Tag Archive | "fort lauderdale personal injury"

16 People Injured in Fort Lauderdale Car Accident Involving City Bus and SUV

City buses are becoming a more popular choice for transportation for many different reasons, and one of them is that those who ride in these vehicles do not have to drive and deal with that responsibility.  However, when Florida bus accidents occur, they often lead to a large number of injuries because of the number [...]

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Tourist Seriously Injured by Sun Trolley in Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident

Anyone who is at all familiar with Florida understands that tourism is one of the mainstays when it comes to the state’s industry and its economy.  Therefore, people tend to be used to seeing visitors out and about on foot, particularly those who drive in the area for a living.  Unfortunately, something went wrong when [...]

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Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident Leads to Serious Injury

Pedestrians generally understand that there are risks involved with venturing out into traffic in South Florida, particularly at night.  Unfortunately for one area man, this risk turned into reality as he was seriously injured when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street on Wednesday night.  Homicide investigators are already working the case, [...]

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One Confirmed, Two Others Believed Dead after Small Plane Crash

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Accident Lawyers, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

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 [...]

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Two Sunrise Police Officers Probed for Police Brutality

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Personal Injury

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 [...]

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Driver Arrested After Multiple Crashes

Friday, January 8, 2010

Accident Lawyers, Personal Injury

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 [...]

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Van Kills Dirt Bike Rider on Sidewalk

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Accident Lawyers, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

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 [...]

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Five People in Hospital, Two Children Critical with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Monday, December 14, 2009

Personal Injury

When times are tough, as they are presently for many people, difficult choices need to be made.  For one family, that included running a generator in their home after their power had been cut off.  Unfortunately for four children who were living at the home, this choice led to dangerously heightened levels of carbon monoxide [...]

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Update: Police Getting Involved with Broward General Nurse Issue

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Personal Injury, Professional Negligence

We posted yesterday in regards to a nurse at Broward General Medical Center who had reused medical supplies that were only designed to be used once, and how that conduct may have exposed more than 1,800 people to dangerous medical conditions. An update to the story was published today, and the essence of the [...]

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Jury Awards $5.3 Million to Widower of Lung Cancer Victim

Friday, August 14, 2009

Personal Injury

Several years ago, states around the country and their Attorneys General brought class action lawsuits against the tobacco manufacturers for disseminating products onto the market that they allegedly knew were defective and deadly. Many of these lawsuits were settled, and some of the settlements contained terms that would disallow additional claims against these companies.

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