Driving Home for Thanksgiving? How to Stay Safe on Florida Roads This Holiday
Thanksgiving is about family, food, and being thankful. For a lot of people in South Florida, it also means a long drive. I-95, the Turnpike, and I-75 fill up fast the Wednesday before, and they stay packed through Sunday. More cars, tired drivers, and holiday drinking make this one of the riskiest weekends of the […]
Hurt While Holiday Shopping? Slip-and-Falls and Parking Lot Accidents in Florida
From Black Friday to the last-minute rush before Christmas, South Florida stores and malls are packed. Shoppers are in a hurry, workers are stretched thin, and parking lots turn into a free-for-all. That busy mix leads to a lot of injuries every year. Spilled drinks, boxes in the aisles, wet floors near the entrance, and […]
Halloween Night Safety in South Florida: How to Protect Your Family on the Road
Halloween is one of the best nights of the year for kids. Costumes, candy, and running from house to house with friends. But it’s also one of the busiest nights for pedestrian accidents. This year, Halloween lands on a Saturday. That means more kids out later, more adult parties, and more people on the road […]
Ten Years After Corey Jones: What the Case Changed About Plainclothes Policing and Accountability in Florida
On October 18, 2015, Corey Jones, a 31-year-old drummer and housing inspector, was waiting for a tow truck beside his broken-down car on an I-95 off-ramp in Palm Beach Gardens. A man in plain clothes pulled up in an unmarked van, got out, and within seconds fired six shots. Three struck Jones, who died at […]
Florida’s “Free Kill” Law in 2026: Who Can and Cannot Recover After a Medical Malpractice Death
Florida is the only state with a rule that bars certain family members from recovering pain and suffering damages when a loved one dies from medical negligence. Critics call it the “free kill” law. Two repeal efforts have now failed, and the rule remains in effect in 2026. Here is what it does, who it […]
Retained Surgical Objects in Florida: When a Sponge or Instrument Is Left Behind
Hospitals count every sponge, needle, and instrument before and after an operation for one reason: things get left behind. A retained surgical item is one of the clearest examples of a preventable medical error. Patients often learn of it weeks or months later, after unexplained pain, infection, or a bowel obstruction leads to imaging that […]
Suing the Police in Florida: Section 1983, Sovereign Immunity, and What Families Should Know
When a police officer uses excessive force, the injured person or the family has two possible paths: a federal civil rights claim and a Florida state law claim. They have different rules, different defenses, and different limits, and most serious cases use both. Our firm represented the family of Corey Jones, who was shot and […]
Bedsores in a Florida Nursing Home: Why They Happen and What Families Can Do
A bedsore, also called a pressure ulcer or pressure injury, is one of the clearest warning signs that a nursing home is not providing basic care. These wounds develop when a resident is left in one position too long and pressure cuts off blood flow to the skin, usually over the tailbone, hips, heels, and […]
Hurt by a Falling Bag or Beverage Cart on a Flight? Your Rights Under Florida and Federal Law
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Miami, and Palm Beach international airports handle tens of millions of passengers a year. Most flights are uneventful. But every year, passengers are hurt on board in ways that were preventable: a bag slides out of an overhead bin, a beverage cart clips a knee in the aisle, hot coffee spills in a […]
Florida Changes Its Car Crash Reporting Law: What Drivers Need to Know
Starting October 1, 2026, Florida’s rules for reporting a car crash are changing. Drivers should understand one crucial detail: the new property-damage threshold does not eliminate the requirement to report an injury crash. Under Senate Bill 488, which amends section 316.065(1), Florida Statutes, the apparent property damage that triggers immediate notification to law enforcement increases […]