Category Archives: Personal Injury
A Traumatic Brain Injury Can Have Serious Consequences On Your Life And Your Finances
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of those injuries that does not present itself until long after an accident has occurred. For many individuals, symptoms do not become apparent until weeks, months, or even years later. Unfortunately, it is difficult for accident victims to recover compensation for latent injuries like TBIs because it… Read More »
Workplace Violence Lawsuits In Florida
Unfortunately, workplace violence is not an uncommon occurrence. In fact, according to CNN Money, roughly 2 million adults are the victims of workplace violence each year, and approximately 700 workers die from workplace violence each year. The main cause of workplace violence is bullying, which can include intimidation and threats. In addition to physical… Read More »
What Business Owners Need to Know About Negligent Security
In Florida, property owners, business managers, and landlords have a legal obligation to keep visitors to their property safe. “Visitors” does not always mean invited guests either; visitors can refer to invitees, licensees, and yes, even some trespassers. If a property owner or aforementioned individual fails to provide basic security for their premises and… Read More »
How Much Is My Car Accident Claim Worth?
Car accident claims, like all legal pursuits, can take a significant amount of time and money to settle. For this reason, some car accident claims are not worth the time or money invested in them—even if they are winning claims. At Spencer Morgan Law, our experienced Miami car accident lawyers can typically gauge the… Read More »
Miami Scaffold Accidents Increasingly Common Occurrences
On Thursday, June 22, 2017, a scaffold collapsed in Center City Philadelphia and sent two workers to the hospital with minor injuries. The scaffold was hanging off the side of a building, suspended about 25 to 30 feet in the air, before it collapsed. Onlookers said it looked as if the scaffold was in… Read More »
Smart Phones Are the Cause of 1 in 4 Car Accidents
It is not news to say that distracted drivers are the number one cause of car accidents across the nation, nor is it news to say that smart phones and other cellular devices are the number one cause of distractions. However, no matter how much we know about the dangers of cellphone use while… Read More »
When Robot Doctors Injure, Who is to Blame: The Hospital or the Patient?
AI Doctors, Robot Doctors, Surgical Robots…call them what you like, but that does not change what they are: robots that perform procedures and make diagnoses typically reserved for human hands and brains. While technology has certainly come a long ways in recent decades, and while much of it is far more intelligent than the… Read More »
When Medications Do More Harm Than Good
Nearly seven in 10 Americans rely on prescription drug medications each year to relieve pain or some other chronic condition. More than half of those 70 percent rely on at least two medications to feel better, and 20 percent take five or more medications at any given time. Unfortunately, we live in an era… Read More »
Miami Truck Accidents Caused By Bad Weather
As summer gives way to fall, it is important to start thinking about weather related accidents and what they mean for victims. Unfortunately, truck accidents are all too common in Florida as the seasons change, which is in large part due to the extreme winds the state receives as warm weather gives way to… Read More »
Wrong Way Driver Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
You hear about it all the time: people driving in the wrong direction down the interstate or on the wrong side of the road, and you wonder, how can they not have noticed? To many, driving on the wrong side of the road seems as outrageous as forgetting how to breathe, yet people do… Read More »