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• Governor Crist May Call for Another Special Session to Address Personal Injury Protection Benefits

  Evan Rosen | June 28, 2007 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  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...

• Injured Dancer Obtains Verdict of $2.15 Million

  Evan Rosen | June 18, 2007 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  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...

• Calls for Extending PIP Law Coming In

  Evan Rosen | June 12, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  There have been numerous articles calling for the extention of Florida's No-Fault/PIP law. There are all kinds of rationale but mainly with nothing in it's place hospitals and patients would be stuck with no coverage if mandatory personal injury protection benefits are allowed to sunset with the expiring of the PIP law on October 1, 2007. The Florida Legislature is set for a special session to...

• Medical Malpractice Law Relating to Death of a Patient Inherently Unfair

  Evan Rosen | May 22, 2007 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Since 1990, in order to recover for a loved one's death that was caused by Medical Malpractice, you need to either be a spouse or a child under the age of 25. Recently, a 35 year old woman contacted me about the death of her father in a Hospital. Negligence seemed clear at first blush but I never got the chance to investigate because she is the only remaining "next of kin" but because she is...

• Toddler in Michigan Suffers Dog Bite

  Shannon Weidemann | May 14, 2007 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A mixed breed dog bit a 14-month-old boy in Jackson, Michigan last week. The victim was at his grandmother's house when her dog may have tried to get a chip the toddler was eating. The dog bite was on his face. The victim was taken to Foote Hospital, then transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Heins said. The boy was released from the hospital Monday and is...

• Evenflo Infant Car Seat/Carriers Recalled

  Evan Rosen | May 14, 2007 7:04 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., announced a recall of approximately 450,000 Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat/Carriers due to a serious defect.The handle, when the unit is used as an infant carrier, can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate forward. When that happens,...

• La Corte Suprema Niega la Compensacion de Danos Punitivos contra el "Gran Tobaco"

  Evan Rosen | May 14, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  El Martés, Febrero 20, 2007, la Corte Suprema negó una compensación de daños punitivos de $79.5 millones contra la compañia tabacalera Phillip Morris. El demandante en este caso fue el Sr. Jesse Williams, quien murio despues de años de haber fumado cigarrillos Marlboro. La viuda de este argumentó que la compañia de tabaco condujo fraude al promocionar a proposito que los cigarrillos no...

• Personal Injury Insurance rates set to drop

  Evan Rosen | May 09, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Based on the expiration of Florida's No Fault/PIP law, State Farm has announced it will reduce it's rates and that the average two car household will save approximately $360. Interesting... I'm sure the average cost of PIP protection is more than $360 per two car household. I sure hope the legislature asks where that extra premium money is going...

• La Ley de Lesion Personal Expirará Octubre 1

  Evan Rosen | May 08, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  La sesión legislativa ha terminado y con ella el tiempo para extender la famosa ley de la Florida "No-Fault/PIP" (como se conoce en Inglés). Esta ley requiere que los conductores de la Florida tengan seguro de auto para pagar un porcentaje de sus propios gastos médicos y perdida de salario despues de un accidente de carro, sin tomar en cuenta quien causo el accidente. Esta ley es resultado...

• Major Personal Injury Law to Expire on October 1

  Evan Rosen | May 07, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  The 2007 Legislative Session has ended and with it so has the time period to extend Florida's famous no-fault/PIP law. No-Fault or PIP law requires Florida drivers to carry auto insurance to pay for a percentage of their own medical bills and lost wages resulting from an auto accident regardless of who is at fault. There is no Florida law requiring people who are responsible for accidents to...