Authorities are urging motorists to use caution when traveling through road construction zones as the spring tourism season reaches a peak and we approach the summer travel and construction season. Road construction accidents are a common risk throughout South Florida as these zones are dangerous for both motorists and road-construction…
Reuters is reporting a number of legal questions are being raised by a fatal Uber accident involving a self-driving vehicle. It’s believed to be the first death involving autonomous driving technology — something so new the courts have not even begun to deal with it. Personal injury litigation against ride-sharing…
We seldom pause to realize one of the most dangerous things around us is water. But more than a dozen people have drowned in Southwest Florida in recent months. A recent vigil was held for a mother and her two children after they drowned when their car drove into a…
We are entering the spring break travel season. Legions of northern college students will be flocking to South Florida for fun in the sun. Thousands of local students may travel to the East Coast or spend times on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island or at other destinations popular with young…
A rash of serious and fatal motorcycle accidents in Southwest Florida has authorities and safety advocates urging motorists to make a conscious effort to watch for motorcycles as the peak of riding season gets underway. For nearly 50 years our injury attorneys have been advocates for the rights of motorcycle…
Florida Health is promoting the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries) toolkit, which offers fall-prevention resources to health-care providers and patients. Florida is the epicenter of an epidemic of fall accidents among elderly adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports fall accidents are the leading cause of…
Lee Health Trauma Center and the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization have launched “Driving Down,” an effort aimed at reducing the number of serious and fatal traffic collisions on Southwest Florida roads. The risk of Fort Myers injury accidents continues to increase. As our accident attorneys reported earlier this month,…
A hidden danger that is seldom talked about is the risk of traffic accidents caused by a health condition or medical emergency. Florida has the nation’s largest population of older drivers, whose chronic conditions can put them at increased risk. Just recently, the Florida Highway Patrol reported a fatal crash…
Even safety-conscious drivers rarely stop to think about the risks of accidents at railroad crossings. Most are surprised to learn that Florida is among the nation’s deadliest states when it comes to traffic accidents at railroad crossings. Our injury lawyers in Fort Myers took note of a recent article in…
The Sun-Sentinel reports Florida motorists continue to struggle with sticker shock when purchasing auto insurance. Our Fort Myers car accident lawyers recently reported on the high-number of motorists involved in hit-and-run accidents in Florida, which roughly corresponds to the high number of uninsured motorists on the state’s roads. One in…