Recent Blog Posts
Twelve Killed in Brightline Train Accidents
The Miami Herald reported that, since 2017, when the high-speed trains were introduced, at least 12 have died in train-pedestrian accidents. The train, which runs between Miami and West Palm Beach, has become increasingly popular over the past two years, but lawmakers are wondering if Brightline has done enough to secure the safety of… Read More »
Man “Mauled” Aboard Delta Flight Sues
There have been multiple stories in the news about people being injured by “emotional support animals”. It’s important to understand the difference between an “emotional support animal” and a service animal. Firstly, emotional support animals need not be dogs. They can be cats, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, or just about any other animal you… Read More »
Woman Struck in Head by Bird Sues Disney
In a scene straight out of Alfred Hitchcock, a woman is claiming that she was struck in the head and “attacked” by a bird while on the docks at Disney. Does her case seem a little far fetched? We’ll take a look at the injury, how it occurred, and whether Disney can be held… Read More »
Daughter’s Facebook Post Costs Father Settlement
Personal injury attorneys hate social media. Not only does it cost our clients and attorneys hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, it’s also (arguably) responsible for the degeneration of American political discourse. If you’ve just won a major settlement, the best tip that we can give you is: Don’t brag about it on… Read More »
Florida Doctor Indicted On Charges Related to Surgical Mesh Lawsuit
It’s deeply frustrating to hear a story about those involved in major personal injury cases behaving poorly as a way to increase the value of their cases. It’s even more maddening to hear that they put vulnerable people at risk to do so by fraudulently claiming that they were in imminent danger. However, in… Read More »
Tiger Woods Accused in Wrongful Death of Restaurant Employee
Tiger Woods is being hit with a wrongful death lawsuit after the family of a former employee claims that his restaurant served him alcohol and allowed him to drive home. The man, Nicholas Immesberger, ended up crashing his car in a one-car accident and dying from the injuries. Florida has some of the most… Read More »
Monsanto Hit with $2B After Couple Gets Cancer from Roundup
While Roundup weed killer has been banned in several European countries, it remains very much legal and protected here in America. However, government inaction against the glyphosate chemical has not prevented Monsanto from getting him with substantial civil verdicts. Most recently, this came in the form of a $2 billion jury verdict against the… Read More »
Man Who Stages His Own Slip and Fall Caught on Camera
For those of you who are fans of the hit TV show Better Call Saul, you’ll remember that the lead character is also known as “Slippin Jimmy”. He’s earned this moniker by conning proprietors by staging slip and fall accidents in public proprietary establishments. For those of us who practice law, the idea of… Read More »
Gilead, Maker of AIDS Med, Targeted in Civil Lawsuits
Gilead Sciences, Inc., which made headlines recently from a Trump tweet, is being targeted by multiple plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit alleging that the company failed to correct a known defect in the drug cocktail prescribed to patients with HIV. Gilead had a safer alternative to the drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) known as… Read More »
Plaintiffs Claim Heart Med Was Tainted with Carcinogens
In what is shaping up to be a major class-action lawsuit, dozens of lawsuits have been filed against Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. According to plaintiffs, a tainted batch of the heart medication, valsartan, is responsible for at least 27 cases of cancer. The lawyer who is litigating the case expects there to be at… Read More »
