Driver Fatigue Car Accidents
A driver who falls asleep at 70 mph on I-95 does not brake, does not swerve and does not slow down. That is why fatigue crashes are so often head-on collisions, rear-end impacts at full highway speed, and single-vehicle rollovers into the median. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conservatively estimates that drowsy driving causes […]
Used Cars Sold Without Airbags
As a higher percentage of cars on the road contain airbags, a growing problem is the sale of vehicles without disclosing that their airbags are missing.
Car Accident with Uber or Lyft
Ride sharing services have gained popularity within the past few years, as people request the services for day to day travel or special occasions.
Duty of Care in Car Accidents
Every car accident case in Florida comes down to the same four questions: Did the other driver owe you a duty of care? Did they breach it? Did that breach cause your injuries? What are your damages? The first question is almost always answered yes, because Florida law imposes a duty of reasonable care on […]
Determining Who is at Fault in a Car Accident
Immediately after a car accident determining who’s at fault is the key to proving negligence. Negligence is failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another. Being able to prove who is at fault will determine the responsible parties obligation. Each case varies depending on the evidence provided at the time of the accident. Some of the evidence provided such as police reports, witness statement, photographs, medical records and citations are all useful information that helps determine who should be held responsible.
Speeding Accidents on the Florida Roads
Speed is the common thread running through Florida’s worst crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration counts speeding as a factor in roughly 29 percent of all traffic deaths nationally, and Florida, with close to 400,000 crashes a year statewide and about 40,000 in Broward County alone according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety […]
Intoxicated and Impaired Driving Accident
Being hit by a drunk or drug-impaired driver is different from an ordinary car accident, both in how badly people get hurt and in how the law treats the claim. Impaired drivers tend to hit at full speed, at night, and without braking. Florida law responds with tools that are not available in a typical […]
Failure to Disclose Prior Use of Automobile
A used car buyer would like to hear that the prior use of a vehicle was by one very responsible owner only who never was in an accident. It is unattractive to a used car buyer if a vehicle has had multiple prior owners, was a rental or police vehicle, or was used as a taxi because it could indicate potential mechanical issues. Falsely representing or failing to disclose prior use of a vehicle is deceptive and illegal.
Odometer Fraud, Salvage Fraud, & Undisclosed Flood – Auto Fraud
Odometer Fraud occurs when the dealer or the dealer’s representative (salesman) gives misinterpretations about the motor vehicle’s actual mileage information; for example, a car with 75,000 miles being set and sold at 25,000
Undisclosed Damage To New Cars & Undisclosed Wreck Damage To Used Cars – Auto Fraud
Undisclosed wreck damage to used Cars is very similar to salvage fraud. However, it does not abide by the state salvage law. Undisclosed Wreck Damage to used vehicles usually occurs in the form of cars that are not a total