Recently we reported on a hit-and-run accident involving a tour bus near Immokalee. Today, our injury lawyers in Fort Myers want to talk about how victims may seek compensation in the wake of such collisions. From a legal standpoint, these are often underinsured or uninsured motorist accidents unless the at-fault…
NBC2 is reporting at least 10 people were injured after a hit-and-run accident involving a tour bus. While our Fort Myers injury lawyers regularly see hit-and-run collisions and underinsured/uninsured motorist accidents, collisions involving tour buses occur less frequently. However, like collisions with tractor-trailers or other large commercial vehicles, such accidents…
NBC2 is reporting gun deaths involving children are on the rise in Southwest Florida. According to hospital discharge data, Florida gun deaths involving children under the age of 18 increased from 75 in 2010 to 105 in 2016. Non-fatal hospitalizations and emergency visits were also up substantially. Nationwide, 1,300 kids…
Elder care advocates are moving forward with a plan to add a nursing home bill of rights to the Florida Constitution. Our nursing home neglect attorneys remain alarmed by the state of the nation’s nursing home industry. But perhaps nowhere in the country faces as many challenges as Florida with its…
FOX4 is reporting a fork lift accident claimed the life of a 57-year-old landscaper working at a farm on South Tamiami Trail in Fort Myers. The man was reportedly repairing the fork lift at the time of the incident and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Occupational Safety and…
Recently a North Fort Myers woman was arrested and charged with drunk driving after authorities say she nearly caused a secondary accident after she drove through the marked crime scene of a serious injury crash. Our personal injury attorneys have spent more than 40 years representing those injured or killed in…
While many associate the summer months with higher risk for motorcycle riders, the risk of motorcycle accidents actually hits a peak about this time every winter in Florida. The weather up north is at its worst. And so is the traffic in Southwest Florida. Daytona Beach Bike Week takes place…
It’s high season in Southwest Florida, which means heavy traffic, frequent fender benders and an increasing number of serious and fatal traffic collisions. The News-Press is reporting Southwest Florida saw more than 100 traffic deaths last year for the second year in a row. Our injury lawyers in Fort Myers…
In Florida wrongful death lawsuits, there are certain individuals who have the right to pursue such action, either as the personal administrator of the deceased or as dependent survivors of the deceased. These are generally, in order, spouses, minor children, dependent parents and dependent siblings. For anyone who owes child…
Florida has an unfortunate – and well-deserved – reputation for being one of the most dangerous places for bicyclists. More than 800 cyclists die in collisions with motor vehicles annually, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and 18 percent of those fatalities occurred right here in the Sunshine…