Category Archives: Auto Accidents
Holiday DUI Accidents
The tensions between women in the same family can be the stuff of cheap, reality TV grade drama, or, in the hands of a more skillful writer, insightful explorations of the human condition. Relationships between mothers and daughters are a perennial favorite topic of book critics and everyday readers alike, and twists on the… Read More »
Intentional Motor Vehicle Collisions
Lawyers use language in strange ways, and it is more than just the Latin phrases. When you attend a consultation with a lawyer, the lawyer might tell you that a term you have been using in every conversation with anyone about the matter you are currently discussing with your lawyer is inaccurate. For example,… Read More »
Three Teens Die After Pickup Truck Flips
Piling into a vehicle with as many of your peers will fit and traveling as fast as the vehicle will carry you is an adolescent rite of passage. When one person in your friend group gets a driver’s license and permission to borrow his or her parents’ car, everyone rides. If golf carts are… Read More »
Getting Adequate Compensation After Whiplash Injury
Some injuries make for great conversations. If you show up at work with your arm or leg in a plaster cast, all your coworkers will rush to sign it, or if your workplace does not have that kind of vibe, they will at least jump at the opportunity to wish you well. If you… Read More »
Underage Driving Accidents
The costs of raising children are a favorite humblebrag of parents. If you don’t have enough money to show off to the other guests at a social gathering, you can always cover your insecurity about your financial situation by complaining about how much you spend on diapers, baby formula, and daycare. If your children… Read More »
Road Rage Accidents
In most car accident claims, determining which driver is at fault for the accident means deciding which of them made a bigger mistake. For example, if one car rear ends another, is the rear driver at fault for driving too fast or not braking in time, or is the front driver at fault for… Read More »
Dram Shop Liability and Gas Station Stimulants
Based on their name, dram shop liability laws sound like they belong to a bygone era. When was the last time you saw a dram shop? In the 19th century, dram shops were saloons and shady pharmacies that sold alcoholic beverages in units of measurement called drams. The basic assumption of dram shop liability… 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 »
Ferry Boat Accidents
If you are a child just discovering the wonders of modern transportation, then riding a ferry boat is a peak experience. The only thing better than an interstate travel day, when you ride a minivan, an elevator, an escalator, a monorail, an airplane, a shuttle bus, and a rental car is a day trip… Read More »
