Practice
Areas
Personal Injury-Wrongful Death - Condominium
/ Home Owners Association Law - Motor
Vehicle Accidents - Medical
Malpractice - Toxic
Mold Cases - Pharmaceutical
Litigation - Products
Liability - Commercial
Litigation-Collections - Business
and Commercial Law - Criminal
Law
Personal Injury-Wrongful Death
We represent individuals and their families who have been
seriously injured or killed as a result of the negligence,
carelessness, or recklessness of others. We handle a variety
of serious and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death
cases involving:
- Joint, Spinal Cord, Neck, and Back Injuries
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Closed Head Injuries
- Drug Overdose Injuries
- Seizure Disorders
- ractures and Dislocations
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Brain Damage, Severe Burns, and Amputations
- Other Severe, Permanent, and Crippling Injuries
Typical cases involve injuries caused by the negligence, carelessness,
and recklessness of others in situations such as:
- Automobile Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Semi-Truck and Tractor Trailer Crashes
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Workplace Accidents
- Drugs and Medical Devices
- Fires and Explosions
- Premises Liability
Personal injuries not only cause physical pain, but often
emotional and financial hardship through loss of work, medical
bills, and stress placed upon families and loved ones. We
often take our physical and mental well being for granted-until
something goes wrong. Our attorneys assume the responsibility
for providing effective, aggressive investigation and representation,
thereby allowing our injured clients to attend to personal
matters in the hopes of moving on.
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Condominium / Home Owners Association Law
Our firm has extensive experiencing representing Board of Directors and Home Owners under Chapter 718 and Chapter 720, Florida Statutes. This includes, but is not limited to, collections, demand letters, vendor compliance and opinion letters.
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Motor Vehicle Accidents - While motor vehicle accidents comprise a significant portion
of personal injury and wrongful death claims, it would be
wrong to think that they are always simple to resolve. We
understand not just the "rules of the road" and
the special duties imposed on commercial and public carriers,
but also the complex scientific and engineering principles
often necessary to unravel just how an accident occurred and
who, if anyone, was at fault. We handle accident cases involving:
- Rear end collisions
- Intersection accidents
- Alcohol related crashes
- Hit and run
- Passenger injuries
- Driver injuries
- Motorcycle accidents
- Semi-truck and tractor trailer crashes
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
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Medical
Malpractice - Medical
malpractice, simply put, occurs when your medical provider deviates
from the normal standard of care. Medical providers are required
to exercise reasonable care in accordance with the standards
of care for the profession involved. If a doctor, surgeon, hospital,
or other medical provider acts, or fails to act, in a manner
that deviates from the accepted standard of care, then that
provider may be liable for an injured person's damages. Though
the majority of health care providers do good work, mistakes
are sometimes made which could adversely affect a person, as
well as their family and friends, for the rest of their lives.
We have extensive experience in cases involving:
- Birth-related injuries
- Brain injuries
- Surgical errors
- Misdiagnosis or late diagnosis
- Failure to diagnose cancer
- Obstetrical and gynecological malpractice
- Patient neglect
- Medication errors
- Emergency room errors
- Nursing home negligence, abuse, and neglect
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Toxic Mold Cases
Mold is prevalent in damp climates. Most large mold deposits
can be detected through sight and smell. Typical physical
symptoms associated with exposure to toxic mold include memory
loss, allergies, and breathing difficulties. Some people are
particularly susceptible to illness from toxic mold, especially
those with asthma and other existing respiratory problems
and infants. These people may suffer fever and mold infections
within their lungs. Many doctors fail to properly diagnose
the cause of such symptoms as exposure to toxic mold. See
your doctor if you have experienced serious health problems
because of toxic mold exposure. In addition, it may be important
to contact an attorney who can help you protect your legal
rights. Please keep in mind that there may be time limits
within which you must commence suit.
Our firm has handled an extensive number of cases in the
area of toxic mold litigation in both plaintiff and defense
areas of the law. Handling mold cases requires knowledge in
constructions, insurance, and personal injury law at a minimum.
Our firm as has the background and ability to take these
cases to trial and attract the foremost experts in the country
to successfully represent our clients.
Please visit the resources section of our web page for additional
information regarding Toxic Mold.
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Pharmaceutical
Litigation -
Some of the most recent recalls of dangerous prescription drugs
include:
- Fen-Phen
- Baycol
- Rezulin
- Propulsid
- Ritalin
- Oxycontin
- Ephedra
- Arava
- Meridia
- Serzone
- PPA (Phenylpropanolamine)
In these types of cases, pharmaceutical, drug, and insurance
companies have always held a big advantage over individuals
and families injured by their products. Armed with a battery
of legal and forensic experts, as well as extensive resources
used to investigate and handle claims, these businesses and
corporations project a "David and Goliath" image
when dealing with plaintiffs who raise legitimate issues regarding
harmful side-effects, irreversible injuries, or deaths. Our
firm has the ability to take on the daunting resources of
pharmaceutical, drug, and insurance companies, and believes
that such injuries demand an immediate and appropriate reaction.
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Products Liability
- Every year, thousands of consumers sustain serious injuries
from defective products. Many of these injuries could be avoided
if the manufacturers or distributors of these products took
additional steps to ensure consumer safety. The main incentive
to increase product safety is to avoid potential liability
in product liability lawsuits, which provide compensation
for the personal injuries sustained from the use of a defective
product. If you have suffered injuries due to a defective
product you may be able to file a claim against the manufacturer
to recover damages. You do not necessarily have to prove that
the manufacturer was negligent. Product liability claims,
often called strict product liability can be established if
you are able to prove three things:
- The product was defective
- The defect existed prior to the manufacturer releasing
the product
- The defect caused your damages
Manufacturers and their marketers must label the product
in such a way as to warn of all dangers associated with its'
use. They must specifically state how that product should
be used and warn you of the hazards.
Our mission in pursuing product liability cases is to obtain
just compensation for our injured clients and to create an
economic incentive for those in the stream of commerce to
produce safe products and provide sufficient warning of the
dangers of their products, ultimately resulting in the saving
of lives. The damages the consumer is entitled to receive
in a dangerous or defective product case include compensation
for:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Loss of physical capacity
- Pain, suffering, and mental anguish
- Punitive damages
Whether dealing with a manufacturing flaw or defect, a design
flaw or defect, or where a product is unreasonably dangerous
because of inadequate instructions or warnings, we ensure that
injured consumers or the family and heirs of deceased consumers
receive fair treatment under the law for injuries caused by
dangerous and defective products.
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Commercial
Litigation-Collections
- Our firm represents creditors in a wide range of contexts,
including:
- Collection Litigation
- Judgment Enforcement
- Workouts
- Loan Documentation
- Lender Liability Defenses
- Foreclosures
- Pre-judgment Remedies
We take a practical approach to debtor/creditor disputes, recognizing
the risk and cost of litigation, and the significant value of
speedy resolution.
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Business and Commercial Law
- Whether building or acquiring facilities or equipment,
contemplating business mergers or acquisitions, contracting
for the purchase or sale of goods and services, developing policies,
procedures, plans and agreements concerning employees and independent
contractors, or simply attempting to comply with the constantly-growing
array of rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, statutes and
laws affecting businesses. Areas of practice include:
- Business and commercial litigation
- Consumer protection
- Contracts
- Commercial transactions
- Construction law
- Corporate, shareholder, and partnership disputes
- Covenants not to compete
- Director and officer liability
- Employment law
- Fraud
- Insurance coverage and claims litigation
- Intellectual property litigation
- Landlord - tenant
- Leases
- Licensing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate
- Trade secrets
Our clients recognize the advantages that a personal relationship
can bring to legal planning and to the anticipation, avoidance
and resolution of legal problems. Over the years, we have demonstrated
an ability to successfully resolve matters short of litigation
when that is possible and through litigation when necessary
to achieve our clients' goals.
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Criminal Law
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Our firm has the ability to handle all types of state and federal
criminal offenses, from minor infractions and misdemeanors to
serious felonies, including:
- Battery, Assault, and other Violent Crimes
- Drug and Narcotic Offenses
- Weapons Charges
- Theft and Grand Larceny
- Burglary
- DUI-DWI Offenses
- White Collar Crimes
- Embezzlement
- Fraud
- Conspiracy
- Bond Hearings
- Emergency Appearances
- Probation Revocation and Parole
- Habeas Corpus Proceedings
- Non-Criminal, Civil Traffic Tickets
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