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Over two years have gone by since the Florida legislature, with the shepherding of Gov. Rick Scott, passed amendments to the Florida PIP (No-Fault) auto insurance statute. Adding the “emergency medical condition” to the auto insurance-lexicon was perhaps the most noticeable change. Unless a Florida driver has a diagnosis of […]

Can Positive Train Control Help Prevent Another Train Accident? After most tragedies involving the loss of life and hundreds of injured people, we reflect on: what could have been done to avoid this? What safety measures were in place or should have been in place that might have limited the […]

Japanese Company Says ‘Yes,’ While NHTSA ‘Continues To Examine the New Batch’ The jury is out on whether Takata’s replacement airbag systems are safer than the 17 million recalled for dangerously exploding inside the vehicle upon deployment. The Japanese company that dominates the airbag market says the replacements are safe, […]

We see it every day in the clients tragically injured in car crashes; family members who have lost members of their family to the careless driving of another; and those whose lives will be forever shattered by an automobile accident so horrific they will never recover. Causing a car wreck […]

You have been there. Catch yourself getting more fatigued with each mile post that goes by you on the highway. It is dangerous and if you are smart, you pull over and rest; for the night, at least for several hours. Why? You are as impaired when you become fatigued […]

Agency Moves to Preserve Automobile Recalled Inflators The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking Takata to task for reportedly failing to provide agency-requested information related to an airbag default in vehicles that has been linked to possibly six deaths and hundreds of injuries. Takata is facing a daily fine […]

Handing down the old family clunker to the teen driver in your household should be a tradition of years past, according to a new study. Older vehicles driven by freshly licensed 15, 16 and 17 year old drivers were involved in nearly half of all fatal teen automobile accidents, said […]

The Sunshine State is known not only for its beaches, blue skies and warm temperatures but also hurricanes and tropical storms. While “It Never Rains in California,” Florida sees a lot of the wet stuff. Residents who have experienced bad weather know it easily can lead to water damage in […]

How do you hire an excellent attorney and pay for the services in a personal injury case? Like any other professional, the hourly fee for lawyers is largely driven by market forces, but in the case of attorneys a substantial consideration is simple: how really good is the attorney at […]

As the new year approaches, a new crop of teen drivers will hit the streets. How can parents keep them safe behind the wheel? Let us count the ways. Today’s teen drivers live in a dramatically different world than their fathers and mothers did when they first put the pedal […]