Hospital Liability in Florida
Hospitals cannot guarantee positive results but are expected to deliver a reasonable standard of care. Hospital negligence involves the entire jurisdiction of medical malpractice such as misdiagnosis, incorrect medication, surgery error, misinterpreting lab results, and nurses who do not properly... Read More →
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation
What is Mediation? Mediation is a way for people who are having a dispute to talk about their issues and concerns and to make decisions about the dispute with the help of another person, a mediator. In mediation, you can... Read More →
Compulsory Medical Examinations
Insurance companies have the right, in personal injury cases, to have you examined by a doctor of their choice. Formerly known as an independent medical examinations (IME), this examination was renamed compulsory medical examination (CME). Florida law allows CME’s... Read More →
Battery and Personal Injury Claims
What is battery? Most personal injury claims are filed over accidents such as car crashes or slip and fall situations, but in some cases the action that caused the harm is intentional. Battery is an example of an intentional tort,... Read More →
Ethics in the Legal Profession; In Wake of Aaron Schlossberg Scandal
Ethics is defined as “moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.” A person’s ethics is typically determined by their actions, which are a representation of what they consider right and wrong. Recently, attorney Aaron... Read More →
Consumer Protection Law in Florida (FDUTPA)
The Pivotal Law for Consumer Protection in Florida: A Primer on Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) In Florida, the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act protects consumers by providing private remedies based on consumer protection law.... Read More →