The short answer is when the chain of causation is unbroken. That means that if a person or business acts negligently then they are responsible for all the foreseeable injuries that occur as a result of their initial negligence.
For example, if you act negligently by leaving your keys in your car with the motor running [...]
In November of 2009, Florida’s First District Court of Appeals ruled that Shands Teaching Hospital had a legal duty to protect Michelle Herndon from Oliver O’Quinn, a surgical nurse with a history of stealing controlled substances. O’Quinn murdered Herndon by injecting her with dangerous drugs. Propofol, Midazolam and Estomidate are available only by prescription.
At the [...]
Every once in a while something you see and hear on TV or in a movie turns out to be true. It’s not often but it happens. This is one of those times.
Florida’s evidence code can be quite restrictive in the types of out of court statements it allows the jury to hear. In fact, [...]
The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Daytona Beach, Florida recently ruled that auto accident victims who are injured in the crash can not pursue their claim for property damage to the car separately from their claim for personal injury that were both the result of a single crash.
Alice Bryant did just that after her [...]
You’ve probably heard this many times from the ubiquitous lawyer ads on TV, but don’t sign any forms sent to you by the insurance company. I never let my clients sign medical record release forms because those forms almost always give the insurance company unlimited authorization.
The insurance company is entitled to some of the records, [...]