A Tampa woman suffered extensive injuries after she hit a broken patch of sidewalk on her Bird e-scooter. According to a complaint filed against Bird Scooters and the City of Tampa, the woman needed five hours of surgery to repair internal damage. She also required a second hospitalization and second surgery requiring 12 days in […]
Personal Injury
Woman Files Lawsuit After Being Impaled By Beach Umbrella
In 2018, a Maryland woman was somehow impaled by a beach umbrella. She has since filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the umbrella and the town in which the incident occurred. Acts of God The plaintiff was relaxing on the beach when a gust of wind blew a nearby umbrella into the air. The […]
Tommy Pham Sues Strip Club After Stabbing
Tommy Pham, a former Tampa Bay Ray and current San Diego Padres outfielder, recently sued a San Diego area strip club after he was stabbed in the establishment’s parking lot. While it may seem odd to hold the strip club responsible for an incident which occurred outside of the establishment, and which did not involve […]
What Happened To The Florida Condos That Collapsed?
It has been nearly a month since the tragic partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida and a class-action lawsuit has been filed seeking at least $5 million from the owners of the tower that may have killed over 160 people. Little is known about what caused the collapse, but researchers […]
Florida’s No-Fault Insurance Headed Toward Repeal
We may soon see a major change in how Florida’s car insurance system works as legislators push to repeal Florida’s no-fault system for auto accidents. Proponents of the measure say that it will reduce rates for drivers, but others say it could cause car insurance to spike without weeding out fraud. Understanding Florida’s no-fault system […]