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• Reporter Makes Mistatement about Bad Faith Negotiation Law in Florida

  Evan Rosen | March 08, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I am posting a response that I sent to the author of an article I recently read about the upcoming Personal Injury and Auto Accident debate in the Florida Legislature.Dear Ms. Garcia, I am a Florida attorney and our office has been handling personal injury cases since 1965. I recently read your article on line, and wanted to point out a misstatement.The sentence in your article that reads, "And...

• Allstate Banned from Writing New Auto Insurance Policies in Florida

  Evan Rosen | January 16, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  After just two hours into a meeting with Allstate, Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty suspended Allstate's ability to write new automobile insurance policies in the state. Despite demands to turn over certain documents, Allstate failed to comply stating that the documents the state was demanding were "irrelevant." Governor Charlie Crist issued the following statement. "I applaud...

• Estudios Médicos Revelan Resultados Preocupantes Sobre los Doctores

  Evan Rosen | December 07, 2007 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Según los Anales de la Medicina Interna, una encuesta de 1,600 doctores en el 2003 y 2004 reveló que el 46% de los doctores admiten que no reportan los errores médicos serios que han cometido. Eric Campbell del hospital general de Massachusetts y de la escuela médica de Harvard en Boston, quien llevo a cabo la encuesta, dijo que hay una gran brecha entre lo que los doctores piensan que es...

• Bicyclist Killed On A1A In Fort Lauderdale

  Chrissie Cole | September 01, 2009 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A man was struck and killed by a car on A1A in Fort Lauderdale, according to a police department news release. Daniel Colotte, 59, was riding his bicycle north at the 1100 block of A1A when he...

• Caps on Medical Malpractice Cap Citizens Right to Justice

  Evan Rosen | December 29, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A recent study of Medical Malpractice data conducted in California since its enactment of legislation capping awards on "non-economic" damages has shown that a lot of individuals can no longer afford access to the courts. Recently, a doctor found it impossible to find a lawyer to represent him after his mother had died from a medical error despite an exhaustive search of almost two dozen local...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Down

  Evan Rosen | January 02, 2008 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  All over the country reports are coming in that Medical Malpractice lawsuits are down tremendously, despite the insurance lobby propaganda. In Pennsylvania, for example, medical malpractice lawsuits are down 38% since 2002 and in Philadelphia by 52%. Furthermore, two of the largest insurance carriers in the state for that kind of coverage are decreasing their rates and since 2002, 57 new...

• What Happens if you File for Bankruptcy during a Personal Injury Case

  Evan Rosen | August 27, 2007 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Clients who have ongoing Personal Injury cases that file for bankruptcy, quickly cease to technically be our clients. The Bankruptcy Trustee becomes our "client" as we are retained as "special attorneys" once bankruptcy has been filed. Our goal in the case remains the same, to resolve it for the most amount of compensation possible. However, instead of the client being authorized to approve a...

• Major Personal Injury Law up for Debate

  Evan Rosen | March 27, 2007 6:09 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Well the insurance lobby propaganda is up to business as usual. Today I read a post on the Sun-Sentinel website titled "Keep Target off Deep Pockets." The post is clearly stating that "Fabre v. Marin" and it's resulting codification is the only thing keeping lawyers from going after only deep pockets, leaving truly at fault, non-wealthy defendants out if they chose. Futher, the post...

• Man Injured in Ford Rollover Awarded $6 Million

  Jenny Albano | July 26, 2007 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  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...

• Airport Shuttle Bus Accident Kills Two

  Evan Rosen | February 21, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Two people were killed Sunday night in an airport shuttle accident involving two shuttles at the Fort Lauderdale airport. The head-on crash killed the driver of one shuttle and a passenger on the other. Eight other passengers were sent to the hospital with injuries.Authorities believe one of the victims, bus driver George Pitter, was driving in the eastbound lane with one passenger when a...