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Featured Blog Posts
Personal Injury
- What Types of Lawyers Are the Highest Paid?
- How Long Does It Take to Get A Personal Injury Settlement Check in South Florida?
Medical Malpractice
- Finding the Best Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Florida
- Is a Misdiagnosis Considered Malpractice?
- IV Infiltration Injury – Symptoms of Nerve Damage From An IV
- Florida Medical Malpractice Pre-Suit Requirements
- How to Find Out if Your Doctor Has a History of Medical Malpractice Claims in Florida
Car Accidents
- Is it Worth Suing an Uninsured Driver?
- Uber & Lyft Driver Requirements in Florida
- Traffic and Red Light Cameras in Boca Raton, FL
Latest Blog Posts
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Teen Motorcyclist and Child Killed in Deerfield Beach Crash on West Hillsboro Boulevard
This crash shared with me this morning is pretty terrible any way you look at it. A teenage motorcyclist and a young girl died Saturday night in a crash on West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach that also left several other people hospitalized, some in critical condition. I want to walk through why a crash…
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Broward County School Bus Driver Dies After Being Struck by Another Bus in Pompano Beach
This is an unfortunate story that was shared with me today. A Broward County school bus driver died Wednesday morning after being struck by another bus making a U-turn through a dark, unlit section of a Broward County school bus lot in Pompano Beach. Since both men worked for the district, this is a uniquely…
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10-Year-Old Girl Dies, Brother Critically Injured in E-Bike Hit-and-Run in Northwest Miami
A 10-year-old girl died and her older brother remains critically injured after they were struck by a car while riding an e-bike in northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday night. The driver left the scene. I don’t have much to say about the crash itself, since the driver hasn’t been identified yet and the investigation is still open.…
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What Are the 4 Dās of Medical Malpractice in Florida?
You left the hospital with more questions than answers. Maybe a surgery that should have gone smoothly ended with a second operation. Maybe a diagnosis came months too late, after the disease had already spread. You keep replaying the appointments, wondering if a different decision at any point would have changed everything. Before you can…
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Understanding Sentinel Events in Healthcare
When a hospital uses the term āsentinel eventā after a patient has been seriously injured or died, the label can sound significant without explaining what actually went wrong. The patient or family is usually trying to determine whether the incident reflects a preventable breakdown in care, what the hospital is required to investigate or report,…
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Can I Sue a Doctor for Prescribing the Wrong Medication?
A prescribing mistake can alter the course of a patientās treatment and leave lasting consequences. If you or a loved one has suffered after a doctor prescribed the wrong medication, you may wonder: Can I sue a doctor for prescribing the wrong medication in Florida? Potentially, but a viable medical malpractice claim requires more than…
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Can You Sue a Doctor for Failure to Diagnose in Florida?
Yes. You can sue a doctor for failure to diagnose in Florida when the doctorās care falls below the accepted medical standard, and the missed or delayed diagnosis causes you serious harm. However, discovering that a doctor missed a condition does not automatically mean medical malpractice occurred. Some diseases are difficult to diagnose, particularly in…
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8 Common Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Cases
A serious birth injury can leave parents trying to understand not only what happened to their child, but whether something should have been done differently. An unexpected outcome does not automatically mean medical malpractice occurred. Childbirth can involve complications even when doctors and nurses provide appropriate care. However, some birth injury medical malpractice cases follow…
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Can You Sue an Emergency Room for Negligence in Florida?
Yes. You can sue an emergency room for negligence in Florida when a healthcare provider fails to meet the applicable standard of care, and that failure causes you or a loved one harm. However, a missed diagnosis, delayed treatment, or unexpected outcome does not automatically mean medical malpractice occurred. Emergency rooms operate under difficult conditions,…
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What Are Never Events in Healthcare?
āNever eventsā in healthcare refer to a narrow group of serious, largely preventable medical incidents that signal a breakdown in safeguards designed to protect patients. Wrong-site surgery, a retained surgical instrument, or administration of the wrong medication may fit within that category. But the never event label does not determine whether a patient has a…
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3 Most Common Errors in Radiology
A radiology report can shape what happens next in a patientās care. A missed brain bleed may delay emergency treatment. An overlooked mass may postpone a biopsy. A fracture reported as normal may remain untreated, worsening the injury. The most common errors in radiology become especially serious when they lead to a missed or incorrect…
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How a Truckās Black Box Data Can Support Your Injury Claim
After a serious truck accident in Florida, the drivers involved may have very different accounts of what happened. Fortunately, electronic data stored by the truck can provide another source of evidence. Depending on the vehicle and its onboard systems, truck black box data may help establish the truckās speed, braking, engine activity, or other information…
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Compensation for Nerve Damage After Surgery in Florida
New weakness, numbness, burning pain, foot drop, or loss of movement after surgery can point to a serious nerve injury. When those symptoms were not present before the procedure, you may be left trying to determine what happened in the operating room and whether the damage could have been prevented. In Florida, compensation for nerve…
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Can You Sue for Surgery Complications in Florida?
You went in for a procedure your surgeon called routine. Maybe it was a gallbladder removal, a spinal injection, or a cardiac catheterization. Instead of waking up sore and recovering, you woke up to news no one prepared you for: a second emergency surgery, a permanent injury, or a complication that changed the rest of…
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How Is Truck Accident Liability Determined in Florida?
A serious truck accident can leave you facing significant injuries, time away from work, and uncertainty about how the crash will affect your future. You may also discover that determining who caused the crash is far more complicated than pointing to the truck driver. Under Florida law, truck accident liability can reach beyond the person…
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8 Types of Internal Injuries from Car Accidents
The force of a car accident can injure organs, blood vessels, and other structures inside the body, even when there is little or no visible external injury. Some internal injuries cause immediate pain and other symptoms. Others may be more difficult to recognize in the hours after a crash. Common internal injuries from a car…
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Top 4 Signs You Should Go to the Hospital After a Car Accident
A car crash can produce symptoms that seem manageable at first but may signal a more serious injury. The signs you should go to the hospital after a car accident include worsening headaches, abdominal pain, dizziness or fainting, severe fractures, and neurological changes such as confusion or loss of consciousness. These symptoms can point to…
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Who Can Sue for Wrongful Death in Florida?
A death can leave several family members with questions, but Florida allows only one person to bring the wrongful death lawsuit. That distinction is central to understanding who can sue for wrongful death in Florida. The personal representative is the one who files the case, while the surviving spouse, children, parents, and certain dependent relatives…
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10 Common Motorcycle Accident Injuries in Florida
Motorcyclists have little protection when another vehicle strikes them or forces them from the road. Without the passenger compartment, seat belts, airbags, and other safety features found in a car, a rider may absorb the force of a collision directly and be thrown onto the pavement or into another object. As a result, common motorcycle…
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Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable in Florida?
You’re still dealing with the aftermath of the accident, the medical visits, the missed work, the insurance company that keeps asking for more paperwork, and somewhere in the middle of deciding whether to pursue a claim, a different question creeps in: if you do settle, how much of that money actually ends up being yours?…
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