Back-to-School Safety Tips for Drivers
When school is back in session, Florida roads get busier. School buses return to their routes, parents line up for drop-off and pickup, and more children are walking and biking...
Who Actually Recovers When Someone Dies
Florida Defines a Specific Group of Survivors Under Florida Statute Section 768.18, eligible survivors in a wrongful death case include the decedent's spouse, children, parents, and certain blood relatives or...
Why a Wet Floor Case Is Harder to Prove
Florida's Transitory Substance Law Sets a High Bar Under Florida Statute Section 768.0755, a person injured by slipping on a transitory foreign substance in a business establishment has to prove...
When a Short-Term Rental Party Turns Violent
Short-term rentals bring people into residential neighborhoods who have no connection to the block. Most stays end without incident. When a rental gets used as a party venue, though, the...
Vero Beach Shooting and the Family’s Claim
A homicide investigation is a criminal matter. It can also give rise to a separate civil claim brought by the family of the person who died. Those two cases move...
The Fault Percentage That Can End Your Case
What Is Florida's Current Comparative Negligence Rule? Under Florida Statute Section 768.81, amended by House Bill 837 in March 2023, Florida shifted from pure comparative negligence to modified comparative negligence....
Indian River County FL No-Fault Car Accident Law
Florida operates under a no-fault insurance system that affects every car accident claim in Indian River County from the moment a crash happens. No-fault means that after an accident, each...
Fatal Motorcycle Crash on I-95 in Palm Bay
Fatal I-95 Crash Claims Vero Beach Motorcyclist A 29-year-old Vero Beach man was killed after his motorcycle veered off Interstate 95 in Palm Bay and struck a light pole late...
Head-On Crash Kills Driver on SR-100
A fatal head-on collision in Flagler County is a reminder that even routine trips on state highways carry real risk, and that Florida drivers can find themselves far from home...