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Car Crash Settlements Involving Minors in Florida

Unfortunately, automobile accidents injure a number of children in Florida and throughout the United States each year. In Allen v. Montalvan, a grandmother was killed in a tragic car crash, and her adult daughter, minor son, and three minor grandchildren were hurt to varying degrees when a drunk driver slammed into…

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Car Accidents in Miami-Dade County and Throughout Florida

Unfortunately, negligence causes many accidents in Florida and throughout the United States each year. In the context of driving, negligence refers to the failure of a person to use reasonable care behind the wheel that causes harm to someone else or their property. All drivers on the road owe others a duty to follow…

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Florida Supreme Court Rules on Bad Faith Claim Against Insurance Company

It is not uncommon for insurance companies to offer low payments or deny legitimate claims to customers. In Fridman v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill., Florida’s highest court recently decided that an auto insurance company could not file a last minute reversal of a denial to avoid a bad faith…

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Florida Law Enforcement’s Duty of Care in Escaped Horse Case

In Manfre v. Shinkle, Kathleen Shinkle was injured when her automobile crashed after striking a dead horse lying on the roadway. The collision with the horse caused her vehicle to flip over and land on its roof. Shinkle sustained serious injuries. An estimated hour and a half before Shinkle’s accident, the…

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Florida Court Clarifies ‘Amount in Controversy’ Requirement

Determining liability can be difficult in any car accident, but it can become even more complex when one party is from a different country. This is exactly what happened in the case of Bess v. Day, in which a Florida resident was injured in an automobile accident allegedly caused by…

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