If you’ve ever driven on the roads of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, you know just how treacherous it can be. A major factor that increases the danger of South Florida roadways is distracted drivers, namely those who text while driving. Almost everyone with a driver’s license is probably guilty of texting behind the wheel at
We’re all familiar with Uber. Uber vehicles are all over the roads of Weston, Fort Lauderdale and Miami and often provide a convenient alternative to driving. With that said, Uber vehicles are not immune to car accidents, just like any other vehicle. The difference with Uber accidents is that many times Uber passengers suffer injuries
The owners of a Utah Papa John’s Pizza franchise will pay $125,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the lawsuit, the operating partner of the Papa John’s location discriminated against employee, Scott Bonn, who has the intellectual disability, Down syndrome, by firing him after
According to a recent study, medical malpractice is now responsible for the death of an estimated 250,000 Americans each year. Medical malpractice can include unnecessary surgery, medication / pharmaceutical errors, hospital-acquired infections, and other hospital errors. Unfortunately, because of the manner in which many of these types of death are often classified statistically, they may
While Florida has begun to tackle the legal concerns surrounding ride-sharing programs like Uber and Lyft by attempting to ensure that adequate insurance coverage is maintained in the event passengers suffer bodily injury during a car accident, the development of self-driving cars is sure to cause more headaches for state lawmakers. Companies like Google and
