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The Florida Supreme Court has issued a decision that strengthens a defendant’s use of liability waivers in fending off civil litigation. In so doing, the court approved the Fla. 5th District Court of Appeal’s approach and rejected the decisions reached by the First, Second, Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal. This is not toContinue reading “personal injury attorney South Florida Tag Archives”

The Florida Supreme Court has issued a decision that strengthens a defendant’s use of liability waivers in fending off civil litigation. In so doing, the court approved the Fla. 5th District Court of Appeal’s approach and rejected the decisions reached by the First, Second, Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal. This is not toContinue reading “Sanislo v. Give Kids The World, Inc. – Florida Supreme Court Upholds Liability Waiver”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has a warning for defendants who are the subject of multi-defendant litigation: “Beware: When a fellow litigant settles on the eve of trial, you can’t bank on the right to claim surprise and rewrite your case from top to bottom.” That is, in an age whenContinue reading “Injury lawyer in Broward Tag Archives”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has a warning for defendants who are the subject of multi-defendant litigation: “Beware: When a fellow litigant settles on the eve of trial, you can’t bank on the right to claim surprise and rewrite your case from top to bottom.” That is, in an age whenContinue reading “Monfore v. Phillips – $1M Medical Liability Verdict Upheld”

Given that school is where students spend roughly a third of their day, it’s no wonder it is the site of many injuries. School districts can be successfully sued for negligence resulting in child injury, but cases must overcome assertions of sovereign immunity, damage caps and denial of duty owed. The kinds of injuries forContinue reading “Halvorson v. Sweetwater County – School Injury Case Weighed”

Given that school is where students spend roughly a third of their day, it’s no wonder it is the site of many injuries. School districts can be successfully sued for negligence resulting in child injury, but cases must overcome assertions of sovereign immunity, damage caps and denial of duty owed. The kinds of injuries forContinue reading “Broward injury lawyer Tag Archives”

Given that school is where students spend roughly a third of their day, it’s no wonder it is the site of many injuries. School districts can be successfully sued for negligence resulting in child injury, but cases must overcome assertions of sovereign immunity, damage caps and denial of duty owed. The kinds of injuries forContinue reading “Injuries to Children Category Archives — Page 4 of 7”

Given that school is where students spend roughly a third of their day, it’s no wonder it is the site of many injuries. School districts can be successfully sued for negligence resulting in child injury, but cases must overcome assertions of sovereign immunity, damage caps and denial of duty owed. The kinds of injuries forContinue reading “child injury lawyer in Broward Tag Archives”

Claims of medical malpractice are litigated differently than those involving general negligence. It’s not enough that a patient suffers an adverse outcome while under a doctor’s care. There must be evidence indicating the physician (or other health care professional) deviated from the applicable standard of care and thus proximately caused or exacerbated injury to theContinue reading “Cromer v. Children’s Hosp. Med. Ctr. of Akron – Foreseeability Factor in Med-Mal Case”

A boy who sustained serious and lasting damage to his knee as a result of deep lacerations caused by shards of broken glass at a public park is entitled to the $425,000 damage award granted by a trial jury, an appellate court ruled recently. The fact the child was not supervised by his mother atContinue reading “West Palm Beach injury lawyer Tag Archives”