Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Understand Dog Bite Personal Injury Cases in Florida
When it comes to dog bites, Florida diverges slightly with other states with regard to owner liability. In many states dog owners have some liability protection. In those states, dog owners are not liable for injuries to other individuals for the first time their dog bites someone if they had no reason to believe… Read More »
Woman Severely Burned During Fort Lauderdale Photo Shoot
A woman was severely burned after a car exploded during a photo shoot in a Fort Lauderdale junkyard last month, according to a report in Local 10. The woman, Jenny Meiler, is a 48-year-old nutritionist from Boca Raton. She suffered burns on more than 75 percent of her body when she was trapped inside… Read More »
Court Rules Cap on Payouts Does Not Extend to Personal Injury Cases
In a win for individuals and victims, a Florida court ruled that financial caps on payouts for certain types of medical malpractice lawsuits cannot be applied to other personal injury cases. The Florida state legislature in 2003 passed a $500,000 limit on “non-economic damages” in medical malpractice lawsuits, according to an Associated Press report…. Read More »
Truck Driver Under Investigation In Connection With Deadly Interstate Pile-up
A truck driver involved in a massive crash that killed six people near Chattanooga is also under investigation for drug use and drug sale, according to a report in the Times Free Press. Benjamin Scott Brewer, 39, is being investigated by Chattanooga, Tennessee, police after they say he drove his tractor-trailer into a number… Read More »
Widower Awarded $24 Million Following Death of Pregnant Wife
A Broward County Circuit Court jury this week awarded a widower $24 million following his pregnant wife’s tragic death at a Fort Lauderdale hotel, according to a report in the Sun-Sentinel. A drunk driver rammed into a cabana at the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Michael DeMella and his pregnant wife, Alanna… Read More »
Florida Pediatric Dentist Faces Class-Action Lawsuit From Angry Parents
An embattled Jacksonville dentist has officially relinquished his dental license and declared he’ll never practice in the state again following a long string of incidents involving child patients, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. Howard Schneider offered his license voluntarily to the Florida Board of Dentistry last month in the wake of… Read More »
Medical Malpractice Suit Yields $7.5 million for grieving family
A Miami, Florida, family has been awarded $7.5 million as part of a medical malpractice lawsuit settlement, according to a report in WSVN News. Maria Elena Espinosa died following a surgery to remove a two-inch tumor on her skull. According to the lawsuit, the operating surgeons failed to properly evaluate Espinosa before she underwent… Read More »
Florida Ranks 1st in Boating Deaths in U.S.
A 24-year-old man died and two others were injured last month following a boating accident along the Intracoastal Highway near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to a report in the Sun-Sentinel. The Hollywood, Florida, man who was killed, named Dalton Joseph Shirley, was thrown from the boat after it crashed into a concrete dock. Two… Read More »
Parents Allege Defective Drug Resulted in Son’s Birth Defect
A California couple is suing drug manufacturing giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) after they allege a medication the mother took has resulted in birth defects in their young son, according to a report in The Legal Examiner. The lawsuit alleges that the anti-nausea medication, Zofran, caused a serious heart defect in their son, who was born… Read More »
1 in 4 Floridians Drive Without Auto Insurance
The overwhelming majority of states require drivers to buy auto insurance before they get behind the wheel. Indeed, in 49 states and the District of Columbia it is illegal to drive without car insurance. Despite this, 12 percent of U.S. drivers are uninsured. Florida has one of the highest rates of uninsured drivers on… Read More »
