Monthly Archives: October 2025
No Surprises at Personal Injury Trials
Scripted dramas about legal cases often have climactic scenes that take place at trials, but it does not take a professional screenwriter to make courtroom proceedings interesting. Televised trials captivate audiences, and journalists choose the most quotable lines from the trial to use as headlines. For most of the people in the courtroom, though,… Read More »
Your Chances of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit
If you file a personal injury lawsuit and it looks like your case will go to trial instead of resolving with a settlement, your lawyer might reassure you that a plaintiff at a civil trial has much less to fear than a defendant in a criminal trial, especially since most people’s mental image of… Read More »
Medical Device Malfunction and Product Liability
Medical devices are any kind of equipment that helps patients manage their symptoms of illness in an outpatient setting. For example, wheelchairs and mobility scooters are medical devices, and so are TENS units that physical therapists sometimes encourage patients to buy. Some medical devices, such as walkers, have a simple design, while others are… Read More »
Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis
Florida’s cannabis laws are confusing, to say the least. Cannabis is a Schedule I controlled substance at the federal level, which means that federal law does not recognize any legally valid medical applications for cannabis; it is in the same category as heroin and MDMA. The same is true at the state level, and… Read More »
The Role of Recorded Statements in Car Accident Cases
You might think that you have a good memory, but if asked to recall a conversation that you had with someone else, you probably could not repeat it verbatim. Even when you are telling your friend about a conversation you had with your crush yesterday, you are probably paraphrasing your crush’s words and your… Read More »
Mobility Scooter Accidents
Millions of adults with mobility impairments are able to live independently. This is due in part to their own resourcefulness, in part due to technological advances in medical treatments and medical equipment and in part due to laws about accommodations for people with disabilities. For example, motorized wheelchairs and scooters enable their users to… Read More »
Injuries Arising From a Rough Ride on a Rollercoaster
People who are afraid even to get on rollercoasters can tell you in vivid detail about the things that can go wrong. The rollercoaster cars can derail, leading to disaster. If the safety harnesses are inadequate, customers can fall out of the cars and plunge to their deaths. The most phobic people can still… Read More »
A Pattern of Preventable Adverse Outcomes at a Specialist Hospital
People in wealthy countries take the low infant mortality rate for granted, but it was not too long ago that the death rate for children under age five was so high that people hesitated to get their hopes up about their babies surviving; this was the main reason that birth rates were so much… Read More »
