Florida Personal Injury

Florida Personal-Injury Car Insurance Debate Heats Up

Members of the Florida Cabinet blasted auto-insurance fraudsters and marginal health-care providers Tuesday for driving up the costs of personal-injury protection auto coverage, which they say is sticking drivers with a $910 million \”fraud tax\” built into their premiums. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, along with Gov. Rick Scott and Republican lawmakers, have singled …

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Florida Gov. Looks to Make PIP Coverage Optional

Florida drivers should have the option to forgo purchasing what is now mandatory auto personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, says Gov. Rick Scott. Following the failure of lawmakers this year to reform the state’s no-fault auto law, Scott has now suggested that the mandated PIP coverage should be lifted. “We’ve got to pass a law …

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Rising Gas Prices Putting Pedestrians in Danger, Florida Injury Lawyers Say

With the prices of gas rising and many individuals choosing to walk instead of drive, more pedestrians are in danger than ever before say Florida Personal Injury Attorneys. The design of roads is failing to provide adequate safety for walkers and the pedestrian fatality rates are increasing. Many people are realizing that some pedestrian deaths …

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Florida Lawmakers Try to Put Brakes on Auto Insurance Fraud

Two lawmakers rolled out proposals Wednesday aimed at curbing staged auto accidents that they say are costing the state billions of dollars in fraudulent insurance payouts. Florida is one of the leading states for staged auto accidents, most experts agree. The trouble stems from scammers abusing the state-mandated no-fault insurance, called personal injury protection or …

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Miami, FL Personal Injury Attorneys Obtain $1.5 Million Settlement in Abuse Case

Bringing a sudden end to an emotionally charged trial, Miami personal injury lawyers at Grossman Roth, P.A. and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office have agreed on a $1.575 million settlement for 5-year-old Jace Manning, ensuring the future care of the brain-damaged boy. Jace suffered severe head trauma—including a fractured skull—in February 2006, after allegations of …

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Florida Injury Lawyer Helps Parents Affected by Baby Monitor Recall

Summer Infant Incorporated, a company that makes infant health and safety products, has recalled 1.7 million baby monitors, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall was apparently done as the result of two recent deaths associated with the video baby monitors. In Washington, a 10-month old girl died of strangulation caused by …

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