Do I Need Insurance on my Street Worthy Golf Cart?

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As we all know golf carts are not just for golf courses anymore.  As people try to conserve gas and move about their communities a little easier, golf carts have become an alternate method of transport. More than just efficient, they’re fun!  My parents had one in their golf community and my friends have one in Safety Harbor for tooting around town. In some communities like the Villages, they’re almost essential. In this self-contained little city in the middle of nowhere, carts are the most Read More + Read More +

Food Poisoning Is All Around You!

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I wrote a post about food poisoning personal injury cases not too long ago. That was before Americans everywhere started dropping like flies from a whole variety of very recent food poisoning cases and subsequent food recalls when the problem is revealed. Wow. A simple internet search shows that there have been very recent recalls for ground beef, potato salad, bags of broccoli salad, iceberg lettuce, barbeque beans, ham, chicken, cilantro and even dog “jerky” treats. Now they’re even poisoning our pets. What’s going on? Read More + Read More +

The Myth of “Picking a Jury”

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Currently lawyers in the George Zimmerman murder trial of Trayvon Martin are picking a jury. In reality, lawyers don’t really “pick” a jury, so much as exclude those who express actual opinions. The process is known as “voir dire” and if you’ve never been called for jury duty, lawyers from both sides lob questions to the panel of potential jurors sitting in front of them to try to root out some information that would determine how that panelist thinks. So, for instance, a lawyer might Read More + Read More +

Tacky TV Lawyer Ads Throughout the Land…

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It’s great fun to travel around the country and when I can, I always watch local TV stations to see how personal injury lawyers advertise in those jurisdictions. It’s always easy to find these ads too: Just turn on the half hour courtroom reality shows that air mid-day. The commercials that fill in between screaming, moronic litigants and a hapless “judge” are almost nothing but lawyer ads preying on those who are sitting at home during the middle of the workweek. For those who don’t Read More +

Forensics vs. Common Sense

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One of the more interesting cases I had a few years back had to do with an older gentleman and his wife who were walking through a local parking lot to go to the movies on a Friday night. Because of the popularity of this destination – especially on a Friday night – my client had to park many aisles away from the theater. His wife had agreed to walk ahead of him to get on line at the box office since the movie starting Read More +

How To Be Your Own Best Advocate in Personal Injury Cases

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When a client asks if there’s anything they can do to assist me with their personal injury claim, the answer is always, absolutely. First, when an injured client isn’t feeling well, it’s easy to become forgetful, easily distracted and lose mental acuity. It may help to print out these simple steps to ensure that you’re doing as much as you can to help yourself out medically as well as to enhance your legal claim. Always, always keep your doctor appointments. Failure to timely treat will Read More +