variety of beauty treatment providers has exploded. No longer are care regiments limited to the local hair salon down the street. Consumers have their choice of hot wax and lasers and injections and white-hot bulbs and powerful chemicals and more. Of course, as our…
In the last 10 years, there have been close to 2,000 Americans who dies because they accidentally took tom much of a drug all too well known for its “safety”: Acetaminophen. This drug is considered one of the nation’s most popular pain relievers, according to ProPublica. As the active ingredient…
It may take days, and sometimes even weeks, after suffering a concussion before you feel like you’ve fully recovered. But pictures of your brain may say otherwise. According to the Smithsonian, there’s a good chance that lingering abnormalities may be detectible by MRI as long as four months after a…
There are so many scares wrapped up in Halloween, and we’re not just talking about scary movies and haunted houses. We’re talking about the very real risks that accompany children and their trick-or-treat activities. First off, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and…
As we’ve recently reported on our South Florida Injury Lawyers Blog, lawn mowers are causing some serious problems across the nation, especially in the state of Florida. We recently reported about a man who was involved in a mower-car accident along the 8820 block of Northlake Blvd west of the…