A pedestrian accident is different from an auto accident in many ways. For one, when you get into your automobile to drive, the first thing you do (hopefully!) is buckle your seatbelt. But when you go outside to walk home from school, dinner or an event, no one thinks “I better watch out that…
We’ve reached the conclusion of the first annual Hoops4Heroes 3ON3 Basketball tournament, which saw a total of $4,341 raised for wounded veterans who are in need of housing, education, meals, medical treatment, and much more. Hoops4Heroes accepted donations from players, teams, and the friends and family of the event’s organizers and participants, and 100%…
After over ten long and wonderful years at the Legacy Bank Building, our firm is excited to announce that we will be moving our offices to the Gold Commerce Building. Our new office address will be 1800 South Australian Ave #400, West Palm Beach, FL 33409, located just south of the Australian Ave overpass…
A slip and fall is not entirely your fault Businesses have a responsibility to keep their floors safe, clean, and free of hazards for their customers and anyone else who is on their property. This is Florida law. While some people might think of a slip and fall case as a frivolous or silly…
This summer was a busy one for the owners of Avante at Boca Raton, Inc., the operators of the skilled nursing home of the same name in central Boca Raton. On four different visits from field office representatives of the Agency for Health Care Administration, or AHCA, the governing regulatory body of all heath…
As discussed in an earlier blog post on Personal Injury Protection, or PIP, and how PIP protects Florida drivers under the state’s “No Fault” laws as it relates to car accident injuries, there are other types of protections that are available through your auto insurance company. These protections can be a little confusing, so…
Were you at fault in a car accident that happened in Palm Beach County? Are you worried that you might have trouble with your insurance company? And if you are hurt, are you concerned that you might not be eligible to receive insurance money to pay for your injuries? Don’t be. In Florida, we…
We won’t bore you with the usual mantras about wearing helmets and speeding less. We are all adults, and we all make our own choices. It’s unlikely that those choices can be swayed by a public service announcement from a law firm. For Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month this year, we have been on social…
As the mass of hundreds of thousands of motorcycle riders in Daytona Beach, Florida disbands following the end of Daytona Bike Fest for 2014, the public is being granted some insight into trauma and hospital admittance statistics for motorcyclists involved in accidents. Each year, Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona publishes a report, commissioned…
Personal Injury lawyers don’t have the greatest reputation. Why is this true? Part of the reason is that we are considered “ambulance chasers” that aggressively pursue accident victims. However, there are laws and rules that have been established by the Florida legislature and by the Florida Bar (which sets up the rules for lawyers)…