Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyers

Parents trust their children with day care professionals so that they can go about their business.  The safety and well-being of their children is supposed to be all but ensured by day care center staff members, but there are times when something occurs that cannot be the fault of those watching these children.  Such a rare circumstance arose this morning when a child was injured after a woman drove into a day care facility in Margate. (more…)

Auto accidents occur with alarming frequency, and when one of the vehicles involved is large enough to carry multiple passengers, the danger inherent in the situation only rises given the higher number of potential victims.  Tragically, a terrible accident took place in Fort Lauderdale last night that left one person dead and five others injured.  One of the vehicles involved was a van. (more…)

One would think that an enormous red truck that’s sitting still would be easily spotted by just about anyone on the road.  This morning, several people were washing a fire engine at the Fort Lauderdale fire station when an SUV suddenly slammed into the parked vehicle.  Four people were sent to the hospital, including the driver of the vehicle that seemed to come from nowhere to make a violent impact. (more…)

Bicyclists who share the road with every other type of vehicle tend to understand the risks involved with trusting that others will obey traffic laws.  If anyone makes even the slightest mistake for whatever reason, those on bicycles are extremely vulnerable to the damage that can be done by vehicles that outweigh bicyclists by thousands of pounds.  Unfortunately, a Lauderhill woman paid the price for this risk Monday evening when she was injured by a hit-and-run driver. (more…)

There are times when the wheels of justice seem to turn slowly.  Even when that’s the case, it does not mean that efforts to bring someone who has caused harm to justice are not continuing to progress.  Evidence of this process was provided to the public today when a man who caused a fatal accident in May was arrested for DUI manslaughter.  The defendant also faces other charges. (more…)

Hit-and-run accidents are always difficult situations to deal with for everyone involved, including those who are injured or worse and the police who must attempt to identify the driver responsible for the damage caused.  While these drivers are usually apprehended, that may not serve as much comfort for the family of a man driving a motorcycle who was hit and killed early Sunday. (more…)

Small, private planes are a popular choice for transportation around Florida, as there are countless islands and other destinations nearby that are generally easy to access with this mode of transportation.  However, there are risks involved with flying in such a transport, and as is always the case with airplanes, when something goes wrong the results can be tragic.  Such appears to be the case with a recent crash of a private plane near the Bahamas that was headed to Fort Lauderdale. (more…)

Personal injury law generally deals with acts that constitute negligence.  Negligence does not include specific intent to injure or harm.  However, personal injury law can also include intentional acts such as assault and battery, and that’s what’s being probed in the case of two Sunrise police officers who allegedly battered an acquitted criminal defendant a year after his case was complete. (more…)

Car accidents occur for any number of reasons, and there are rare circumstances in which a driver who causes an accident is not found to be at fault for the damages that result.  However, being involved in a police chase is not one of them, and despite the fact that a driver in Fort Lauderdale this morning was evading police and was ultimately involved in two crashes, he could still face civil liability in addition to the obvious criminal prosecution he now appears to have initiated on himself. (more…)

Dirt bikes are extremely popular recreational vehicles, but anyone who has experience with this sort of activity understands that they should expect to deal with danger and risks while riding through trails.  However, when someone is on a sidewalk, those dangers are generally not foreseen.  Tragically, one man on a sidewalk was hit and killed by a van that ran off the road yesterday. (more…)