When people rent apartments, there is are laws that govern the arrangement. Generally, a tenant agrees not to damage the premises and the landlord agrees to provide safe places in which to live. When something goes drastically wrong, it can lead to serious consequences aside from the immediate damage. Sadly, three people paid a heavy [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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Air travel is statistically much safer than getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, but that doesn’t change the fact that when problems arise in this setting, the results can often be disastrous. Fortunately, no one was killed yesterday when an American Airlines flight out of Miami over-shot a runway in Jamaica, but dozens of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Day care centers have always been an integral part of our society since the days of two working parents came to the forefront. Running a day care center can be a lucrative business in many respects, but serious problems arise when the level of care provided to children falls below reasonable levels. That appears to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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When dealing with personal injury law and over the years of helping injured clients seek and obtain justifiable recoveries for the damages they’ve incurred, the majority of cases involve basic negligence. Absent from the notion of negligence is the component of specific intent to harm someone. Tragically, not all personal injury cases involve this lack [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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We posted last month in regards to a troubling case that was emerging regarding the stealing and selling of confidential hospital records to a local attorney in an effort to solicit those patients who had been injured in slip-and-fall and other cases for representation. This is considered a federal crime, and now comes word [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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It’s common practice in South Florida for families to hire nannies to care for their children and their households in general. When this occurs, those families must adhere to relevant labor laws, just like any other employer. While there are particularities involved with this sort of situation, the bottom line is that basic [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 3, 2009
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We’ve all heard the stories that flying in an airplane is statistically safer than driving a vehicle on public roads. While this is indisputably true in certain respects, it’s also beyond debate that when something goes seriously wrong with a flight, the aftermath can be devastating given the number of people and the speed [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
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Americans love their dogs. Millions of them live with families across the United States, and Miami is no exception. Given the booming population of these domestic pets, a legal issue that’s been growing is that of dog bites. Dog bites happen in alarming numbers across the United States, and they often cause serious injuries or [...]
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Friday, January 15, 2010
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