The Florida injury lawyers at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, begin 2009 with a new toll-free phone number, 1-800-Dial-BLS. Whether you are injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident or are the victim of a drunk driving crash or other personal-injury or wrongful-death situation, representatives…
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Distracted driving prevention program aimed at reducing car accidents in Southwest Florida
A new education program aimed at increasing awareness of the dangers of distracted driving is now available in Southwest Florida. Florida injury lawyers and personal injury attorneys routinely handles crashes caused by distracted drivers and urge motorists to pay attention to the road for their own safety and the safety…
Southwest Florida drunk driving reduced, lives saved because of minimum drinking age, MADD argues
Fewer drunk drivers cause fewer accidents and claim fewer lives in Southwest Florida drunk driving crashes because of the minimum drinking age of 21, according to the Lee County and national chapters of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving. Florida injury lawyers and personal injury attorneys in Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral…
Southwest Florida car accidents likely to occur at Lee County’s most dangerous intersections
Southwest Florida motorists should pay close attention at Lee County’s most dangerous intersections, where serious car accidents are often a weekly occurrence. Florida injury lawyers and personal injury attorneys often deal with serious personal injury cases resulting from car accidents, motorcycle accidents and trucking accidents at dangerous intersections in Fort…
Florida car accident lawyers handle increasing number of parking lot accidents in Fort Myers, Lee County area
More than 100 car accidents were reported in the parking lots of area malls during the last 4 months of 2008, according to a recent article in The News-Press of Fort Myers. Florida accident attorneys and personal injury lawyers urge motorists to use caution in parking lots, where accidents can…
Large crowds enjoyed Cape Coral Bike Night sponsored by Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers
Cape Coral bike night was enjoyed by more than 10,000 motorcycle riders from throughout Southwest Florida on Saturday night. Thousands of motorcycles — including hundreds of custom one-of-a-kind choppers — drew crowds from throughout Southwest Florida, including Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte and North Port. Associates and Bruce…
Florida motorists warned of car accidents waiting to happen
Some 148,000 people suffer a car accident each year without ever getting behind the wheel: They are injured by a closing car door in what the federal government has announced is the most common non-moving injury inflicted by automobiles. For the first time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has…
Young drivers twice as likely to text while driving — four times more likely to crash
A new study by the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) Foundation for Traffic Safety found a four-fold increase in accidents by people who use cell phones while driving. Young drivers — already four times more likely to get into an accident — were twice as likely to use a cell phone…
Bruce L. Scheiner interviewed about nursing home care, elder neglect and abuse in Southwest Florida
Nursing home neglect and elder abuse is in the news is Southwest Florida after the second serious incident in less than a month. Florida personal injury attorney Bruce L. Scheiner, founder and senior attorney of Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, provided advice to FOX4 news viewers on…
Companies can be liable for injured children even if parents sign waiver, Florida Supreme Court rules
Amusement parks, festivals, daycare centers and other companies and businesses can be held responsible for injuries to children even if the parents sign a waiver, according to a recent ruling by the Florida Supreme Court. The December 2008 ruling makes clear that such waivers are unenforceable if a lawsuit is…