A fight between auto-insurer State Farm and hospital UF Health Jacksonville could affect the wallets of patients around Florida. Are hospitals being truthful about their billing after car accidents? Insurance giant State Farm wants to know if they're paying too much...
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Month: May 2016
Failure To Yield: Steps To Making A Good Turn
According to Channel 7, WJHG out of Panama City, there was an accident on Saturday, May 7th, that sent multiple people to the hospital after two vehicles collided on U.S. Business Highway 98 near Cherry Street in Springfield. Springfield Police say a 2007 Suzuki...
Florida Supreme Court Decision Pertaining To Red Light Cameras
City of Fort Lauderdale v. Dhar, __ So. 3d __, 2016 WL 743287 (Fla. 2016) While we do not have red light cameras here in Destin or our neighboring towns, there are red light cameras in Gulf Breeze, Florida so we thought it was a pertinent issue to raise with our...
Drunk drivers cause deadly accidents
We've written before about the many hazards that drunk drivers post on our state's roads, and as summer approaches, the number of drivers under the influence steadily increases, hitting a peak between July 4 and Labor Day. Consider this: according to the U.S. Centers...
Crash-Prevention Systems And Rear-End Collisions
WEAR, Channel 3 reports that a Pensacola man is in critical condition after a rear-end crash in Escambia County. Friday evening at approximately 10:53 p.m., emergency crews responded to Beverly Parkway and Hansen Boulevard. According to the news agency, a 21-year-old...
Florida’s Dram Shop Act: Should Clubs or Bars Be Liable For Injuries Their Intoxicated Patrons Cause?
Should a bar or club be held liable for the injuries or deaths caused by their intoxicated patrons? Florida's law on liability of a bar is unique. Florida Statutes Section 768.125 states that if a person "willfully and unlawfully" provides alcohol to a minor under age...
Trucking safety regulations and personal injury litigation
An accident that occurred earlier this month on the other side of the state is a reminder of the damage large commercial vehicles can cause when involved in a crash.The crash involved a city dump truck that ploughed into the back of a taxi and thereby started a chain...
Careless Driving In Florida
Various news outlets report that an elderly woman is in critical condition after a logging truck hit the ambulance she was a patient in. The accident occurred last week on U.S. Highway 98 near Gulf Arie Dr. in Gulf County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the...
Chipotle In Lawsuit Over Misrepresentation
A lawsuit accusing Chipotle of "purposefully misrepresenting" that its food does not contain organisms that have been genetically modified can go forward and will not be dismissed, according to a ruling by a U.S. District Judge. The case, filed in U.S. District Court...
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