Nov. 14th, 2011
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Law & Technology, Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
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By: David Aronberg
We all remember the game “Seven Minutes in Heaven” from when we were children. Well, now we’ve got “Seven Hours in Hell.” More than one hundred people recently found out what that was like. Last month, because of an unexpected snowstorm, many planes headed for Newark, New Jerseywere diverted to Hartford, Connecticut due to the…
Nov. 10th, 2011
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Law & Technology, Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Results
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By: David Aronberg
Allegations and evidence of sexual harassment and statutory rape have rocked this week’s headlines. Familiar faces, like those of Jerry Sandusky and Herman Cain, have seen a spike in media attention, and not just for their on-field success and political candor. Mr. Sandusky (if he deserves that title of respect) has been indicted on 40…
Nov. 4th, 2011
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Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Results
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By: David Aronberg
As humans, and Americans in particular, we have come a long way in protecting ourselves from self-inflicted harm. The process of human development has been characterized by trial (no pun intended) and error means by which to achieve a goal. We’ve engaged in all sorts of risky behavior until it came to light that what…
Nov. 2nd, 2011
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Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury
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By: David Aronberg
When something mischievous is easy, people say it’s “like stealing candy from a baby.” In South Florida, it may be more appropriate to say it’s “like stealing money from a senior citizen.” Financial scams targeting the elderly in Florida is on the rise – and the economic slump in which we find ourselves is a…
Oct. 28th, 2011
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Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Product Liability
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By: David Aronberg
What did F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Harrison, Babe Ruth, my grandfather and my grandmother all have in common? At first glance, not much. The first three were world-renowned champions of their instruments; Fitzgerald of the pen, Harrison of the guitar and Ruth of bat. Fitzgerald, Harrison and Ruth were (and are) internationally-recognized household names; the…
Oct. 12th, 2011
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Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Product Liability
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By: David Aronberg
Despite the fact that the vast majority of personal injury cases stem from accidents that occur on the ground, there are still other places where torts are committed. As various other modes of transportation (and related machinery) develop, we have seen an increase in maritime accidents as well as aviation accidents. While people are well…
Oct. 10th, 2011
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Auto Accident, Automobile Accident, Law & Technology, Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Product Liability
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By: David Aronberg
Pre-emptive vigilance is one of the primary ways that society as a whole can serve to avoid injury. For example, alert driving is absolutely a crucial part of maintaining road safety, but making sure the vehicles we climb into are adequately safe and operational is just as important. Approximately 42,000 people die every year on…
Oct. 7th, 2011
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Auto Accident, Dog Bites, Legal Guides, News, Nursing Home Neglect, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death
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By: David Aronberg
With Halloween creeping upon us, we thought it might be useful to take some time in our blog to discuss different aspects of wrongful death cases. Spooky, huh? Maybe, but like lots of other things we choose to ignore in life, it remains an unavoidable element of the world we live in. While no death…
Sep. 23rd, 2011
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Law & Technology, Legal Guides, News, Personal Injury, Trial Guides
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By: David Aronberg
It’s safe to say that we live in a more advanced, exploratory and innovative world than any of us could have imagined us inhabiting at this point in time. As we look at the iWorld around us, it’s hard to think of something that’s not made easier and more efficient by the use of computer…
Sep. 21st, 2011
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News, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability
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By: David Aronberg
I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent accident at the air show in Nevada. And the one in West Virginia. Commonality, it seems, is the name of the game. Accidents happen. Even though they say you’re more likely to get injured by a car than an airplane, that doesn’t mean that people never get injured…