A TSA Officer who was shot at close range by a 23 year old man at LAX airport on Friday, died after his assailant, Paul Ciancia, shot him for the 2nd time with an assault rifle. Finally, the shooter was apprehended by airport police, shot and captured.He remains hospitalized, in…
According to a recent story published by the Herald Tribune last month, two people were seriously injured on October 9, 2013, in a motorcycle crash that required authorities to shut down the southbound lanes of U.S. Interstate 75 near mile marker 193 in Venice, Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol concluded…
Last month, 24-year-old Jacob Landis, of Annapolis, Maryland, was severely injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in a bicycle accident in Florida in the final leg of a cross-country cycling trip to raise money for deaf individuals. Our personal injury lawyers in Miami, Florida are all too familiar with…
Recently, a Boynton Beach, Florida, couple filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy in connection with the shooting of their eighteen-year-old autistic son in 2012. The lawsuit is seeking damages in excess of $15,000. The lawsuit stems from an October 4, 2012, incident wherein the teen’s…
Late last month, ABC Action News reported that two children and their father had been rescued from a vehicle overturned in a St. Petersburg, Florida canal following a motor vehicle accident. According to St. Petersburg police, the car in which the children were passengers ended up in the canal as…
Over the last few years, the dispute regarding the effect of concussions on players in the National Football League has intensified, resulting in increased scrutiny of the manner in which NFL officials handled the situation. In August, ESPN withdrew its support for a documentary entitled “League of Denial,” investigating the…
Back in March, this blog discussed the Florida Senate’s approval of Senate Bill 52 (“Bill 52”), that sought to impose a statewide ban on texting while driving. On October 1, 2013, Bill 52, renamed “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law”, became effective. Florida’s texting ban makes it the forty-first…
A Florida woman was tricked into having an abortion by her boyfriend when he disguised pregnancy-terminating pills as antibiotics. The man now faces murder charges. Reeme Jo Lee’s pregnancy was confirmed by her boyfriend’s father, who is an obstetrician. Lee was excited to become a mother, but her boyfriend, John…
In June, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) issued a report prioritizing recommendations contained in its National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (“NAMS”). Developed in 2000 by the NHSTA in collaboration with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (“MSF”) the NAMS is comprehensive plan to improve motorcycle safety across the United States…
Early this month, a young couple, Rob Lemon, 25, and Hilary Michalak, 25, were struck by a motorist while riding their tandem bike on the Memorial Causeway in Clearwater, Florida. According to reports, the force of the impact shattered the bike and threw the pair over 50 feet. Although both…