InjuryBoard Fort Lauderdale

En una carta de Agosto 19, 2007, dirigida al períodico Palm Beach Post, el oficial principal financiero del estado, Alex Sink, habló acerca de la ley de protección de lesiones personales (P.I.P por sus insignias en Inglés). El dijo que en su mente la ley "P.I.P" expirará el 1ro de Octubre. Ademas, dijo que el apoya el principio de la ley "P.I.P", y, en especial, cualquier plan de seguro...

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In a letter to the Palm Beach Post, dated August 19th, 2007, the State's Chief Financial Officer addresses Personal Injury Protection law that is in his mind absolutely going to expire come October 1st. He claims to support the ideals behind PIP, namely that every individual have some kind of coverage in case of an accident regardless of fault and without the necessity of having to file a...

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Hay 37 organizaciones que comprenden la Coalición para Protejer los Conductores de la Florida. Estas organizaciones incluyen hospitales, proveedores de cuidados de emergencia, oficiales de seguridad, trabajadores de primeros áuxilios y la aseguradora médica más grande del estado, Blue Cross Blue Shield. Esta coalición esta tratando de detener la expiración de la ley de protección de...

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De acuerdo con Alex Sink, el principal official financiero del estado, deberiamos estar preparados para la vida sin la ley de "No-Fault". Esta ley expirará Octubre 1, 2007. El 18 de Septiembre habra una sesión especial del congreso se hablara acerca del presupuesto y posiblemente acerca de esta ley. Apesar que el gobernador Charlie Christ esta a favor de extender la ley de seguro de...

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It seems most likely that come October 1st, Florida's No-Fault law will expire. What will happen then? Well first of all, drivers will not be required to carry Personal Injury Protection insurance. People will probably wish to up their uninsured motorist coverage at that point and possibly health insurance as well, because Florida still does not have a law requiring people to carry insurance...

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According to Alex Sink, the state's Chief Financial Officer, we should start preparing for life with no more No-Fault law. As of now the law is set to expire on October 1, 2007. There is a special session being held starting September 18th for to address emergency budget cutting issues and even though Governor Christ is in favor of extending PIP law, it appears the house and senate have failed...

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Julian Feilpe was awarded $6 million by a Broward Circuit Court jury after a six-week product liability trial. The 22 year-old suffered serious injuries after a 1993 Ford Aerostar van rolled over five years ago.The jury found that Ford Motor Company, the only defendant, was negligent in putting the Aerostar on the market with a design defect of the roof structure, which caused the roof to...

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Contrary to all the hype we hear in the news about a Medical Malpractice crisis, a recent report done by the US Department of Justice found that the majority of medical malpractice cases get resolved without a doctor or insurance company having to pay a dime. In Florida, two-thirds were closed out with a payout of less than $250,000 and only 10% resulted in a payout over one million.For more...

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After already having one special session to address property tax reform, it appears Govenor Crist now has his eyes set on extending Personal Injury Protection Benefits as they are set to expire on October 1 of this year. It seems the hospital lobby has gotten to Governor Crist to explain just how damaging and costly it would be to Florida Hospitals should PIP expire. PIP law in Florida...

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By age 17, Katie Sheffler had been a ballerina for 15 years already. As a result of some hip pain, a Fort Lauderdale doctor, Dr. Marc Philippon, operated and performed what Ms. Sheffler's attorney's deemed an unnecessary surgery and one that he had never done prior. In the suit for Medical Malpractice, a jury found in favor of Ms. Sheffler in the amount of $2.15 Million. If you desire...

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