Anti-drunk driving advocacy groups tend to be united in the core common goal of slashing the number of deaths and injuries caused by impaired drivers. But now, DUI injury attorneys in Fort Lauderdale note conflict brewing among various factions regarding how to best accomplish this goal. On the one side…
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…
Not long ago, a video surfaced that quickly went viral. It depicted a motorcycle rider in Southern California plowing into a group of bicyclists along Mulholland Drive, sending the cyclists flying. As frightening as the video is, our Palm Beach bicycle accident attorneys find the notes made in the “comments”…
On the surface, the issue of liability in a bar room brawl would seemingly be limited to those involved. However, the Florida Supreme Court in Dorsey v. Reider ruled that third parties can be held liable where the plaintiff can show those parties owed the plaintiff a legal duty of…
Sexual assault on college campuses is a major problem, in Florida and nationwide. The U.S. Justice Department reports that in an average year, one out of every 20 female college students will suffer a sexual assault, with roughly 80 to 90 percent of those involving an acquaintance. As West Palm…
Spring is the height of tourist season in South Florida and an especially apt time to be reminded of the importance of infrastructure improvements when it comes to reducing the risk of bicycle and pedestrian accidents. Inadequate transportation infrastructure has left many Americans stranded and at risk of serious injury.…
Traumatic injury, including falls, traffic collisions and incidents on the job, as well as infection and other trauma can lead to the devastating reality of limb loss. Amputation may be necessary to stop an infection or to save the patient from future harm. In a recent case, a CBS correspondent…
Nowhere in the country is it legal to sell booze to minors, and it’s certainly not legal for anyone – under 21 or otherwise – to get behind the wheel of a vehicle while intoxicated. Yet it happens all the time, often resulting in serious injury or even death. As…
A reporter for The Atlantic recently spent a year delving into the “Dark Power of Fraternities” on college campuses. This investigation involved not only the way that universities use these organizations to market college as a “party” to students soon-to-be-saddled with enormous debt, but also the power these operations wield…
When Judy went to an Idaho hospital to receive treatment for infected wounds on her legs, she expected that hospital staff would treat her, and she would get better. What she never anticipated was losing her leg due to a medically-necessitated amputation caused by a hospital-acquired infection. She has since…