When Florida bicycle accidents occur, the vast majority of them lead to at least one injury, and that’s for the obvious reason that those who are traveling on two wheels are directly exposed to the elements around them. Even if a bicyclist is wearing a helmet, his or her body can be severely harmed by [...]
Continue reading...30. April 2011
When drivers get behind the wheel of a vehicle, there are certain legal duties and responsibilities that arise. One such duty is to avoid conduct that places others in positions of unreasonable risk, and that most certainly includes any passengers in the driver’s vehicle. Tragically, something went wrong behind the wheel of a box truck [...]
Continue reading...7. April 2011
Driving any vehicle involves watching what’s happening around you and reacting to it properly. Even though some types of vehicles are more difficult to see than others, the law does not recognize that difference when someone fails to see another person and collides with him or her. While it’s too early to know what occurred, [...]
Continue reading...5. April 2011
Accident Lawyers, Hit & Run Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Anyone who has spent any time on the roads in Florida understands that bicyclists are in sight and in the vicinity of larger vehicles at all hours of the day and on just about every road. Therefore, drivers should be used to seeing them and be able to avoid them, even at night when visibility [...]
Continue reading...24. March 2011
Accident Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale Attorneys, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Drivers who get behind the wheel of a vehicle are expected under Florida law to be responsible with regards to their actions, and this by general definition means that they are supposed to avoid actions that place others in positions of risk and danger. While it’s too soon to know exactly what occurred, the female [...]
Continue reading...14. March 2011
Children riding on bicycles is a regular sight in residential areas, and anyone who has any experience behind the wheel understands that children taking part in this activity can be somewhat unpredictable in their movements. While initial reports indicate that it was perhaps such a movement that led to a tragic Lauderhill bicycle accident that [...]
Continue reading...22. February 2011
Accident Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale Attorneys, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Drinking and driving is conduct that comes with severe consequences for those who are arrested and convicted of Florida DUI charges. The situation only becomes much worse if someone drinks, drives and gets into a crash that kills someone. Tragically, that’s what is being alleged in response to a suspected Fort Lauderdale DUI accident that [...]
Continue reading...2. February 2011
Accident Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale Attorneys, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
When someone is killed in a Florida car accident, it’s always seen as a tragedy, and rightfully so. The loss of human life in these situations always seems avoidable. When that someone who is killed in a Florida car accident is a 6-year-old girl, it only makes the situation that much more heart-wrenching, especially for [...]
Continue reading...21. December 2010
Accident Lawyers, Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Driving is a skill that is honed and refined through years of experience, and there are innumerable reasons as to why anyone who wants to drive must complete the required educational courses and training before earning a license. Tragically, a man paid the ultimate price for being in the wrong place at the wrong time [...]
Continue reading...2. December 2010
Accident Lawyers, Fort Lauderdale Attorneys, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Drivers of vehicles owe a legal duty of care to those around them, and that certainly extends to any passengers who are riding in their vehicles. Basically, the law requires motorists to not put those in the area in positions of unreasonable risk of harm. Tragically, one passenger paid the ultimate price for something that [...]
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18. May 2011
Accident Lawyers, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death