Sexual abuse occurs in every part of the world and this week’s scandal involving a juvenile detention officer in Pinellas County illustrates how prevalent these issues are. In a disturbing story this week in the Tampa Bay Times, Pinellas County Juvenile Detention[...]
Even though the roads in Pinellas County, Florida have been increasingly made safer for cyclists, accidents with motor vehicles are still, unfortunately, a regular occurrence. Most bicycle accidents cause severe injuries and require emergency medical attention at a hospital. If[...]
A recent case out of Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal has provided guidance about a property owner’s duties to protect people from trip and falls on sidewalks. In Middleton v. Don Asher & Associates, Inc. and Lemon Tree Condominium[...]
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are over 6 million car accidents that happen on the roads nationwide each year. Out of those, 40% or 2.5 million are rear-end collision car accidents. The issue of fault in Florida for a[...]
Florida is a debtor-friendly state. That means that the law provides great protection for individuals from having to turn over assets to satisfy a debt. Remember after OJ Simpson was sued in 1997 in California for killing Ron and Nicole[...]
If you are in Florida and have an accident at Publix, there will likely be a video of the incident. All Publix grocery stores have closed-circuit cameras for purposes of theft prevention and to record any type of injury incident. Many[...]
As of 2019, there are only 15 states remaining that require a form of car insurance called Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Florida is one of them. For the past several years, the Florida legislature has addressed bill after bill[...]
There are thousands of personal injury lawyers in Florida with different styles and techniques, but they all generally perform the same tasks, albeit at different levels of service and competence. If you are out of state and looking for a personal injury in[...]
Using the internet to find a lawyer can be challenging for anyone, especially those who may not be experienced in legal searches or have not hired a lawyer before. There are ads everywhere, promises about what the lawyer can do,[...]
The following tips, on how to find a top injury lawyer in St. Pete, are intended to assist potential clients in making the correct choice of a lawyer. Lawyers who handle car accidents cases and other personal injury matters all have different backgrounds and[...]