Tragically, two University of Florida freshmen recently lost their lives in traffic accidents. Maggie Paxton was killed in a hit-and-run accident in December 2020, and just over a month later, Sophia Lambert lost her life in a fatal accident not two blocks away. On December 9th, Maggie Paxton was hit by a BMW that immediately […]
Personal Injury
Homeless Man Gets $90,000 from Deputy After Body Slam
A homeless man who was body-slammed by a sheriff’s deputy won a $90,000 settlement from the city for the use of excessive force. The entire incident occurred within the police station, so it was caught on video. The man was arrested for disorderly intoxication. He appears in a video to be standing in between four […]
Amazon Defective Product Lawsuits
Should you be able to hold a flea market accountable for the actions of one of its vendors? If you said, “no”, then you’re in alignment with Amazon’s thoughts on the several lawsuits it has faced related to some of its products. Amazon believes that it should not be held liable when one of their […]
Woman Hit by Garbage Truck Sues City
A lawsuit was recently filed against the City of Madeira Beach by a woman who was struck by a city-owned garbage truck while she was cycling. She sustained serious injuries that acutely diminished the quality of her life. As an avid bicyclist and outdoorswoman, the plaintiff used to spend much of her time doing physical […]
Universal Settles Lawsuit with Man Who Suffered Spinal Injury
Universal Studios recently settled a highly publicized lawsuit filed by a man who said he sustained a spinal injury on one of their water slides. Universal has recently come under fire after it was alleged that they misreported injuries on their rides with extremely vague language. As an example, although the man suffered paralysis related […]
