Personal Injury
FT LAUDERDALE AUTO & TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
Motor vehicle or “car accidents,” account for the largest percentage of personal injury cases and claims in Broward County. Likewise, accident claims and auto accident injury law suits, where one or more vehicle have been involved, represents the largest portion of accident law suits and personal injury claims and cases throughout the State of Florida. Victims can suffer greatly from car or truck accidents, leaving some seriously injured or even permanently disabled. If you or a loved one has been involved in a motor vehicle accident. Thus, knowing what to do with respect to auto accident law and how to hire a car & truckl accident injury lawyer in Ft. Lauderdale is of the utmost concern to you and your family.
DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS / PRODUCT LIABILITY
We use a wide number of products in the course of our daily lives. When used as directed, we assume that the products we use are safe and reliable. Unfortunately, thousands of people are injured or killed each year because of dangerous products – from automobiles to insulation to medical devices to pharmaceutical drugs and supplements. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports over 22,000 deaths and 29 million injuries related to consumer products each year. Annually, consumer products cause more than $500 billion in deaths, injuries and property. We frequently hear of product recalls because of safety and design issues in motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, children’s toys and pajamas – even food, such as peanut butter.
BROWARD COUNTY WRONGFUL DEATH LAWYER
The legal definition of Wrongful Death is the taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed in South Florida because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent’s heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death claim against those responsible for the decedent’s death.
PREMISE LIABILITY (SLIP & FALL / TRIP & FALL)
“Slip and fall” is a term used for a personal injury case in which a person slips and falls as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else’s property. Inside a building, dangerous conditions such as torn carpeting, abrupt changes in flooring, poor lighting, narrow stairs, or a wet floor can cause you to slip and hurt yourself. Outside of a building, you may slip and fall because of rain, ice, snow or a hidden hazard, such as a gap or a pothole in the ground. Slip and fall accidents can occur on commercial, residential or public property. Regardless of where they happen, all property or building owners have certain level of responsibility (duty of care) to make sure an environment is safe.
CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS
Construction work is dangerous and physically demanding. Work site Safety is often overlooked by those in charge simply to keep the job moving or cut costs. Even a sprain or a broken bone can be devastating for a construction worker, who may no longer be able to do their job, even after healing. Hazards can include scaffolding accidents, forklift accidents, falls from heights, electrocution, injury from debris, tools, and more.
