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Woman Killed in Flying Tire Accident
A Georgia woman was killed when two tires flew off a tractor-trailer and crashed into her windshield. Now, her family is suing the truck driver who was driving the truck and the company that he worked for. Additionally, the driver of the truck, Yurien Chavez Bello who is from Miami, Florida faces criminal charges… Read More »
Florida Supreme Court to Hear Evidence in dashcam Crash Case
An interesting case for personal injury attorneys will go before the Florida Supreme Court soon. The case will determine if dashcam evidence alone is enough to dismiss a lawsuit against Wilsonart, a Texas-based trucking company that is the target of a lawsuit. The dashcam evidence, they claim, proves that their driver was not at… Read More »
Woman Gets $65,000 Settlement from Escambia County
A woman sued Escambia County and the Cantonment Football Club after she fell from a third-row bleacher onto the concrete. Tonia Moye completely shattered her left ankle in the fall. In 2017, she was there watching a Cantonment Cowboys football game. The woman and her family say that the board they were sitting on… Read More »
Disney Cruise Worker Wins $4M in Lawsuit
This is the first time that the relatively new Disney Cruise Lines has lost a personal injury lawsuit and the loss came against one of their former employees. A Florida jury awarded Maria Ana Reis Martins $4 million after she alleged that she received inadequate medical care aboard the vessel. Martins was on shore… Read More »
Exploding Beer Bottle Lawsuit is Settled
An exploding beer bottle lawsuit was settled under seal recently in Pennsylvania. The plaintiff claimed that the beer bottle exploded causing injuries. According to the complaint, plaintiff John Fralic was attempting to load a bottle of Erie Brewing Co.’s Soleil Shandy into a cooler when the bottle exploded. South Erie Beer was also named… Read More »
Family of Teen Who Died in Crash Sues Tesla
The family of a teen who died in a fiery crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla. One bump in the road, however, is that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ruled that the primary cause of the crash was that the teen was driving 116 miles per hour. His father… Read More »
Crew Member Files Lawsuit Against Marc Anthony After Yacht Fire
Marc Anthony’s 120-foot-long Yacht caught fire and went under while at the Island Gardens Marina in Miami. Over 40 emergency responders arrived to put out the blaze but there was nothing that they could do for the ship itself. Their focus was on preventing the fire from spreading to other yachts that were docked…. Read More »
Is Sand Renourishment Causing Beach Accidents?
Each year, coastal territories spend millions of dollars replacing the sand on East Coast beaches. With water levels rising, the need to replace sand is only going to grow. But for at least one man who is now a quadriplegic, sand renourishment may be to blame for the accident that caused his injuries. Twenty-five-year-old… Read More »
Dartmouth Pitcher Settles Lawsuit Against School
Dartmouth pitcher, Colton French, filed a lawsuit against the school after he was seriously injured at practice. According to the lawsuit, it was the first time French ever pitched using the L-shaped net. The net is designed to protect pitchers from hits and is generally used during batting practice. The pitcher lobs a floater… Read More »
Court Rules Truck Company Not Responsible for Poor Repairs
An appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision that the trucking company whose vehicle injured a plaintiff is not responsible for faulty repairs made to the truck. The decision reduced the jury’s verdict award by 75% costing the plaintiff well over $300,000. Tuong Vi Le sued Colonial Freight Systems after a tire detached and… Read More »