As a patient, you deserve to be treated in a clean hospital that is run by attentive and responsible medical staffers. While there, you are within your right to expect a basic level of care and cleanliness but some recent...
Thu 21st Feb | 2019
Penalties & Fines for Filing a False Police Report in Florida
The U.S. legal system has two basic levels: federal law and state law. A federal law applies to the entire nation, but state laws are only in effect within that particular state. Often, state laws and their punishments vary....
Tue 19th Feb | 2019
Now Hiring: Associate Attorney with Experience in Personal Injury/Product Liability
Apply on LinkedIn Apply on Indeed.com Do you have experience in personal injury law or product liability litigation? Are you a Florida licensed lawyer? Do you love West Palm Beach? We are looking for a Florida licensed...
Tue 19th Feb | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of February 1, 2019
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 5 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1, 2019 INSURANCE COMPANIES CANNOT PURSUE LEGAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, BECAUSE COUNSEL REPRESENTS THE INSURED AND NOT THE...
Mon 11th Feb | 2019
How Long Does a Personal Injury Case Take?
From start to finish the length of a personal injury case varies due to a wide variety of external and internal factors. In Florida, one factor of particular note is the expected threshold of injury severity and permanency....
Picture this… You become seriously injured after slipping and falling in a disorderly grocery store. You suffer a spinal cord injury and need near-constant physical therapy and expensive medical treatments. You worry that...
Fri 1st Feb | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of January 18, 2019
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 3 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 18, 2019 SECTION 768.28(5) LIMITS SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WAIVER TO $200,000 WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE SAME NEGLIGENT ACT–QUESTION...
Mon 28th Jan | 2019
Federal Self-Driving Vehicle Regulations Could Undermine Consumer Safety and Privacy
A new Congress could mean round two for The American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act. The AV START Act creates the first federal framework for autonomous...
Sat 26th Jan | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of January 11, 2019
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 2 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 11, 2019 PROPOSALS FOR SETTLEMENT DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.516 ON ELECTRONIC SERVICE. Wheaton v. Wheaton, 44 Fla. L....
Fri 25th Jan | 2019
Partner Donald Fountain Lectures at Palm Beach County Bar Association CLE Seminar
On Friday, January 25, Partner Donald Fountain presented “Uncovering the Hidden Case” at a Palm Beach County Bar Association CLE Seminar. Fountain’s presentation reviewed the types of defects that can play a...