West Palm Beach Area Boat Crash Kills FWC Employee and Injures Two Others
CBS12.com reports that a boat crash in the West Palm Beach area has left one civilian employee with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) dead and two others hospitalized. The crash occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. in the C-51 canal when the boat in which the victims were riding crashed into a concrete piling…
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 Irwin Elliot Tauber, 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…
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 MoreTwo Women Killed and Several Injured in Wrong Way Crash in Naples, Florida
A wrong-way crash in Naples, Florida has left two women dead and several other people seriously injured. WinkNews.com reports that four women in a van were driving north on Livingston Road late Saturday evening when they were struck by a truck. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, as the women were approaching Golden Gate Parkway…
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 MoreHickey Law Firm, P.A. Files Suit On Behalf of Minor Who Was Injured on the Carnival Splendor
The following is an excerpt from a lawsuit that Hickey Law Firm, P.A. filed on behalf of a minor who was injured aboard the Carnival Splendor cruise ship. The minor and her mother suffered serious slip and fall injuries due to Carnival’s negligence. “Because Carnival failed to properly monitor, clean, and dry a slick and dangerous…
Read MoreOne Dead in Merritt Island Crash Involving One Vehicle and Two Motorcycles
One person is dead following a serious vehicle crash involving one vehicle and two motorcycles in Brevard County. SpaceCoastDaily.com reports that the crash occurred at about 4:00 p.m. when a 61-year-old woman was traveling southbound on Courtenay Pkwy. on Merritt Island. Witnesses report that two motorcyclists were traveling northbound on Courtenay Pkwy. at high velocity while…
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 MoreWhat Should I Do if I’m Injured on Vacation?
When you are injured on vacation, it is a good idea to get ahold of a local attorney who can file your claim in the appropriate jurisdiction. Some law firms handle cases nationally. Others refer cases to local attorneys when they fall outside of the firm’s region. In either case, it is a good idea…
Read MorePolice Arrest Boat Captain Who Caused Fatal September Maritime Crash
Police have arrested a man who was involved in a boating incident that left one person dead. WSVN.com reports that Miami police arrested Dean Michael Sealy and charged him with various criminal charges including vessel homicide, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident. Police say that Sealy was operating a boat on September 17 when…
Read MoreViral Video Shows Florida Man Crashing A Boat Into A Marina
A Florida man has gone viral after crashing a boat into a marina. Newsweek.com reports that 32-year-old Brandan Sheridan was apparently drunk when he crashed a boat into at least one other vessel and then into Bayfront Park Marina in Sarasota on Saturday. People can be heard screaming as Sheridan initially strikes the boat, and…
Read MoreMiami-Dade Bus Involved in a Crash
A Miami-Dade transit bus and a pickup truck collided in North Miami Beach on Saturday night, resulting in serious damage to the pickup. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 9:00 p.m. in the vicinity of North Miami Avenue and Northeast 167th Street. Video of the incident appears to show a black pickup truck with…
Read MoreTwo Remain Hospitalized Following Fort Lauderdale Boat Explosion
Two people remain hospitalized following a boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale two days ago. HeraldMedia.com reports that a group was filming a music video when the 41-foot Wellcraft vessel they were on caught fire and exploded. Authorities are still not sure exactly what caused the blast, but according to those involved the explosion happened suddenly.…
Read MoreOver A Dozen Injured in Fort Lauderdale Boat Explosion
At least 13 people were injured when a boat exploded near the Fort Lauderdale Marine Center on Thursday. WSVN.com reports that the explosion occurred at approximately 2:00 p.m. in the vicinity of Southwest 20th Street and 15th Avenue. Reports indicate that people had been filming a music video on the vessel moments before the blast. Cameras…
Read MoreMiami Shores Crash Leaves One Dead and One In Critical Condition
A serious crash in Miami Shores has left one person dead and another person in critical condition. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 6:40 a.m. in the vicinity of Northeast Sixth Avenue and 107th Terrace when a car struck two woman joggers as they crossed 107th Terrace. One of the joggers was killed and pronounced…
Read MoreNBC Miami Profiles the Plight of Baby Phoebe Moon’s Cruise Ship Meningitis Misdiagnosis
Earlier this year baby Pheobe Moon was the victim of cruise ship medical malpractice and negligence, errors that cost her her limbs. NBCMiami.com reports that when Pheobe and her family went on a cruise on the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas in February, soon after boarding Pheobe fell ill. She was so sick that…
Read MoreDespite COVD-19 Pandemic Cruise Lawsuit Statute of Limitations Remain in Effect
The cruise industry largely shut down in March and April 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began to ravage the world. Cruise ships were hit particularly hard in the early days of the pandemic, with thousands of cruise passengers falling ill and dozens dying. Though the cruise industry has been largely sidelined in the months since…
Read MoreCarnival Cruise Line Is Not Ready to Restart Cruising After All
The travel world rejoiced earlier this month when Carnival Cruise Line announced that it would return to operations in November. But the joy was short-lived after Carnival announced this week that it would cancel all cruises through November. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) opened the door for cruise companies to return to operations…
Read MoreCruise CEOs Join Forces in Bid to Return to Business
On Friday, CEOs of the world’s largest cruise companies participated in a virtual meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and other high ranking governmental officials to discuss strategies to restart the cruise industry. MiamiHerald.com reports that the CEOs of Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and MSC discussed a proposal which would allow the companies to resume…
Read MoreStudy: Traumatic Brain Injury Can Worsen Cognition and Depression
In what is likely confirmation of an intuitively obvious conclusion, researchers have recently confirmed that traumatic brain injury can worsen cognition and depression. Psychiatryadvisor.com reports that a recent study of the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and repetitive head impacts (RHI) “was conducted among individuals from the Brain Health Registry (BHR) who completed [an] online…
Read MoreSerious Crash Leaves Vehicle Overturned on I-95
A vehicle was left overturned on Interstate 95 following a serious crash Friday morning. FloridaToday.com reports that the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash on Interstate 95 in Viera near Wickham Road and State Road 404. Images of the crash showed a severely damaged and overturned vehicle, apparently with someone attempting to assist a…
Read MorePublic School Bus Involved in Crash Thursday Morning
A public-school bus was involved in a crash in Miami-Dade on Thursday. MiamiHerald.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:00 a.m. as the school bus driver was making a left turn on to Fourth Terrace near 97th Avenue. According to Daisy Gonzales-Diego, a spokesperson for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, a Honda CR-V struck the…
Read MoreWhat is the Death on the High Seas Act?
The DHOSA (Death on the High Seas Act) is an admiralty law that covers wrongful death occurring three or more miles away from the United States shoreline. Unlike other types of wrongful death cases, however, the DHOSA does not provide damages for pain and suffering, loss of companionship, and other non-economic considerations. If you have…
Read MorePolice Chase Results in Multi-Vehicle Crash and Multiple Injuries
A police chase Wednesday resulted in a multi-vehicle crash and multiple injuries. WFLA.com reports that the pursuit began in Tampa, Florida when police attempted to stop a group of auto burglary suspects. Tampa police were responding to reports of six auto burglaries Wednesday morning, all within a one-mile radius, with some of the burglary reports…
Read MoreDefective Takata Airbag Blamed for 17th Death
Investigators have ruled that a defective Takata airbag was responsible for the death of a person traveling in a Honda in August. The death is at least the 17th fatality related to the defective Takata airbags. It’s the 17th death in the US caused by a Takata airbag. https://t.co/bcPilB1K7r — Local News 8 (@localnews8) October 6,…
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