Slip and fall accidents in Florida are frequently underestimated because the term “slip and fall” sounds relatively minor. Our minds tend to create images of slipping, falling onto our floor, and standing back up, albeit a bit more slowly, with a few curse words and maybe a bruise for our […]
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Florida is renowned worldwide as the hotel and resort capital of the U.S., and for most, the world. In fact, there are so many hotels and resorts in Florida that it’s difficult to even find an estimate, let alone a true count. The climate, endless miles of oceanfront, and variety […]
According to a news report that came out earlier this year, a woman filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 for allowing the woman to be repeatedly raped and trafficked at one of its motels when she was a teenager. The lawsuit was filed in Harris County, Texas, and the defendants […]
Wrongful death claims may be the most tragic of all civil lawsuits. Quite often, the surviving family members and close friends of a person who has been killed by another person’s negligence or wrongful act is a hard pill to swallow, especially if it could have been easily prevented. Said […]
SoClean, Inc. is a New Hampshire-based cleaning products company that leads the market in ozone cleaners. Many patients with sleep apnea who require the use of CPAP or BiPAP devices use SoClean ozone cleaning products to clean their machines. SoClean filed a recent lawsuit against Philips seeking $200 million, alleging […]
Every state typically has its own time limit, known as a statute of limitations, by when a lawsuit must be filed. If a person files a suit after the applicable statute of limitations has expired, his or her case may be barred. The state of Florida, like many states, has […]
Each year in America, millions of people are seriously injured by a defective product. Many different products, from a defective battery in a video camera to a malfunctioning power saw, cause severe injuries to consumers. Fortunately, Florida law provides legal remedies and damages for injured parties if they can prove […]
Seatbelts are supposed to save lives. However, when a seatbelt is defective, it can actually cause the opposite to happen. When a seatbelt malfunctions, it can have dangerous and sometimes deadly consequences. Unfortunately, injuries sustained due to defective seatbelts are more common than you might expect, as millions of people […]
One of the most recent mass torts to hit the courts and consolidate into multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerns the recall of multiple Philips CPAP, BIPAP, and ventilator machines that pose a risk to the health of millions of patients worldwide. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation recently entered […]
Millions of consumers are injured each year by defective products. Some people don’t know or don’t think about the fact that sometimes consumer injuries are caused by the product’s packaging. For example, where a package is defective and leads to a consumer cutting himself or herself on the packaging when […]
