If you are in a smaller vehicle, the results of an accident involving a semi-truck or tractor-trailer can be devastating. Truckers are generally trained and experienced, but they are human and they often drive through their exhaustion. If you have been hurt in a truck-related accident in Florida, contact a […]
Author: Ed Ricci
According to PolicyAdvice’s 2020 statistics regarding semi-trucks: There has been a 52% increase in semi-trucks accidents since 2009. There were 4,102 deaths in truck wrecks in 2017, showing a 52% increase since 2009. 74% of all fatal passenger vehicle cases include a large truck. Tire defects account for around 30% […]
Operating on the wrong extremity. Leaving a piece of equipment inside a patient after surgery. Failing to diagnose an illness. All are nightmare situations for a patient. But all are among the most-common types of medical negligence taking place in America today. “Medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional […]
Twenty years ago, if you injured your limb and developed a debilitating pain condition called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), you would have likely been told that “it’s all in your head.” Instead of treating the pain, patients branded with the label RSD were believed to be crazy and were referred […]
More than 5 million Americans suffer from heart-valve disease. An estimated 1.5 million have aortic valve stenosis. Many patients with the dire diagnosis are fighting for their lives because of limited treatment options. Until now, the sole treatment for aortic valve stenosis was open-heart surgery. A major operation, open-heart surgery […]
In the state of Florida and other states that use no-fault auto insurance systems, specific issues involving insurance payouts are often part of traffic accident personal injury claims. Florida personal injury lawyers need to address these issues from a local and state perspective to help represent their clients’ interests in […]
Bullying. It just sounds bad without even having a definition for it. We know it when we see it and we innately know it is bad behavior. We know that bullies are cowards of the worst degree, but when they are bullying someone they can be frightening. Webster’s says bullying […]
In Florida a car is a “dangerous instrumentality. Florida common law holds that owners of motor vehicles may be held liable for damages suffered by third parties as the result of negligent operation of their vehicles when the vehicle is driven with their knowledge and consent. The theory behind this […]
It only takes a quick look at the local news to realize that Florida has a drunk driving problem, just like the rest of the nation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently a published a Research Note on Fatalities and Fatality Rates in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Crashes. The study […]
