Category Archives: Personal Injury
Mother Sues Daycare After Unexplained Injuries To Toddler
A Jacksonville daycare is having serious problems after a lawsuit filed by the mother of a toddler filed a lawsuit against the company after her child came home with unexplained injuries, one of which was severe enough to be an apparent concussion. According to her attorneys, the daycare violated several Florida regulations, did not… Read More »
Slip And Fall Results In Death, Lawsuit Against Disney
The estate of a travel agent has filed a lawsuit against Disney following her death at the resort in 2020. According to the lawsuit, the woman suffered a fall that resulted in blunt force trauma to her head that eventually resulted in her death. Disney has recently filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit… Read More »
Beach Company, Myrtle Beach Lose $20.7M In Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a man vacationing at Myrtle Beach filed a lawsuit against the city and a beach services company after the father of two drowned attempting to save his children. According to the lawsuit, Myrtle Beach allowed the company to provide lifeguarding services in exchange for selling and renting beach equipment. However, as… Read More »
Parents File Wrongful Death Against County Following Teen’s Traffic Death
Dump truck drivers in Florida are under fire after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the parents of a 16-year-old high school student who was killed attempting to avoid a collision with a county dump truck. However, part of the problem for the plaintiffs is that the defendant was allowed to investigate the… Read More »
Family Files Lawsuit After Mother Killed While Parasailing
One wrongful death and two personal injury lawsuits have been filed against a parasailing company after a tragic accident that left a mother dead, her son injured, and a nephew also injured. The family contends that the weather was not conducive to parasailing with winds above 30 mph that day. The parasail they were… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Police After Death Of Girl, 14
If you run a Google search for ‘wrongful death lawsuit’, you’ll find that a large cross-section of the articles deals with officer-involved shootings. Such lawsuits are much more prevalent now in the wake of high-profile police murders such as the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor deaths. However, this recent lawsuit filed against the Los… Read More »
Hot Tub Blamed In Death Of 83-Year-Old Man
The family of an 83-year-old man who drowned in a hot tub has filed a lawsuit against a homeowner’s association that facilitated the hot tub, the management company that oversaw the grounds, and the pool company that serviced the clubhouse and the jacuzzi. According to the plaintiffs, the hot tub was 10 degrees hotter… Read More »
Disney Hotel Sued After Trip And Fall
A prominent Disney-affiliated hotel and another company are being sued after an elderly woman tripped and fell over an unsecured cord resulting in a knee injury that required surgery. The woman maintains that the hotel should have secured the cord better, placed warning signs, or otherwise taped the cord down. The company that owned… Read More »
What Is A Claims Bill And How Does It Work?
The Florida legislature recently announced it had earmarked over $3 million to settle a claim that a motorist was severely injured by a state employee. When you file a lawsuit against the government, statutory caps prevent you from securing settlements in excess of $200,000. But what happens when your injuries are so severe that… Read More »
Understanding Jail And Prison Lawsuits
Prisons and jails are sued all the time by inmates. While inmates don’t necessarily make the greatest plaintiffs, they are afforded particular rights under the law. As an example, the state owes a duty of care to any individual they take on as a ward. This includes prisoners. They have a duty to provide… Read More »