by Steven Sanchez Paralegal Investigator at Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath LLP According to the U.S. Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2014, a record 63.9 million vehicles were recalled. An additional 2.2 million vehicles were recalled for equipment related safety issues. 7.6 million car seats and 368,720 tires were also […]
Have you ever looked at an insurance commercial on TV and wondered what are they trying to sell with these commercials? People jumping off of bridges with their identity hidden. Emus dressed up as cabbies pecking on a mirrored glass. Or Flo and Jamie, really? Is it that they have more of our money then […]
Four Tourists Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Delray Beach A recent tragic accident in Delray Beach killed four tourists visiting Florida from South America. According to a report from the Sun-Sentinel regarding the crash, the deceased victims included a mother and her two young children from Mexico and her brother, who hailed from Argentina. […]
Sovereign Immunity: What is It and How Can It Affect Your Personal Injury Case? Sovereign immunity is a term that few people may have heard other than lawyers. You may never hear the term until you are injured in a situation involving someone employed by the government. However, sovereign immunity is a legal issue that […]
Florida Is One of the Leading States for Dog Bites in 2017 A recent nationwide study showed the number of dog bite incidents across the U.S. increased 2.2 percent in 2017 when compared with 2016. The study, which was conducted by insurance industry trade group the Insurance Information Institute (III) and State Farm, the nation’s […]
Bus Carrying Canadian Junior Hockey Team’s Bus Crashes, Kills 16 In an international tragedy, a bus carrying a junior hockey team from the town of Humboldt, Saskatchewan in Western Canada was involved in a crash with a tractor trailer in April, killing sixteen passengers on the bus. The athletes were members of a junior league […]
Motorcyclist Injured in Sarasota A motorcyclist in Sarasota was recently injured after another motorist deliberately swerved directly into the motorcyclist in a fit of road rage after the two had engaged in an argument. According to a report immediately after the accident by a local ABC News affiliate, and a second report two days later, […]
Distracted Driving in Florida: In honor of Distracted Driving Month in April, recently released statistics from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) showed that 2017 was the worst year on record for accidents involving distracted drivers in Florida. In addition, even though more than 50,000 accidents occurred in 2017 that were attributed to driver inattention, the […]
Safety Resolutions Many people do not consider making road safety a New Year’s Resolution. However, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are recognized as a dangerous time of year for both pedestrians and motorists. That means, many people who are slack about roadway safety during this period and the rest of the year, could […]
Female Pedestrian Killed in Hit and Run Accident in Tampa, the Sixteenth Fatality in the Tampa Bay Area in a Week A female pedestrian died in a hit and run accident outside Tampa recently, marking the sixteenth fatality in a motor vehicle accident in the greater Tampa area in a single week.
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