Monthly Archives: August 2017
Understanding Collision-Induced Traumatic Brain Injuries
TBIs are among the most serious personal injuries, accounting for over 2.5 million emergency room visits in the United States alone every year. Moreover, TBIs are a contributing factor in about a third of wrongful deaths every year. Although combat-related and sports-related brain injuries get most of the media attention, falls and motor vehicle… Read More »
What You Need To Know About Expungement And Sealing
Even minor criminal records can cause significant problems later. This is especially true if the crime is one of moral turpitude, a nebulous category of crimes that involve any lewd conduct, intent to inflict great bodily harm, or theft. So, even low-level misdemeanors, like theft by check and public urination, are crimes of moral… Read More »
Trial Set To Begin In High Speed Chase Wreck
Shortly before jury selection was scheduled in a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy’s reckless driving trial, new details emerged about the serious crash that he is charged with causing. In May 2016, even though he was told several times to break off the pursuit, the deputy was driving more than 100mph while looking for… Read More »
Fourth Appeals District Partially Throws Out Alimony-Related Suit
In a decision that could make it harder to pursue spousal support enforcement actions against recalcitrant and devious spouses, the Fourth District refused to reinstate an ex-wife’s lawsuit against her ex-husband and his new wife. When the husband and wife divorced in 1996, the husband agreed to pay $5,000 a month in spousal support,… Read More »
Pedestrian Critically Injured On Interstate 95
A Palm Beach Gardens man clings to life at an area hospital after a high-speed pedestrian-vehicle collision. Florida Highway Patrol officials state that the incident occurred near mile marker 94, which is immediately north of the Palm Beach County border. A 36-year-old man, who was driving a Nissan Maxima, rear-ended a man driving a… Read More »
Divorce Modification In Florida: A Primer
The mobility rate has remained relatively stable, at about 12 residence relocations in a lifetime, for about the last decade. Not surprisingly, younger people who rent are more likely to move than older people who own. Since people in that younger demographic are obviously more apt to have school-age children, divorce modification is a… Read More »
Challenging Chemical Test Evidence In DUI Cases
When the prosecutor relies on circumstantial evidence, like the field tests, the overall conviction rate is less than 50 percent (the rate is less than 40 percent in complete refusal cases). However, if the defendant submits to a breath or blood test, the conviction rate rises to over 80 percent (the rate is over… Read More »
Lawmaker Aims To Strengthen Texting Ban
After her hometown of Boca Raton became the first city in the state to support texting while driving as a primary offense, State Representative Emily Slosberg is on a mission to make the change part of state law. Her goal is for all 67 counties to pass similar resolutions before the State Legislature reconvenes… Read More »
Parking Lot Collision Kills Pedestrian
A chain-reaction crash in a supermarket parking lot killed a Lake Worth woman as she apparently loaded groceries into her vehicle’s trunk. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck happened at a store on South Military Trail in Greenacres. For unknown reasons, a woman backed out of a parking space at… Read More »
Making And Breaking Premarital Agreements
Although no one expects to die early, people with dependents to support almost always obtain life insurance policies, to be prepared for the unthinkable. For the same reason, couples with any assets should consider a premarital agreement, because such documents are far more than “divorce insurance.” They allow people to make important financial and… Read More »
