Fort Lauderdale Injury Lawyer Blawg

Of course the immediate concern - for the victim of a Florida College student who has been negligently been injured as a result of a Florida automobile, bicycle, motorcycle or slip and fall accident - is to receive the appropriate medical attention. Often times the negligently injured Florida College student lacks the experience to make the right decisions and needs guidance at each step of the way.

The young man we mentioned in our prior blawg who was injured on his bicycle on the campus of the University of Florida had the extraordinary foresight to keep the phone number to the University of Florida's Student Health Care Center, in his cell phone; a precaution that I would advise every college student to do immediately.

But what if the Florida College student requires medical attention beyond the campus clinic? What if insurance companies are calling your student and badgering them for information or attempting to get your student to sign a Release, which could cost them to lose many valuable rights?

It is very important to advise your college student to make contact with a concerned and skilled Florida personal injury attorney to properly and fully advise them as well as to immediately attempt to protect their rights and interests. The Florida personal injury attorney who takes this role seriously can act with a level and experienced mind and set out to act as a family surrogate to protect your loved one who has been injured while away at college.

Continue reading "Your Child's Injured in an Accident While Away From Home at a Florida College - Part II" »

It is every parent's nightmare to learn that their child has suffered personal injuries while away from home at a Florida College. Whether it be from a sports related injury, an auto accident, a bike or motorcycle accident, or simply falling and suffering injuries, it is difficult to assist your child who may be hundreds of miles away from you.

Recently, while on the campus of the University of Florida we witnessed a student crash his bike and suffer an obvious collar bone fracture. The young man required emergency medical assistance and likely needed surgery to repair the fracture.

This past week, the families of three young college students contacted us because their young ladies were involved in an automobile accident.

While both those incidents caused these Florida College students bodily injuries, the distinction between the two was that the students who were involved in the Gainesville Florida automobile accident were the victims of automobile negligence. As such the opportunity to seek the assistance of a Florida personal injury attorney to assist these students who suffered Florida automobile personal injuries became available.

Due to the nature of a Florida Personal Injury Attorney's fee Retainer Agreement, it is possible to obtain the services of a knowledgeable concerned professional that can offer immediate valuable assistance to the injured Florida College student who suffers personal injuries and damages as a result of the carelessness of another without the need to immediately pay for their professional assistance. In this situation, the victims are able to obtain immediate knowledgeable advice on matters of obtaining the appropriate health care, as well as navigating through the insurance claims which shall be elaborated in part II of this blawg.

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A Hollywood, Florida man was recently caused to trip and fall at the inside entrance of a Pembroke Pines, Florida check cashing store; suffering an extraordinary injury to his upper arm. The investigation revealed that the victim was injured as a result of the interior door mat being bunched up and catching the victim's foot as he immediately entered the store, violently propelling him face forward onto his shoulder.

As is common in many secured lobby retail establishments, employees are generally kept behind a safety panel - whether it be Plexiglas or metal bars. Often times, this safety barrier also acts as a visual block or partial blindfold preventing the stores' employees view of the floor way at the interior entrance to see if the mat is lying flat or bunched up and therefore potentially dangerous for customers.

One could also surmise that the employees may have seen a defective condition in the flooring mat and still chose not to come out and fix it; either so as not to expose themselves to their own personal risk or simply for lack of care.

The victim was still six weeks post surgery for a repair to his upper arm which required the surgical insertion of plates and screws. The fall caused the victims arm to fracture below the plates resulting in a horrific deformity.

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