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Top Considerations In Brachial Plexus Or Erb’s Palsy Birth Injury Cases

Erb's palsy birth injury

The diagnosis of an Erb's palsy birth injury in one's child comes with a myriad of devastating feelings and valid concerns, not to mention things to be done to secure the best possible outcome for the child. Questions regarding causes, liability, costs, and current and future care run parallel to learning about Erb's palsy—and often, to seeking experienced legal help. Top considerations during the development of potential Erb's palsy birth injury cases include: 1. Your Child's Care 2. Your Care 3. Confirmation of Your Child's Birth Injury Type 4. Development of a Detailed Summary of Birth Events 5. Selection of an Expert Lawyer or Legal...

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Top Conditions Involving Negligent Security Lawsuits

negligent security lawsuits

From residences to businesses, having proper and effective security is a serious consideration. Apartment buildings, condominiums, private communities, and country clubs, as well as commercial properties including office buildings, rv parks, professional campuses, and industrial parks, all require efficient systems to protect individuals and property. When such security is unavailable or compromised, injuries, rapes, robberies, and even deaths have been known to occur. The top conditions involved with negligent security lawsuits include: 1. Inadequate or nonexistent lighting, including "blind spots" in otherwise well-lit areas 2. Inadequate or nonexistent camera surveillance, including "blind spots" in otherwise good camera areas 3. Improperly trained security personnel...

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Top Aspects of Nursing Home Abuse And Negligence Lawsuits

Nursing Home Abuse & Negligence Lawsuits

The devastation that results from experiencing nursing home abuse and negligence firsthand, or learning that a loved one is or was being abused and/or neglected, elicits a number of disturbing feelings including hurt, anger, and depression. While difficult, staying focused on stopping the abuse and/or negligence and gathering essential proof in order to achieve justice are top priorities. Taking effective legal action requires obtaining several key types of evidence. The five most important aspects in such cases are: 1. Written Documentation 2. Photographs 3. Medical Records 4. Victim and Witness Statements (Including Staff, Other Residents, Previous Employees, and Other Family Members or Friends) 5. Personal...

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Miami Motorcycle Accident Attorney Providing Legal Representation for Motorcycle Accidents

Miami motorcycle accident attorney

Do you need a Miami Motorcycle Accident Attorney? In 2018, there were 4,985 motorcycle fatalities nationwide.1 In 2019 in Florida alone, there were 550 motorcycle fatalities out of a total of 8,895 accidents.2 These statistics do not include the more than 7,000 injuries sustained in non-fatal motorcycle accidents in the same year in Florida as reported by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. In many instances involving motorcycle accidents, legal representation is sought. The types of cases that may result due to such accidents can involve a wide spectrum of issues from insurance claims to wrongful deaths. Expert...

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Medical Malpractice Liability & Medical Students

Medical Malpractice Liability

Medical Malpractice Liability can occur in many ways. Teaching hospitals, healthcare facilities, and medical offices are common training grounds for medical students and interns alike. Florida in particular is host to more than half a dozen teaching hospitals, with three located in South Florida alone. 1 It’s not uncommon to find a medical student working among doctors and other medical staff as part of a medical education program, even in a doctor’s office, anywhere in the U.S. While the prospect of having a student who is not thoroughly experienced “practice” on patients—even while under the direction and scrutiny of one or...

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Mallard & Sharp, P.A. Has Moved To Pinecrest

Offices At Pinecrest

Mallard & Sharp, P.A., one of South Florida's premier law firms with notable cases including a 2019 recovery of more than $26 million dollars after an appellate victory from a 2017 verdict of over $33,800,000, has moved to Pinecrest. The firm provides services for Miami, Kendall, Pinecrest, and all of South Florida as well as the rest of the state, and also offers representation nationally. The firm's focus is on providing the best possible legal results for seriously injured individuals and the families of wrongful death victims. Its highly reputable and respected legal team, led by Vidian Mallard and Richard "Bo"...

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Five Factors of Negligent Security in Florida

Negligent Security in Florida

There are five factors for consideration with regard to claims for Negligent Security in Florida: 1. Type of Lawsuit 2. Preventable or Not Preventable? 3. The Question of Reasonable Care 4. Florida-Specific Negligence Law 5. Statute of Limitations Type of Lawsuit Negligent security is one of many types of negligence. It  is closely tied to premises liability. Cases involving negligent security often result in civil lawsuits. Legally speaking, such cases are based on incidences of assault, battery, and/or aggravated assault that result in the injury or death of an individual due to provably improper, insufficient, or non-existent security on either a commercial or residential property.  The security...

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Statutes of Limitations in Florida

Statutes of Limitations in Florida

Time is an important factor when it comes to Statutes of Limitations in Florida and legal cases. Unfortunately, it can become a pressing issue. While trying to gather information and coordinate legal findings quickly can be difficult to do while grieving, caring for injuries, adjusting to a new way of living, or any combination of these challenges, it is essential to do in order to achieve justice and secure maximum allowable compensation in lawsuits. An important aspect of law that relates directly to being able to take legal action in the majority of potential and provable law cases is the statute of...

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Legal Help For Birth Injuries & COVID-19

Birth Injuries And COVID-19

In and of themselves, both birth injuries and COVID-19 present major life challenges for individuals, families, loved ones, and caretakers. Combined, they create a new level of devastation via sets of circumstances involving injury, illness, and, in the most heartbreaking and unfortunate cases, death. While prevention in either scenario is ideal, negligence and medical malpractice during a pandemic each have the opportunity to become more prevalent. Situations involving exhausted and overworked physicians, medical assistants, nurses, laboratory technicians, and cleaning crews; reductions in staff; insufficient amounts or lack of personal protective equipment (PPE); improperly cleaned equipment and/or supplies; and other factors can...

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Establishing Responsibility In COVID-19 Nursing Home Cases

COVID-19 nursing home cases

A recent article in the American Bar Association Journal1 detailed widespread problems and shortcomings in nursing homes and the escalating number of COVID-19 nursing home cases and related lawsuits that are being brought as a result. Insufficient numbers of staff, failure to wear protective gear, and a lack of testing are among the most pressing problems resulting in such litigation. Injury or death of loved ones due to negligence resulting from these and other problems are the devastating and horrific consequences far too many individuals and families are currently facing. Yet establishing responsibility and securing accountability in these cases is,...

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