Insurance company secrets Car insurance companies want you to think that you are in “good hands” with them, and that they are your “good neighbor”, but the truth is that they are in business to make a profit. That profit is increased by every dollar they don’t pay out in insurance claims. As a…
Data released by Florida Dept. of Highway Safety shows injuries and fatalities from trucking accidents skew 3X higher than national average For Immediate Release – 10/14/13 (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) – For many in South Florida, Interstate 95 is a busy, sprawling pipeline for work-week commuters and other motorists. It’s also the lifeline for…
Local Law Firm Helps Break World Record for Most Books Read in a Single Day On October 3rd, 2013 at 10:00 AM, volunteers across the country will participate in the annual Read for the Record event that helps pre-K kids learn to read with the help of thousands of local community personalities. One local…
Tailgating occurs when a driver follows the car in front of him too closely and decreases the amount of reaction time that a driver has to react. When the driver cannot avoid hitting the vehicle in front of him tailgating can cause a serious car accident. According to some researchers, tailgating contributes to more…
When we think of what happens to the body during a West Palm Beach car accident, we picture the head slamming forward and back causing traumatic brain injury, neck injury and spinal cord injury. However, the lower body is also affected by the force of a car crash. In many cases, the impact of…
West Palm Beach, FL area nursing homes can be dangerous places for residents as well as visitors. Falling in a Florida nursing home can lead to massive medical complications, ranging from simple but annoying (e.g., sprained ankle or hip) to catastrophic (e.g., uncontrolled bleeding, traumatic brain injury, spinal damage, etc…). South Florida is a…
Earlier this week, a tractor-trailer overturned a stopped traffic on I-95. There are five types of big rig accidents that are common on Palm Beach County highways. Rollovers are just one. Five types of Palm Beach County Trucking Accidents: Rollover accidents Head-on accidents Jackknife accidents Underride accidents Override accidents [divider type=”1″] [/divider] Rollover accidents…
Learn the early warning signs of tire failure. Every year about 400 people lose their lives in traffic accidents caused by tire failure. Your tires are the part of your car that physically touch the ground and are a significant part of how your vehicle responds to steering and to braking. The condition of…
An insurance adjuster works for an insurance company. No matter how nice, helpful, or even trustworthy the adjuster may seem, the job of an insurance adjuster is to settle an accident claim for as little as possible. An insurance adjuster, therefore, is loyal to the insurance company. The adjuster will act in the best…
A person can slip or trip and fall anywhere; but when it occurs in a store, the store may be responsible for the accident. Under Florida law, if you sustain an injury in a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property, you may be able to recover compensation from the store or the…