Category Archives: Personal Injury
The Hard Truth About Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries—or TBIs for short—are fairly common, but what is not commonly known about them is how much of a devastating effect they can have on a family. Unlike other injuries, the effects of a TBI occur over time, and while a victim may seem fine initially after the accident, symptoms can start… Read More »
How Commercial Truck Companies Are Using Technology To Save Lives
Trucking accidents are some of the worst kinds of accidents there are, as they often involve one big-rig and one small, non-commercial vehicle, which is a lot like a whale and a minnow going up against each other—the minnow does not stand a chance. While commercial trucking companies have taken measures to prevent accidents… Read More »
Why You Want To Look For Delayed Symptoms After An Accident
A Miami car accident or truck accident can leave you, your passengers, or the driver of the other vehicle with serious or sometimes even critical injuries. However, many of these injuries don’t present themselves until after the fact—sometimes long after. Just because an injury is latent though does not mean that it cannot be… Read More »
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 »