http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:11:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have heard a good number of people proclaim that in a rear end collision, Florida law says it is the the rear driver's fault. That statement contains seeds of the truth but is not entirely accurate. In a rear end car accident, Florida law imposes a presumption that the rear ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/rear-end-collisions-when-is-the-law-not-the-law-when-theres-an-exception Even today people are under the misconception that there is still privacy and anonymity online. If you are not already disabused of that notion, then you will have a rude awakening if I take your Florida injury case. I know of too many cases where inaccurate statements on social media ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/if-i-accept-your-florida-injury-case-you-must-stop-using-your-facebook-account 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 ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/this-just-in-hospitals-have-a-legal-duty-to-keep-dangerous-drugs-from-known-drug-thieves 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 ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/anything-you-say-can-be-used-against-you 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 ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/court-rules-auto-accident-victims-may-not-split-injury-and-property-claims 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 ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/i-fell-at-the-supermarket-sign-medical-record-authorization If you've been injured and become involved in a lawsuit, you'll have many questions. It's only natural. One of the questions I have been asked is whether I think that I can prove the defendant guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt. That question raises several interesting topics about the burden ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/the-burden-of-proof-in-florida-injury-law Ask a doctor's office to hand over a complete copy of your medical records and watch them demur, citing state laws and vague hospital policies. Jamie Heywood, featured in October's issue of Wired magazine, wants such obstacles legislated out of existence. He's on a quest to make medical records as ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/who-controls-your-medical-records There's a new movement gaining momentum that casts doubts on the scientific evidence behind "shaken baby syndrome." Medical and legal practitioners are begining to ask whether it is actually possible to shake a baby to death. Shaken baby syndrome is usually diagnosed in the absence of physical signs of child abuse ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/questions-arise-about-shaken-baby-syndrome Insurance companies are some of the most unscrupulous and unethical corporations in existence. I just learned of two stories presented before recent Congressional hearings on healthcare reform that are representative of the intolerable behavior insurance companies regularly engage in. Rescission is the term health insurance companies use for their practice of ... http://www.floridainjurytriallawyer.com/why-you-cant-trust-your-insurance-company