First, the good news: The risk of becoming seriously ill as a result of an infection from dangerous strains of E. coli or salmonella dropped sharply last year. But the bad news: Food-borne illness arising from lesser-known infections is on the rise. Specifically of concern are bacteria such as Vibrio…
A 24-year-old Hollywood man was killed and his girlfriend seriously injured in a Florida boating accident in which the vessel, cruising along the Intracoastal Waterway, slammed into a concrete dock. The decedent was thrown from the boat, his head striking the sea wall behind a private home, according to the…
One of the most powerful tools an attorney has are words. Understanding their most efficient use comes with extensive knowledge and experience. Failure to properly use them could result in negative consequences, ranging from reprimands to new trials. Such was the case in Smith v. Hopper, an Arkansas Supreme Court…
A woman seriously injured when a train ran off a section of damaged train tracks and into her workplace will have to endure a second trial after a federal appeals court ruled the lower court had not made a proper finding of proximate cause. In Harris v. Norfolk Southern Railway…
More than a dozen people injured or killed due to the negligence of government workers and/or agencies in Florida will finally receive the payment promised in settlements or litigation, some having waited years for legislative approval. The reason for the wait has to do with damage caps imposed by the…
The case of Reckis v. Johnson & Johnson is a victory not just for a young girl and her family, who endured unimaginable suffering and whose lives have been forever altered, but also for consumers nationwide. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justices recently affirmed a $63 million judgment in favor of…
A man who was severely injured after a building collapsed on him at a Florida construction site was awarded $64.5 million by a jury in Hillsborough County recently. According to the Tampa Bay Times, plaintiff in Matthews v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC was injured in 2009 when a building under construction…
Spectator sports are a year-round form of entertainment here in Florida, whether it’s minor league baseball or hockey tournaments or auto racing. Many parents and students also enjoy attending school sporting events, and for the most part, these events are fun for everyone. But when a facility fails to protect…
The family of a Florida high school student who suffered permanent brain damage as a result of oxygen loss after collapsing on a school soccer field has won the right to continue their civil lawsuit against the school district. Continuation of the case, Limones v. Lee County School District, which…
Florida authorities have long recognized how dangerous it is for motor vehicle drivers to get too close to those on bicycles. That’s why in 2006, they initiated a law requiring drivers to give bicyclists at least 3 feet of clearance when passing them. When it first passed, the measure was…