Approximately two weeks ago I was on a plane traveling back home from New York. The flight was fairly typical. We boarded, we took off, we were given peanuts and we landed. However, what was very unusual about this flight was that for the first time I saw a physician […]
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On Friday, September 18, 2015, the Palm Beach Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) hosted a James Otis Lecture at the Palm Beach County School Board headquarters building in West Palm Beach. ABOTA is a national organization of trial lawyers who believe in preserving the right to […]
Many Floridians who have caused automobile accidents and had personal injury claims brought against them have wondered why those claims were even allowed to be brought since Florida is considered to be a “No-Fault” state. Unfortunately, many citizens incorrectly assume that because Florida is a “No-Fault” state, they can’t be […]
The college football season kicked off this past weekend, beginning the daily sports-talk radio and water-cooler discussions about which teams should be ranked in the top 20 and where those teams should be ranked. College football is, happily, a part of American culture, both past and present. However, tragically, the […]
Because I am a personal injury lawyer who represents injured victims, I am often asked by friends and family about insurance issues. One of the questions I am most frequently asked is “how much automobile insurance do I need?” Well, like most questions of an attorney, the answer is “it […]
Nearly every Florida resident has had the experience of driving down one of our major interstates, with another car speeding by, merging from lane to lane with little concern for those around them. But the drivers at most peril are those who too often go unnoticed even by drivers paying […]
School buses date back to the invention of the automobile, and while a lot has changed in the past century, they remain the safest means of transportation for the nation’s students. “Students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive if they take the bus than if […]
Back-to-school time marks the waning of another summer, the excitement of an approaching autumn and students of all ages pedaling, skateboarding and walking their way to first period. It also brings the responsibility for motorists to take extra precautions on the road both before the bell rings in the morning […]
Florida is a land of endless beaches, beauty, sunshine and outdoor activities. One would think that the leaders of this state, whose economy is tied so closely to the great outdoors, would go to great lengths to be sure that Florida’s natural beauty can be enjoyed safely. Unfortunately, when it […]
Redaction can be a wonderful tool. It allows for the removal, or at least obscuring, of legitimately objectionable material within a document without excluding the entire document. Redaction tools might be one of the most abused, misused, and dangerous tools delivered to lawyers in sometime. Every corporate defendant in most […]
