Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Premises Liability and Public Parks
Florida’s soft white sand, known as sugar sand, is the stuff of legend. It is why the west coast of Florida gets as many visitors as the east coast, despite not having a city that matches the world-famous glamour of Miami. Most incidents involving Florida’s sugar sand are almost idyllically peaceful; retirees take walks… Read More »
Woman Dies After Roller Coaster Ride at Universal Orlando Resort
Children, love birds, and people under the influence of MDMA or LSD tend to look back fondly on their experiences at the theme parks of Orlando. For everyone else, a Florida theme park vacation is fraught with stress. Floridians above the age of 20 only visit the parks because they involve a shorter road… Read More »
Pedestrian Killed During Drunk Driver’s Wild Ride
South Florida is a notoriously difficult place for pedestrians. Most metropolitan areas in the world with a population comparable to that of Miami and its suburbs, which sprawl across several counties, have more robust public transportation options. We do have commuter trains, but you do not have to follow the news especially carefully to… Read More »
Is Photographic Evidence a Slam Dunk in Personal Injury Cases?
Based purely on numbers, it is easier for plaintiffs to prevail in personal injury lawsuits than it is for prosecutors to persuade the jury to convict a defendant at a criminal trial. First, trials in personal injury cases do not always have juries, and if they do, there are usually fewer than twelve jurors,… Read More »
Parachuting Accidents And Injury Claims
Skydiving seems like one of the most dangerous things that a person can do for fun. This is why it appears so frequently in “would you rather” quizzes, relative to how often people actually do it. When you consider parachute jumping as a job qualification, though, it makes more sense. Jumping out of an… Read More »
Amateur Zoos and Premises Liability
The zoological park, or zoo, is an invention of the Victorian era, where the public can see wild animals native to faraway lands up close. The days of surly lions in cages are long gone. Today’s zoos emphasize to visitors the importance of wildlife conservation; some of their proceeds go to protect the natural… Read More »
What Came First? The Wrongful Death Lawsuit or the DUI Manslaughter Case?
Drunk driving often leads to criminal charges, but if a driver causes an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, the people injured in the accident also have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit in civil court. Fatality DUI collisions can result in a DUI manslaughter conviction for the driver, as… Read More »
Golf Cart Accident on Las Olas Boulevard
When you ride a golf cart on a golf course, yours is the fastest and most powerful vehicle around. Those old fogeys hauling their golf clubs around on foot cannot catch you. While they are making jokes about how golf is a nice walk ruined by a little white ball, you are already at… Read More »
Pediatric Medication Errors
Most cases of medical malpractice are not as obvious as a surgeon operating on the wrong body part or emergency room physicians telling a patient who is suffering obvious signs of appendicitis to go home and tough it out. Sometimes it is as simple as a doctor prescribing the wrong dose of a medication… Read More »
What To Know About Go-Kart Accidents
There have been age limits on driving cars for almost the entire history of the automobile. Despite this, the youth have their ways of getting their fix of motor vehicle fun. If they are of sufficient means, they can drive golf carts in bougie resort towns and gated communities. If not, then the ones… Read More »
