Personal Injury
News: Crash involving Porsche in Fort Lauderdale leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A car accident in Fort Lauderdale early Saturday left one person dead and another severely injured. According to WSVN, the incident happened in the vicinity of NE Third Avenue and NE Sixth Street shortly after midnight. Police say the driver of a Porsche coupe lost control while traveling southbound at a high…
Read MorePolice identify pedestrian fatally struck by vehicles in Hialeah Gardens
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL – Authorities have identified the pedestrian who died after being hit by two vehicles in Hialeah Gardens Tuesday morning. This is an update to a previous story. According to WPLG, the victim was 67-year-old Julio Leon Perez. Miami-Dade Police say he was waiting to be picked up by relatives near a nursing…
Read MoreWoman charged with leaving scene of Boynton Beach car crash
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A woman was arrested after authorities said she fled the scene of a crash in Boynton Beach Wednesday night. Boca News Now reports 50-year-old Brooke Ellis was involved in a crash on the off-ramp from Interstate 95 to Boynton Beach Boulevard. The Florida Highway Patrol said troopers ordered her into a…
Read MoreBoca Raton Couple Found Dead In Palm Beach County Wetland
A Boca Raton, Florida couple was found mysteriously drowned near a boat in a Palm Beach County wetland last weekend. DailyMail.co.uk reports that 76-year-old James Adams III and his wife 76-year-old Paula Adams were found floating in a body of water in Palm Beach County’s Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge last Saturday. The couple was…
Read MoreThree Florida State University Students Killed In Weekend Crashes
Two crashes over Halloween weekend left three Florida State University students dead. Tallahassee.com reports that two of the students were killed in a crash on Apalachee Parkway on Saturday when they were involved in a collision with a Ford F-350 truck that was going approximately 70 mph. The report identifies the victims as Victor Pena…
Read MoreAuthorities Release Name of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Employee Killed in Boat Crash
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lost one of its employees this week when she was involved in a boating accident in Palm Beach County. CBS12.com reports that the boat in which the employee was traveling collided with a concrete piling in a canal under the Congress Avenue ramp to Southern Boulevard. Authorities have…
Read MoreFlorida Appeals Court: Domino’s Liable For Driver-Related Death
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal for the Fifth District upheld an $8 million judgment against Domino’s after one of the company’s employees caused a crash that killed a retired firefighter in 2011. Law 360 reports that a jury handed down the original verdict in June 2019, holding Domino’s responsible for a crash caused…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm, P.A. Files Suit on Behalf of Victim of Another Billionaire Boater Accident
Yet again in the waters of Florida a billionaire takes out a large, powerful boat and runs into something and injures someone seriously. This time it was one of Florida’s top developers and owner of shopping centers. Today, well known maritime trial attorneys John H. (Jack) Hickey and Sarah Lobel of Hickey Law Firm in…
Read MoreCruise Ship Medical Malpractice Results in Severe and Permanent Brain Injury
Today we blog about the tragic case of Richard Burgess, who suffered severe and permanent brain injuries due to Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s medical negligence. Burgess suffered a medical emergency while sailing aboard the Harmony of the Seas, and his injuries were exacerbated by the negligence of the RCCL medical staff aboard the ship. Below…
Read MoreAbandoned Miami Gardens Building Becomes Scene of Tragic Falling Death
An abandoned Miami-area building has become the scene of a tragic death after a man apparently fell from an upper floor of the building. Local10.com reports that the old Parkway West Regional Medical Center is one of the tallest buildings in the area of the Golden Glades exchange, and has been abandoned since 2002. Since…
Read MoreFamily Sues After Baby’s Meningitis Misdiagnosed on Cruise Resulting in Triple Amputation
Baby Phoebe went on her first vacation in February. Before the end of the trip, she would be gravely ill with a meningitis infection that would result in triple amputation. NBC Miami reports that after Phoebe and her family set sail on the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, Phoebe fell severely ill. The family…
Read MoreFlorida Officials to Charge Boater Who Struck Diver on Thanksgiving 2019
On Thanksgiving Day 2019 a serious boating accident off the coast of Palm Beach left one man severely injured. Now, Florida authorities are charging the vessel’s pilot with boating violations. PalmBeachPost.com reports that the accident occurred when 31-year-old Daniel W. Stanton II of Palm Beach was piloting a 36-foot Yellowfin southbound when he struck 24-year-old…
Read MoreLisa White Remains in Critical Condition Following Sunday’s Tragic Car Crash
On Sunday, a serious crash killed Captain Tyrone White Sr. of the Miami-Dade police. The crash left two other people injured, including Captain White’s wife Lisa, who remains in critical condition. NBC Boston reports that Lisa White was driving a 2014 Volkswagen Passat with Captain White in the passenger seat on Sunday afternoon. As the…
Read More27-Year-Old Man Killed in Haulover Inlet Boat Crash
A boat crash on Thursday resulted in a man being ejected from the vessel and going missing. Now, authorities have found the body of the missing victim, and have arrested the driver of the boat that crashed. NBCMiami.com reports that authorities took 53-year-old Dean Sealey into custody at approximately 3:00 a.m. Friday morning in the area…
Read MoreDespite Rule Changes Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Claims Another Life in Miami
Another person has died in Miami while receiving a popular Brazilian Butt Lift cosmetic surgery procedure. Metro.co.uk reports that 46-year-old New York native Gia Romualdo-Rodriguez traveled to Miami to undergo multiple cosmetic surgery procedures, including breast enhancements and a Brazilian Butt Lift procedure. As Dr. Stephanie Stover worked on Romualdo-Rodriguez at the Xiluet clinic in…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale Woman Tragically Dies in Miami-Dade Boat Crash
A South Florida woman was killed in a boat crash in the waters of Miami-Dade over the weekend. MiamiHerald.com reports that the victim was 28-year-old Claudia C. Contreras. Contreras died on Sunday night when she was riding in a boat that struck a mile marker in the Intracoastal in Miami-Dade. Apparently, at least three other people…
Read MoreNew Research Indicates Even Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Have Long Lasting Effects
New research indicates that even mild concussions may lead to serious long-lasting effects in the brain and may even play a role in the development of dementia-related diseases. TechnologyNetworks.com reports that the research, out of the University of Virginia school of Medicine, suggests that after concussion and other traumatic brain injury (TBI) the brain may experience…
Read MoreSerious Crash Involving Publix Tractor-Trailer Leaves One Person Hospitalized
A Florida woman was seriously injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer earlier this week, in a collision that left her car pinned under the big rig. #Crash 9 W Beachline. All lanes of 528 Westbound shutdown. Car vs Semi. One female patient transported to ORMC as a trauma alert. @FHPOrlando on scene. pic.twitter.com/gLPZmp9A8o —…
Read MoreReport: Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company CEO Charged Following Boat Crash
Authorities say that on December 31, 2020, Daniel Towriss was piloting a 42-foot boat in the area of Port Everglades when he struck a jetty at high speed. The crash ejected the vessel’s three passengers, including Jarret and Lauren Silagyi, who both suffered serious injuries. Now, authorities are charging Towriss with five misdemeanor criminal charges,…
Read MoreNorwegian Cruise Line Faulty Stairwell Design Causes Fractured Arm
Earlier this week we blogged about a complaint that we filed on behalf of a Norwegian Cruise Lines passengers who was injured on the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship due to faulty stairwell design. But the Getaway is not the only Norwegian ship that suffers from hazardous stairwells. Below, we present an excerpt of a lawsuit we filed on…
Read MoreSerious Boat Crash Leaves Two Passengers With Serious Life-Altering Injuries
Alcohol and boating do not mix. Especially when the vessel’s captain is drinking, the mixture of alcohol and boating can result in serious hazard for the vessel’s occupants. This tragic fact was proved yet again during a boating outing in late 2019 when a boat captain crashed into a jetty, seriously injuring his passengers. The victims…
Read MoreQuestions Remain After July Bimini Crash That Left One Dead and One Missing
A serious boat crash off the waters of Bimini last month left one man dead, his girlfriend missing, and their families demaning justice. The Miami Herald reports that 29-year-old Javier Perez and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Carolyn Alvarez, arrived at Bimini in early July and soon thereafter met another pair, Josbel Fernandez and Violeta Khouri. Fernandez…
Read MoreNorwegian Cruise Lines Ladder Fails Causing Passenger To Fracture Wrist
Anyone who has been in a cruise ship stateroom is likely familiar with the way stateroom bunk beds are arranged. The top bed may be parallel to the bottom bed or perpendicular to it, but the top bunk is always accessed by a ladder of some type. When not properly maintained these ladders can be…
Read MoreHazardous Cruise Ship Doors Lead To Severe Passenger Injuries
Today we take a look at another case that was caused by a cruise company’s negligence. This case resulted from hazardous heavy doors that Carnival Cruise Line uses on its ships. In high winds these doors may move or suddenly close, injuring passengers in a number of ways including causing people to fall over and become injured from…
Read MoreMiami Gardens Crash Leaves Three Dead and One Injured
A serious car crash left three people dead and one other injured last week, after a car reportedly failed to yeild before making a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. CBS Miami reports that the crash involved a gray Nissan Altima, which made the left turn as a black Mercedes approached from the southbound…
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