Category: Personal Injury Law

Florida Ride-Sharing Services May be Underinsured

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http://www.injury-lawyer-florida.com/2014/04/florida_ride_sh... Florida Ride-Sharing Services May be Underinsured Ride-sharing services are cropping up throughout Florida. Lyft and Uber are among those that have been touted as quick, safe and convenient ways to get around town. However, there is mounting evidence that these services may also be underinsured. That means if you are injured in a Fort Myers car accident while using one... [...]

Mistakenly arrested again, at court hearing in earlier mistaken-arrest case, woman plans to sue

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/arrested_twice_in_6_m... Mistakenly arrested again, at court hearing in earlier mistaken-arrest case, woman plans to sue Twice arrested within six months by a single Florida law enforcement agency, for crimes in which another individual with the same name is wanted, a Louisiana woman with no felony record is now planning to sue. In a Monday letter (PDF), attorney Andrew Bonderud says his client,... [...]

Jury: $30M to Florida Woman After Hysterectomy Complications

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http://www.floridaaccidentattorneyblog.com/2014/06/jury-30m-... Jury: $30M to Florida Woman After Hysterectomy Complications  A woman who suffered a bladder infection followed by sepsis and near-death following a hysterectomy has been awarded $30 million by a jury in Boca Raton. silhouette1 However, whether the woman will actually collect that money is questionable, as the doctor she sued closed his corporate practice and sought... [...]

Woman sues GM over criminal conviction resulting from car crash

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/woman_sues_gm_over_cr... Woman sues GM over criminal conviction resulting from car crash General Motors is facing a number of lawsuits as a result of its now-admitted problem with vehicle ignition switches. But one may be unique. A Texas woman who was convicted of negligent homicide as a result of a 2004 crash now says in a federal lawsuit filed in Tyler on Monday that she was not at fault. Her suit... [...]

Extreme sports are more popular than ever, prompting questions about legal liability

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/extreme_sports_are_mo... Extreme sports are more popular than ever, prompting questions about legal liability Last year in West Virginia, 28-year-old Avishek Sengupta was running the Tough Mudder, a grueling 10-plus-mile race littered with merciless obstacles that take participants over blazing pits of fire, through dark trenches and into pools of water laced with electrical wires that deliver 10,000... [...]