March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is important. Why? Because we all should know that the consequences of even a “mild” TBI can be devastating to the person who suffers it and to their friends and family. The person who has suffered a mild to moderate TBI may walk…

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Appeals Court Says Woman Can Sue Target for Slip and Fall Case

Store owners and managers have a legal responsibility to maintain safe conditions for their customers. When they fail to do so, they may be held liable for any resulting injuries. This is called premises liability. The most common condition which causes accidents in stores are slip and falls. Slip and fall accidents in stores and…

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Hickey Law Firm Fights Second Depositions of Clients

When you file a lawsuit because of a boat or car crash, you will have to sit for a deposition.  That is where the attorney for the Defendant, the company you sued, asks you questions in the presence of a court reporter.  Everything you say and everything anyone says is transcribed.  And the testimony is…

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The Florida Legislature Wants to Help Insurance Companies, Not People

The legislature is at it again. Some legislators are reacting to a request from Governor DeSantis to remove any teeth from the laws which protect insurance policy holders from the insurance companies from denying claims willy nilly. Who is that? You and me. Everyone, almost. They want to throw out the baby with the bathwater. That is, they want to…

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News: Driver dies in Palm Beach County rollover accident

LAKE WORTH, FL – A rollover crash in Palm Beach County Tuesday night left a driver dead, authorities said. According to WPEC, the victim was identified as 34-year-old Damaine Wagstaffe.  The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said he was driving a Honda Civic north on Haverhill Road in Lake Worth when the incident took place…

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