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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Role of Negligence in Car Accident Cases in Florida

Car accidents can change one’s life in an instant. Auto wrecks can result in serious injuries that involve brain trauma, paralysis, and even wrongful death. Fortunately, Florida law allows the victims of an accident to...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What Causes Occupants to Be Ejected From a Vehicle During a Crash?

When people are ejected from a vehicle during an accident, serious injuries are almost inevitable. In fact, the probability of serious injury or death is much higher than during most other types of motor vehicle injuries....more

Rumberger | Kirk

Florida Car Accident Lawsuits: How to Apply the Brakes on Plaintiffs

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Looking for the Most Generous County - When a Canadian is sued in Florida, moving the case from the Florida state court system to the U.S. federal court system usually is a good move for the defense. But sometimes, making...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

10 Tips for Supporting—or Refuting—Medical Records during Mediation

When mediating personal injury cases, I often notice attorneys falling into the same traps time and again—especially when it comes to how they use medical records to support their cases or develop their defenses. To help you...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Handling Property Damage Only Claims On Your Own!

Premise: Your car was hit while parked, and no one was hurt. In the insurance industry, this is called a property damage only claim. If the person who hit your car let you know what happened and gave you their insurance...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - February 2020

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Your feedback,...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Nuts and Bolts of Florida’s Seatbelt Defense

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Florida is a popular destination for vacations and second homes.  When a Canadian is involved in a car accident in Florida, blame can be placed on the other driver for failing to wear a seatbelt.  To prevail on the seatbelt...more

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Insurer-Defended Policyholder’s Bid to Expand Florida’s Bad Faith “Excess Judgment Rule” to Include...

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In Cawthorn v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co., No. 18-12067 (11th Cir. Oct. 25, 2019), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Auto-Owners...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How to Tell if You Have a Florida Personal Injury Claim

Florida law gives people who have been injured in accidents the right to seek compensation from those responsible. It is not always easy, however, for injured individuals who do not have experience in this area of the law to...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Why Mediation? 5 Personal Injury Case Studies

The perspectives of plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases are inherently different – both sides have an interest in resolving their disputes quickly, while attempting to get the best possible results for their...more

Michigan Auto Law

“Can Lawyers Win Pre-Existing Injury Lawsuits?”

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Jeffrey Feldman tells Michigan Lawyers Weekly how he and Leonard Koltonow handled the pre-existing injuries defense - How does an attorney overcome a common defense argument regarding a client’s pre-existing injuries and...more

Planet Depos, LLC

Using Google Maps in Vehicle-Related Cases

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In my last blog, I discussed the use of mobile videoconferencing in trial vs. video de benne esse depositions. This blog will discuss using Google Maps in vehicle-related cases. For car accidents, personal injury, and...more

Cozen O'Connor

Some Lessons From Berg v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

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On July 22, 2015, the Pennsylvania trial court in Berg v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., Civ. Action No. 98-813 (Pa. Common Pleas, Jul. 22, 2015) filed a supplemental opinion under Pa. R.A.P. 1925(a) in connection with the appeal...more

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