Tag Archives: Miami Personal Injury Lawyer
Family of Renowned Linebacker Settles Lawsuit with NFL
The family of hall-of-fame linebacker, Junior Seau, recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL. Seau spent 20 years in the NFL, 13 of which were with the San Diego Chargers. He retired from the league in 2009 and in 2012, at the age of 43, he took his own life, delivering a… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuits And Police Shootings
It’s hard to find a news publication nowadays that doesn’t have a recent story of a black suspect being shot and killed by a police officer. That story has a familiar and distasteful ring to it. Florida recently made headlines when a jury awarded the grieving family of a police shooting $4 in a… Read More »
Amazon Workers Allege Workplace Injuries Left Them Homeless
As more and more stories come out concerning the conditions under which Amazon workers are forced to work, more scrutiny is being laid at the feet of the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos. Among the newest complaints are those who are injured on the job being summarily fired. A local Florida man, Bryan Hill,… Read More »
Is The Family Of The Face-Biting Boy Responsible For His Conduct?
The young man who made headlines last year for a cannibalistic murder is once again in the news. One of his victim’s families has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Austin Harrouff who murdered Michelle Mishcon and her husband, John Stevens in 2016. The boy displayed animal-like behavior eating and gnawing at parts of… Read More »
Is Car Seat To Blame For Catastrophic Injuries?
If a man suffers serious spinal cord injuries in a lawsuit, can the shape of the car seat he was seated in be held responsible for his injuries? That is precisely the question that jurors will be asked to decide in the product liability lawsuit of Michael Insalaca v. Kia Motor Cars Corp. The… Read More »
Woman Alleges Pastor’s Blessing Caused Her Brain Injury
A woman who is a member of a megachurch in Georgia is suing her pastor. The woman alleges that the pastor pushed her forehead so violently that it caused her to fall to the ground where she struck her head. The woman is contending that the force of the fall caused a traumatic brain… Read More »
Monsanto Targeted in Glyphosate Lawsuit
A federal judge is currently deciding on what evidence to allow in an ongoing product liability lawsuit against Monsanto concerning their Roundup weed killer. The main ingredient, glyphosate, is used in weed killers all over the world. For years, it was believed to be relatively safe, but new studies have shown that there may… Read More »
Defective Airbags Turn Deadly Spurring Massive Class Action
Takata Corp., which supplies airbags to Toyota, Honda, Ford, BMW, Nissan, and Subaru, was named in a massive class-action lawsuit that alleges that their defective airbags resulted in the deaths of 16 people, with several more injured. The defective airbags were said to explode on impact shooting metal debris into the faces of passengers… Read More »
Overview Of Depositions In Miami Personal Injury Cases
Tennis star Venus Williams attended a deposition hearing as part of a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed against her for a car accident in June that resulted in the death of a passenger in the vehicle Williams hit, according to NBC Miami. Reports indicate that witnesses told police that Williams ran a red… Read More »
Injured In A Bar Fight – Understanding Your Legal Right To Pursue Financial Restitution
Miami is filled with dozens of bars and nightclubs that are inundated by tourists and locals on many nights, especially the weekends. Alcohol and/or liquor are usually the beverages of choice in most of these social “hot spots.” Unfortunately, not everyone can handle their alcohol intake or consume an excessive amount. This may lead… Read More »