Personal Injury
Slip and Fall In Walmart; Evidence of Length of Time A Grape Was On The Floor
Slip and fall cases are not easy. The person who slipped and got hurt has to show that the condition on the floor, whether it is a puddle of water or something else, was there for a period of time so that the operator of the business should have known about it. In fact, there…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreDo I Need a Miami Injury Lawyer if I Don’t Want to Go to Trial?
When you are catastrophically injured, you need an experienced attorney on your side who has a will to win. Why? Because the insurance companies and cruise lines do. And because you don’t want to go it alone. This is your one shot to recover. Hickey Law Firm in just a few short years has recovered…
Read MoreNews: 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…
Read MoreNews: Bicyclist struck, killed by hit-and-run driver in Miami
MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Miami late Wednesday night, WSVN reports. The accident happened in the area of Northeast 2nd Avenue and Northeast 84th Street, where the 27-year-old bicycle rider was hit by two vehicles at about 11 p.m. Police said the first driver who hit…
Read MoreNews: Stolen vehicle slams into Fort Lauderdale apartment building
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A teenage driver was arrested Monday night after police say he crashed a stolen vehicle into a building in Fort Lauderdale. According to WPLG, the 17-year-old was driving a BMW that was stolen in Hollywood when a police officer spotted the vehicle and began to follow it. Police say the driver…
Read MoreNews: Video released in search for driver in fatal Broward County hit-and-run
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash. Traffic homicide detectives released surveillance video of the June 30th incident that happened in the area of Northwest 25th Avenue and Franklin Park Drive near Fort Lauderdale. Investigators said the victim…
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: Police searching for driver who slammed into box truck on U.S. 1
MIAMI, FL – Police are trying to track down the driver involved in a crash in Miami Sunday morning, WSVN reports. The collision took place on U.S. 1 south near Southwest 17th Avenue at about 6 a.m. Police said a box truck delivering frozen foods was rear-ended by a Kia traveling south. The impact caused the…
Read MoreNews: Driver critically injured in 3-vehicle wreck in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – A driver was critically injured in a crash in Port St. Lucie, police said. According to WPEC, the incident happened Thursday night on NW Selvitz Boulevard at about 6:30 p.m. Investigators said the driver of a southbound vehicle sideswiped a second vehicle, then crashed head-on into a third vehicle. One…
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