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Florida Personal Injury Law Blog

Information, news, and recent legal updates in legal matters involving medical malpractice, car accidents, products liability, wrongful death, slip/trip and fall accidents.
By Joseph I. Lipsky, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 21, 2011 at 13:45:22

Changes in Car Seat Guidelines Hope to Lessen Injuries

Posted on March 21, 2011
In hopes of averting some of the devastating injuries children suffer in car accidents, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Safety Administration (NHSA) updated their recommendations for car seat use. Now all infants are recommended to remain in rear-facing car seats until they reach the age of two...

Miami Dade County: Prevent Car Accidents, Stop Texting

Posted on March 18, 2011
In hopes of stopping a rising problem of deadly car accidents caused by texting, Miami Dade County is joining the national efforts of bringing attention to the dangers of texting while driving. While the campaign is focused on drivers in South Florida, the message resonates nationwide...

Two Bike Riders Die in Separate Car Accidents in Fort Lauderdale

Posted on January 06, 2011
As attorneys practicing personal injury law in Fort Lauderdale, we are again shocked by the deadly combination of bicycle riders, motorists and darkness. Sadly, two different early morning car accidents in which bike riders were struck resulted in the wrongful deaths of 2 cyclists...

Drug Use Found in Many Deadly Car Accidents

Posted on December 02, 2010
In some alarming news to those of us driving on Florida roads, a recently released study from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) found a third of of all drivers who die in car accidents are found to have drugs in their system...

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Too Many Fatal Car Accidents Caused by Sleepy Drivers

Posted on November 08, 2010
As personal injury attorneys in Fort Lauderdale, specializing in representing victims of serious car accidents, we are alarmed at the results of a AAA study which showed that more than sixteen percent of car accidents resulting in wrongful deaths, were caused by tired drivers...

Car Accidents On I-595 In Fort Lauderdale Increase

Posted on November 02, 2010
Considering our personal injury law office is located along the I-595 corridor in western Broward County, running along the cities of Davie, Plantation and Weston, we know too well that car accidents have increased due to the ongoing construction. While the final results of the 595 construction will hopefully make life easier, for the next four years drivers will be faced with narrow lanes and ever changing traffic conditions, which certainly will cause more accidents and traffic problems...

Car Accidents Are The Main Killer of American Tourists

Posted on October 23, 2010
An analysis of United States State Department records indicates that car accidents are the primary cause of wrongful deaths of Americans outside of the United States. According to USA TODAY, approximately one third of Americans traveling outside of the United States died in car accidents...

Restrictions on Young Drivers Show Reduction in Deadly Car Accidents

Posted on October 22, 2010
As personal injury attorneys who investigate deadly car accidents through Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County, we are always eager to report government studies which show more people are surviving car accidents. The Centers for Disease Control recently released one such report...

DePuy Hip Replacements Failures Spur Lawsuits

Posted on October 15, 2010
As personal injury attorneys handling medical malpractice and products liability cases throughout the State of Florida, we try to keep consumers informed of dangerous products which cause personal injuries. The DePuy ASR, a metal-on-metal hip replacement system, is one such product which is continuing to injury too may patients...

Child Car Seats Prevent Wrongful Deaths in Car Accidents

Posted on September 24, 2010
As personal injury attorneys practicing throughout Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, we continually tell our clients to always place their kids in proper safety seats. Now, the National Highway Safety Administration released statistics which prove that such safety and booster seats are the reason more kids survived car accidents last year...

Deadly Car Accidents Caused by Cell Phone Use Declines

Posted on September 23, 2010
Not that those of practicing personal injury law in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale or Palm Beach would agree, given the number of deadly accidents we see weekly, but according to data from the Department of Transportation, car accidents resulting in wrongful deaths due to distracted drivers actually dropped last year by six percent...

Study Shows Decline in Car Accidents and Personal Injuries in Florida

Posted on September 10, 2010
In some surprisingly good news for motorists, the United States Department of Transportation reported that personal injuries and wrongful deaths from car accidents dropped to their lowest level in almost six decades. The study demonstrated that Florida, including Miami, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, enjoyed a reduction of more than fourteen percent in such deadly collisions...

Bus Accident in West Palm Beach County Requires Strange Rescue

Posted on September 08, 2010
In what sounds like a television episode, a recreation vehicle in western Palm Beach County, which was transporting more than a dozen senior citizens, crashed into an embankment on S.R. 80, resulting in personal injuries to two passengers. According to Palm Beach County officials, the single vehicle collision was the result of speed and the wet condition of the roadway...

Builder's Violation of ADA Causes Trip and Fall

Posted on September 07, 2010
Recently we had the pleasure of representing an innocent pedestrian who suffered serious personal injuries after tripping and falling due to a builder's violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Our client, who suffered multiple injuries including a rotator cuff tear, was walking along a sidewalk in Miami, when she came upon an area under construction...

Deadly Car Accidents in Florida Decline Thanks to Seat Belts

Posted on June 15, 2010
According to a report released by the Florida Department of Highway Safety, wrongful deaths from car accidents in Florida, particularly in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach have steadily decreased, to a new low. The data shows a drop of almost 15% in fatalities from car and truck accidents in Florida...

Accident Victims Can Sue Florida For More Money

Posted on April 21, 2010
In what is being claimed as a victory for victims of personal injury caused by the negligence of employees of the State of Florida or any of its counties or cities, the Florida Legislature agreed to raise the sovereign immunity limits of compensation from $100,000...

Injured Floridians Face Uphill Battle to Win Slip and Fall Cases

Posted on April 20, 2010
Much to the disappointment of personal injury attorneys throughout the State of Florida, and to the clear detriment of those injured when they slip and fall because of a business' negligence in failing to maintain their premises in a safe condition, the Florida Legislature recently turned the clock back to 2001, by enacting the law known as HB689...

Florida Again Named Deadliest State for Pedestrians and Bike Riders

Posted on March 01, 2010
In a dubious honor, a study by the Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership determined more pedestrians and bicycle riders are killed in car accidents in Florida than in any other state. Florida, including its heavily populated and tourist frequented areas of Miami and Ft...

Truck Drivers Banned From Texting To Prevent Accidents

Posted on January 29, 2010
In some good news for drivers throughout Florida, in hopes of preventing deadly truck accidents, the federal government enacted new regulations prohibiting commercial truckers and bus drivers from texting while driving. These overdue restrictions go into effect immediately...

Texting While Driving is More Dangerous Than Talking on Cell Phone

Posted on December 22, 2009
Not surprisingly, a recent study, done at the University of Utah, determined that texting while driving, not only increases the risk of having a car accident, but is significantly more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while driving. The study determined that texting drivers were less likely to apply their brakes in a timely manner to avoid a car accident, that they followed other vehicles too closely and demonstrated significantly delayed reaction times...

Unregulated Highway Work Zones Result in Deadly Car Accidents

Posted on December 21, 2009
As Florida Lawyers practicing personal injury and car accident law in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, we are alarmed when we learn of ongoing conduct which results in the wrongful death and injury to innocent drives. According to a recent report, car accidents caused by drop-offs along highway construction areas kill about 160 people and injure another 11,000 people each year...

Pedestrians More Likely to Die in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale

Posted on November 09, 2009
As Florida Lawyers handling personal injury and wrongful death cases, we've learned of yet another report which demonstrates how dangerous the roadways are for pedestrians in South Florida. According to a recent report, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area achieved the dubious honor of being named one of the nation's most dangerous areas for pedestrians...

Trip and Falls Cause Most Injuries to Elderly

Posted on November 08, 2009
According to a recent study, more than a third of all people over the age of sixty five fall each year. Unfortunately, more than one fall in 10 results in a serious injury, like a fractured hip. As Florida Lawyers, we too often seen the devistating affects such injuries from such trip and falls at stores, parking lot and shopping centers, have on our older clients...

Pedestrians and Bike Riders Involved in Double the Accidents with Hybrid Cars

Posted on September 30, 2009
In the desire to go "Green," the steady increase in hybrid cars on the road are causing a drastic increase in the number of car accidents with pedestrians and bicycle riders. According to a recently released report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, due to the lack of noise generated from hybrid engines, pedestrians and cyclists are less likely to hear such vehicles that were turning, slowing or backing up...

Students Injured in Accidents On Way to School in Broward County

Posted on September 29, 2009
Today was a particularly dangerous day for students going to school in Broward County. Two students walking to school were injured in separate accidents, one with a car and another with a bus. The accidents happened in Hollywood and Oakland Park. In the Hollywood car accident, police say a driver disregarded an extended school bus stop sign and struck a boy trying to get on the bus...

Florida Highway Patrol Steps-Up Red Light Patrols to Prevent Car Accidents

Posted on August 21, 2009
The Florida Highway Patrol announced the results of their recent efforts to further prevent deadly car accidents, by increasing enforcement at intersections by citing drivers who fail to stop at red lights. The Florida campaign was done in conjunction with the National Stop On Red Week effort to monitor drivers who disregard red traffic signals...

Florida Drivers Who Cause Multiple Car Accidents Must Retake Tests

Posted on July 30, 2009
As Florida Attorneys representing victims of car accidents who suffer personal injuries in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, we applaud the Florida Legislature for enacting a new law which mandates that any driver who is convicted of three car accident related moving violations over a three-year time frame will have to pass a driving test, just like when they first received their license...

Florida Highway Patrol Cracks Down To Prevent Car Accidents

Posted on July 29, 2009
As Florida Lawyers representing victims who suffer personal injuries from car accidents, in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Palm each, we are certainly glad to hear that the Florida Highway Patrol is stepping up its efforts to stop aggressive drivers. This week the Florida Highway Patrol is increasing the number of troopers along the Turnpike and Interstates hoping to reduce car accidents by stopping aggressive drivers...

Palm Beach Car Accident Results in Injuries to Road Worker

Posted on June 20, 2009
As Florida Lawyers specializing in car accidents in Palm Beach County, we are continually amazed at the carelessness of drivers as they disregard roadside warnings, and hit and injure roadway workers. Today, a roadside construction worker was struck by a truck and suffered serious personal injuries, while he worked along a road in Palm Springs...

Florida Enacts Updated Seat-belt Law to Save Lives

Posted on May 08, 2009
As Florida personal injury and car accident attorneys practicing in Ft. Lauderdale, we applaud the Florida Legislature for enacting a new seat-belt law, which will allow police officers to ticket drivers solely because they are not wearing seat-belts...

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