Monthly Archives: June 2017
Domestic Violence Injunctions in Florida: The Need to Know Basics
An injunction against domestic violence (also referred to as a “restraining order”) is a court order that directs a specific person (the respondent) not to have any contact with you (the petitioner), and is one important measure that can help protect you against threats or acts of violence. In Florida, a Petition for Injunction… Read More »
Florida Family Receives $33.8M in Birth Injury Med Mal Case
According to Local10.com, a Miami Gardens family recently received a $33.8 million medical malpractice award against the federal government earlier this week for brain damage sustained by their son during birth. In its decision the court held the federal government liable for causing the baby boy to suffer irreversible brain damage during his birth… Read More »
Two Proposed Bills Aimed at Helping Florida’s Juvenile Offenders
According to the Orlando Sentinel there is widespread agreement amongst lawmakers in Florida that our state needs to do more to help juvenile offenders who have had a run-in with the law to move on from their adolescent mistakes and to stay out of trouble in the future. However, lawmakers disagree about the best… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Connection with Fatal Scuba Diving Expedition
Last February tragedy struck in the Atlantic Ocean off of the Florida Keys when the body of 37-year-old Rob Stewart, a filmmaker from Toronto, was found after a fatal scuba diving expedition. Now, a couple months later, his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stewart’s dive organizers and others claiming that their… Read More »
