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State officials are planning to force the closure of an Arlington, Florida nursing home after alleging a number of serious violations, including a finding that the facility allowed residents to harm each other, the Florida Times-Union reported. It is the latest disturbing news from Florida’s troubled nursing home system. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home neglectContinue reading “Florida nursing home abuse and neglect cases are a tragically common occurrence”

Planning a road trip this summer? Then don’t forget to pack a list of state and local regulations regarding text messaging and using a cell phone while behind the wheel. Currently, Florida and South Carolina are the only two states without laws aimed at reducing the dangers of traffic accidents caused by text messaging andContinue reading “State has no law aimed at reducing Florida car accidents caused by distracted driving; but travelers beware”

Motorcycle crashes declined dramatically in Broward and Palm Beach counties last year, a drop that state officials credit to safety training and driver awareness campaigns, according to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Our Palm Beach injury lawyers and Fort Lauderdale motorcycle accident attorneys hesitate to celebrate. Certainly news that 126 fewer people were killed in FloridaContinue reading “Florida motorcycle accidents decline, riders still at high risk in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm”

Motorcycle crashes declined dramatically in Broward and Palm Beach counties last year, a drop that state officials credit to safety training and driver awareness campaigns, according to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Our Palm Beach injury lawyers and Fort Lauderdale motorcycle accident attorneys hesitate to celebrate. Certainly news that 126 fewer people were killed in FloridaContinue reading “South Florida Injury Lawyers Blog — Page 74 of 76 — Published by Broward County, Florida Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys — Freeman Injury Law”

The Florida Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s ruling in a Fort Lauderdale trucking accident case in which an insurance company attempted to use a signed “Property Damage” waiver to reject a personal injury claim. This case illustrates the importance of consulting a Fort Lauderdale injury lawyer as soon as possible after an accident.Continue reading “Semi Accident Category Archives”

The Florida Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s ruling in a Fort Lauderdale trucking accident case in which an insurance company attempted to use a signed “Property Damage” waiver to reject a personal injury claim. This case illustrates the importance of consulting a Fort Lauderdale injury lawyer as soon as possible after an accident.Continue reading “Fort Lauderdale trucking accident case illustrates importance of consulting an injury lawyer before signing insurance documents”

A 14-year-old Hollywood boy avoided a possible 30-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to a manslaughter charge for shooting his best friend in the head with his mother’s gun. The Palm Beach Post reported that the teen was sentenced to a rehabilitation program and could be released in nine months. These are tragic cases.Continue reading “Palm Beach injury lawyers remind parents to keep firearms secured”

Sixteen motorists were killed over the Fourth of July Holiday, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which reported that authorities issued almost 10,000 citations. As our Port St. Lucie injury lawyers and Fort Pierce accident attorneys reported just before the holiday, a total of 30 motorists were killed in FloridaContinue reading “Fourth of July continues trend of safer Florida roads; reducing South Florida car accidents a goal through remainder of summer”

Our West Palm Beach injury lawyers continue to look at the accident data recently released by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. As we reported on our South Florida Injury Lawyers Blog, fatal Florida traffic accidents reached a new low in 2009, claiming 2,563 lives compared to the 2,983 motorists killed onContinue reading “Fewer fatalities but high number of injury accidents reported in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties”

A flagman was not present at a construction site where three teenagers were killed in a Stuart car accident after colliding with a front-end loader, TCPalm reported. The information was included this week when the State Attorney’s Office finally released data about the Aug. 4 accident that killed three teenage boys in a Jeep Cherokee.Continue reading “No flagman present at fatal highway construction zone car accident in Stuart”