Car Accident
Florida Court Orders State Farm to Face Bad Faith Claim
A recent case in Florida is back after an appeals court ruled State Farm must face claims of bad faith after rejecting an offer to settle a car crash lawsuit that ultimately led to a $3 million verdict. The appeals court believed that State Farm could still have acted in bad faith in the way…
Read MoreNew Opinion on a Fatal Car Accident That Killed Four Women in Florida
The Federal appeals court for Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, has affirmed a verdict in a car crash in the Florida Keys where a truck crashed into a car with four young women from Spain who were on vacation at the time. All four women died. The verdict was for…
Read MoreNEWS: Court Rules Uber Driver Must Face Passenger’s Fall Injury Claim
A New York appellate court recently reversed a summary judgment against a passenger who was injured getting into an Uber. The passenger tripped on a protruding piece of curb, which was immediately outside the door to where the Uber parked to pick up the passenger. Per Law 360, the case was originally dismissed: The four-judge…
Read MoreFederal Judge Awards Driver $26.5M In USPS Crash Suit
Mail truck drivers are federal employees. That means that if you are injured in a crash with a mail truck, you’re not suing some company. You’re suing the federal government. There’s a very specific way to do that. Not all lawyers have the resources to sue the federal government. Hickey Law firm does. These are…
Read MoreNews: Deadly Accident on the 79th Street Causeway May Have Been Caused by Drunk Driving
Miami Police say a Lamborghini driven by Alejandro Hall hit this Hyundai Elantra with so much force, the driver was ejected and killed. Hall has been charged with vehicular homicide. From the Miami Herald: A Georgia man with a suspended license was charged with homicide Tuesday morning after police said he rocketed a Lamborghini Urus…
Read MoreWhat Is the Law When You Are Involved in an Accident Caused by an Uber or Lyft Driver?
Florida has a lengthy statute, Florida Statute Section 627.748, which applies to you in a ridesharing vehicle. The statute refers to Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies as Transportation Network Company(ies) (TNC). A list of rideshare companies to which these laws apply are: Uber Lyft Juno Gett Wingz Ziro Flywheel Grab Bolt Via Curb Gorjek Cabify Didi…
Read MoreIf AAA Responds to Your Call and Causes an Injury, Is It on the Hook?
You run out of gas or your car stalls. You are now broken down by the side of the road or on I- 95. You call AAA (American Automobile Association) to get your car towed. The tow truck (which you believe is owned or controlled by AAA) comes out to help you. The truck pulls…
Read MoreHow Are Miami Truck Accidents Different Than Car Accidents?
Truck accidents are deadly. Commercial trucks cause more catastrophic injuries than accidents involving only cars. And commercial trucks are heavily regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a federal agency. FMCSA issues regulations for drivers, vehicles, and the truck owners and operators. The trucking company is subject to FMCSA regulations if it operates…
Read MoreNews: 1 dead after car crashes, catches fire on I-75 in Davie
DAVIE, FL – State troopers said a single-vehicle accident in Davie Saturday morning left a driver dead. According to WPLG, the driver was headed south on Interstate 75 near the Griffin Road overpass when the crash happened at about 8 a.m. Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that the driver veered off the highway. The vehicle…
Read MoreNews: Rollover car accident on U.S. 27 in Broward County kills teenage driver
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A car accident in Broward County Tuesday morning claimed the life of a teenage driver, NBC Miami reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 17-year-old male was driving a Ford Excursion on U.S. 27 near Interstate 75 when the incident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. Investigators said the teen lost control of the…
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