Earlier today an outrageous claim was published in a local newspaper. The headline read “Personal injury lawyers blamed for our high insurance rates.” The article was actually an opinion based letter to the editor from a local resident. The letter claimed, without providing any justification other than a biased opinion, that “Florida has a reputation…
Tort reform, tort reform, tort reform. So, what is it? Well, it depends who you ask. If you ask the owners of large corporations (and their friends, colleagues and attorneys), they’ll tell you that tort reform is a series of measures employed to protect industry, corporations and insurance companies and enhance competitiveness in a global market. …
There’s little in terms of “black and white” thinking that evokes more controversy than the issue of “right and wrong.” It is an over-simplified explanation of how society is governed to say that the government punishes those who do “wrong.” Many times, wrongdoings do not fall under the jurisdiction of the government to implement punishment. …
Nancy Grace famously penned Casey Anthony “Tot Mom” throughout the murder trial of the century this summer. Now it seems it may be more appropriate to call Anthony “Tort Mom,” for she has clearly—and admittedly—done wrong. Multiple entities have come forth demanding money from Casey Anthony. No, the damages are not for the death of…
Hundreds of years ago, the United States found itself serving as a prime catalyst for the industrial revolution which spanned to encompass both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. During this time of mammoth innovation, new frontiers were explored, production was expedited and the American workforce kicked into a higher gear than ever before. Advancements were…
So, what are torts? We hear a lot about torts. For example, a common part of today’s legal world involves issues of Tort Reform. No, that doesn’t refer to a revamping of your zoo’s tortoise exhibit. Incidentally, it could involve your zoo’s tortoise exhibit, if you injured yourself due to the wrongdoing of another at…
The world we live in is different than it was 10 years ago, which was different than it was ten years before that, and so on and so forth. There are different opportunities available, both good and bad. More ways to order a shirt, more ways to ignore your mother-in-law, and more ways to get…
Of harmless people, it is often noted that their “bark is worse than their bite.” But as one of our clients experienced first-hand last month, just the opposite was the case of a family friend’s dog. We have recently been retained as counsel for a young woman who was viciously attacked by her friend’s canine companion. On…
The evolution of the internet has provided us with the ability to obtain the answer to any and all relevant, or even irrelevant questions that we may have. If you want to know something, you can find out using a verb that didn’t exist a decade ago. You say, “‘I’ll Google it.” Arguments based on…
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