Tag Archives: West Palm Beach Personal Injury Attorney
Sue the Right Entity in Premises Liability Cases
Ms. Vickie Jones, the plaintiff in the 2011 case of Jones v. Basha, Inc., had a great case. While in the parking lot of a convenience store called Central Food Market, she was viciously carjacked. The store, she alleged, had failed to provide security of any kind to protect its customers. Hers was to… Read More »
Couple Charged for Five Years of Child Sexual Abuse
A man in Bradenton and his live-in girlfriend have been arrested in a disturbing case of child abuse that the authorities say lasted for over five years. Shawn Ussery, 42, and Amy Muse, 37, are charged with child abuse, child abuse failure to protect, and lewd and lascivious exhibition. The report stated that Mr…. Read More »
Evidence Allowed in Man’s Catastrophic Spinal Injury Trial
A Florida man who sustained catastrophic injuries that rendered him a quadriplegic in an auto accident when his 2002 Toyota Camry unexpectedly went out of control is allowed to present evidence in court that Toyota and other defendants knew that the brake override and electronic systems were defective, resulting in his accident. The court… Read More »
Man Flees in Hit-and-Run Accident
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Hypoluxo man was arrested early on Sunday after he reportedly lied to police and left the scene of a two-vehicle accident that he caused in Boca Raton. Witnesses reported that Christopher Lawson, 43, was driving very recklessly on Interstate 95, going speeds over 100 mph and aggressively… Read More »
The Ups and Downs of Workers’ Compensation for Personal Injuries
For workers injured—or, shudder to think—killed in the course of their employment, Florida’s workers’ compensation laws can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, workers’ compensation remedies ensure that the injured worker, or families of deceased workers, will receive money relatively expediently. On the other hand, workers’ compensation places a limit on the… Read More »
Hospital Errors On the Rise
Hospitals across the country are reporting a rise in serious medical errors and other patient injuries that occurred last year. In Massachusetts, acute-care hospitals reported 753 serious medical errors and 206 other serious reportable events in other types of hospitals, including facilities that provide psychiatric or rehabilitative care. Last year, hospitals also reported more… Read More »
