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Can You Recover Damages For Depression Even If You Delay Treatment?
Last Update: 12/26/16 When someone is hurt in any kind of serious accident (traffic accident, injury at a supermarket, etc.) the odds are high that they will need medical treatment and the help of a health care professional. Unfortunately, many people refuse to get...
Defamation Damages in Florida
Updated: 2/9/23 Defamation of character can in two ways; either libel (written) or slander (verbal). Defamation involves "a false and defamatory statement concerning another." Thomas v. Jacksonville Tel., Inc., 699 So.2d 800 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). Defamation are words...
Does a Hotel Have a Duty to Protect You From Hidden Defects?
Last Update: 06/02/16 Florida hotels are in the “hospitality” business. They make money by offering hospitable places for visitors to stay, for a price. Because their customers trust them to provide a safe environment, either overnight or for days or weeks at a time,...
Rear End Collision In Florida: Chain Reactions – The Truck And The Three Cars
Last Update: 01/13/16 In Florida, rear end collision accidents happen every day. Especially here in South Florida, where we have lots of heavy traffic traveling through Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Unfortunately, making an insurance claim to recover...
Hotel Off-Premises Liability: Hotel Guest Killed Crossing the Highway
Last Update: 01/05/16 Guests staying at Florida hotels are protected by Florida premises liability laws, which generally hold hotels responsible for keeping their guests safe from harm and injury during their stay. Even those guests that are not staying overnight, but...
What is Concurrent Causation under Florida Law?
Updated: 2/9/23 Determining Who Pays Damages For Your Injuries When More Than One Person is Negligent In Florida, if you are hurt due to the fault or mistake of another, then you may have a claim for damages to pursue against them (and their insurance coverage). If...
Did You Delay Seeing A Doctor Because It Didn’t Hurt That Bad At First?: The Case Of The 5 Month Back Surgery Delay
Last Update: 12/22/15 Not every injury makes itself immediately known, this is especially true with car accidents (rear-end collisions) and with slip and fall cases. Sometimes injuries to the head, neck, or spine take time to show up and manifest into actual symptoms....
Does a Florida Hotel Have Liability When a Hotel Guest Drowns From an Ocean Riptide?
Last Update: 01/05/16 It’s one thing for a hotel owner or operator to be held liable for accidents or injuries that take place on the hotel grounds, say in their room, or at the pool, or on the golf course. But is it a different story if a hotel guest gets hurt while...
Hit and Hurt on a Florida Hotel Golf Course?
Last Update: 01/05/16 Florida is a golf mecca; there are many beautiful golf courses here in South Florida, and many of the nice hotels and resorts in the Miami Dade - Broward - Palm Beach area include golf courses among the amenities that they offer to their guests....
Impact Preexisting Condition Has on Getting Damages in 2025
Last Update: 11/6/21 In Florida, and throughout the country, insurance adjusters closely review every accident claim to find a reason why they shouldn't pay a claim — they do this when someone falls at a grocery story, when a hotel guest is hurt at a pool or...
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