Miscellaneous

• Florida Personal Injury Law Set to Expire in October

  Evan Rosen | April 10, 2007 5:01 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  As October draws near so does the expiration date set for Florida's No Fault/PIP law. This set of laws dealing with personal injury as it relates to car accidents has been the law in Florida for about 20 years. It requires that all drivers carry insurance for their own personal injury and for other people's property damage. In the event of an accident, each driver is covered by their own PIP...

• Florida Woman with Flesh Eating Bacteria Sues Hospital for Medical Malpractice

  Evan Rosen | April 03, 2007 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A woman in central Florida is suing a hospital for medical mapractice after contracting a horrible flesh eating bacteria. Claudia Mejias, 23, went to Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital to deliver her son, Matthew.After giving birth the hospital informed her she contracted this horrific bacteria and amputation was her only option to live. Suit was just filed.

• Rat Poison to Blame for Pet Food Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 11:26 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  The wheat gluten used to manufacturer the Menu Foods pet food involved in the recall was from a supplier in China. The wheat gluten was contaminated somehow with rat poison. No one is sure how it got there. The recall was for canned and foil pouch food and involved over 90 brands.Dr. Clint Chew Jr., the proprietor of Ferry Pass Animal Hospital, said two people have brought animals into his...

• More Personal Injury Insurance Propaganda Hits the Web

  Evan Rosen | March 29, 2007 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Recently I read another article from an apparent lobbyist for the insurance industry making a strong stand against "lawsuit abuses." Well I again don't want to post a link to his article because I don't want to generate activity to that misinformation but I will once again paste my comment to his post:You think you could be a little more dramatic. I mean, "lawyers fighting to keep courts havens...

• 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...

• Dog and Cat Food Recalled Across Florida

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2007 7:07 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A Canadian pet food manufacturer is recalling a large amount of dog and cat food that may be contaminated. Dogs and cats across Florida that have eaten the food are being affected with kidney failure and even death. Menu Foods issued the recall for its "cuts and gravy" style pet food in cans and pouches. The products are sold under a variety of labels including Publix brand. A complete list of...

• Personal Injury Law to be Reformed in Florida(2)

  Evan Rosen | March 13, 2007 2:25 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  In October of this year, the law that requires drivers to carry a minimum of $10,000 in no-fault personal injury protection is set to expire. Some senators are lobbying to extend the provision but health care providers, insurance companies and the lawyers who fight for the injured people all want the law to be changed. It is our opinion, that regardless of what is done with PIP/No-Fault law,...

• Personal Injury Legislation Debate Heats Up

  Evan Rosen | March 09, 2007 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  This past Wednesday Hospital, business and insurance representatives attended a committee hearing to argue in favor of their anti-fairness and anti-tort propaganda. The debate over personal injury causes of action is heating up once again. The truth is these entities are "for-profit" and they only make money by collecting premiums and paying as little on claims as possible if anything. This...

• 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...

• Personal Injury Private Investigator

  Evan Rosen | March 05, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  For over 25 years, Rosen & Rosen has had the great pleasure of working with a world class private investigator to help us in many facets of our personal injury cases. From witness statements, accident investigation, asset searches and tracking down key witnesses, Mr. Zalick has done it all. After doing contract work for us for approximately 25 years, about 4 years ago, Mr. Zalick joined Rosen...