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Detroit Sues Over No-Fault Insurance Law
No-fault insurance is one of those ideas that look good on paper. Instead of carrying liability protection, each driver carries personal injury protection. When an accident ensues, they go to their own insurance company which covers any injuries that may result. In theory, this is great. The bill, which was sponsored by notable politician… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuits And Police Shootings
It’s hard to find a news publication nowadays that doesn’t have a recent story of a black suspect being shot and killed by a police officer. That story has a familiar and distasteful ring to it. Florida recently made headlines when a jury awarded the grieving family of a police shooting $4 in a… Read More »
Rental Boat Sinks in Shark-Infested Waters
The company that rented two men a boat that sank off the coast of Dunedin is now being sued by the men though they suffered no serious physical injuries. The two men claim that they were stranded in “shark-infested” waters for the duration of the time between the boat sinking and their rescue. The… Read More »
Doctor Dre And Ice Cube Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Suge Knight Murder
The family of Terry Carter, a California businessman who was struck and killed by Suge Knight’s vehicle after an altercation broke out between Knight and onboard security for the 2015 documentary on NWA, has lost their ability to revive a wrongful death lawsuit. The documentary, called Straight outta Compton, detailed the supergroup’s arrival on… Read More »
Amazon Workers Allege Workplace Injuries Left Them Homeless
As more and more stories come out concerning the conditions under which Amazon workers are forced to work, more scrutiny is being laid at the feet of the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos. Among the newest complaints are those who are injured on the job being summarily fired. A local Florida man, Bryan Hill,… Read More »
Hit And Run Or Unfortunate Accident?
A public works driver was under investigation after hitting a transient woman described as having a drug and alcohol problem. Nonetheless, the man left the scene of the accident after he had hit the woman and witnesses described the incident as a “hit and run”. According to reports, the woman was “lying in the… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed In Everglades Plane Crash
The fatal Everglades plane crash that claimed the lives of four victims has generated its first lawsuit. The mother of a twenty-two-year-old killed in the incident has filed the first lawsuit against the Dean International Flight School, which the man was attending for instructional purposes. The crash was caused by a mid-air collision between… Read More »
Will Florida Shield Companies Responsible For Bridge Collapse From Criminal Charges?
After the pedestrian bridge collapse that ended the lives of 15 Floridians, the State of Florida conducted an investigation to determine the ultimate cause of the collapse. During that investigation, it was revealed that engineers working on the project saw the cracks in the bridge and at least one of whom reported the issue… Read More »
Truck Driver Kills Spanish Tourists
Four Spanish tourists were killed in a collision with a Florida truck driver in the Florida Keys. Now their families have initiated a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that employed the driver. According to the lawsuit, the truck driver rear-ended the tourist’s car. The force of the momentum pushed the car into oncoming… Read More »
Is The Family Of The Face-Biting Boy Responsible For His Conduct?
The young man who made headlines last year for a cannibalistic murder is once again in the news. One of his victim’s families has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Austin Harrouff who murdered Michelle Mishcon and her husband, John Stevens in 2016. The boy displayed animal-like behavior eating and gnawing at parts of… Read More »
