Tag Archives: Port Saint Lucie Personal Injury Lawyers
Pressure Mounts For Tougher Cellphone Law
Days before lawmakers heard emotional testimony about the effects of distracted driving at a nonpartisan workshop, a new study pegged Florida as one of the worst such states in the country. Although the deadline for new bills has already passed for this session, legislators gathered for a House Government Accountability Committee workshop to consider… Read More »
Tortfeasor And Victim Settle Major Brain Injury Case
Broward County Commissioners agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve a claim that one of its bus drivers pulled away from a stop while a teeneger’s hand was lodged in the door; after being dragged for several blocks, the bus ran over the young man, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and other serious wounds…. Read More »
Not A Priority
Even after disturbing statistics about bicycle-vehicle crashes in Florida became public, only some areas in the Treasure Coast have taken steps to improve rider safety. Over the next several years, Martin County plans to spend $15.8 million to build designated bike lanes on some 13 miles of Bridge Road, US 1, and Jensen Beach… Read More »
Reckless Driver Causes Multiple Injuries
Twelve people were hurt — some of them seriously — after a man crossed the center line and smashed head-on into a van. The wreck occurred on Orange Avenue near Sneed Road in Fort Pierce. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man veered from the eastbound to the westbound side of Orange… Read More »
Comparative Negligence And The Seat Belt Defense
Insurance companies, like all other business, are really only interested in profits. So, their lawyers will do anything possible to reduce the compensation that car crash victims receive. In a few car crash cases, there is an absolute defense, like last clear chance or sudden emergency, that basically flips liability from the tortfeasor (negligent… Read More »
Large Jury Award In TBI Case
A drinking establishment in Neptune must pay $18.74 million to a victim who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 2012 bar scuffle. The victim claimed that inadequate security caused the fight. According to evidence presented at trial, the owner did not have enough security personnel on hand, and the ones on duty actually… Read More »
Dual Tractor-Trailer Wreck On Florida Turnpike
One large truck rear-ended another one, seriously injuring one person. At least one rig caught fire after the wreck, which occurred about two miles south of Okeechobee Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a rig hauling lumber slammed into the back of a rig carrying photocopiers. The Turnpike was shut down for several… Read More »
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
A veteran Major League Baseball umpire had to leave a game for the second time this season because of a head injury. This time, the incident occurred in a contest between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles in Maryland. In the bottom of the third inning, the Blue Jays’ catcher apparently misjudged a… Read More »
First Storm-Related Car Wreck of 2016
Although the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season just began, there has already been one-near fatal vehicle crash, and forecasters predict that there could be many more before November. In Clearwater, a man swerved to avoid a downed tree near Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard and Duncan Avenue, triggering a four-car pile-up collision. Several people were injured, but they… Read More »
FHP Investigators Close In On Alleged Hit-And-Run Driver
Following a brief investigation, police located the man they believe to be responsible for a fatal car crash near Hobe Sound. The wreck itself took place near mile marker 93 on Interstate 95, close to a highway rest stop. A person driving a Jaguar, whom investigators now believe is a 48-year-old man from Deerfield… Read More »
