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Sarasota Personal Injury Law Blog
How does premise liability work?
Premise liability occurs when you receive an injury on someone else’s property due to unsafe conditions. The injuries fall under personal injury cases, and most of them occur due to negligence. In a premise liability case, you have to prove that the property owner was...
Protect your child from playground injury
About 200,000 children younger than 14 visit the emergency room every year after an injury on the playground. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that concussion and traumatic brain injury account for 10% of those incidents. Take these steps to help...
How can the trucking injury reduce accident rates?
Accidents involving large trucks are often in the news. It is not necessarily because they happen more often than accident involving passenger vehicles, but that when a truck is in an accident, it usually causes more serious injuries and consequences. A truck accident...
Cold temperatures and motorcycle crashes
In many parts of the country, most motorcyclists stay off of the road during the winter months when temperatures fall. Aside from the various hazards associated with riding a motorcycle in the winter, such as snow and ice, it is simply very uncomfortable for many...
Listening to music while driving
Many drivers enjoy listening to music while operating a vehicle. Whether music gives them energy and inspiration to take on the day, a group of friends enjoy listening to songs together or a driver likes to listen to relaxing music after a tough day at work, there are...
Gerber-coached moot court teams take high honors
In March, a six-member homeschooled moot court team called "Team Invictus" took sixth place in 2019's FLREA High School Mock Trial Competition. The team was coached by Maria Gerber of , PA, and teacher-coach Lisa James. The students...
How you’re most apt to get hurt in and around pools
One of the many great things about living here in Florida is that we're fortunate enough to be able to hit the pool for at least some portion of every month of the year. Whether you're thinking about taking a dip in a public pool, a hotel one or a friend's, some...
A Manatee County crash leaves a motorcyclist critically injured
A motorist struck a motorcyclist along 63rd Avenue East in Manatee County on Jan. 7. That morning crash left the motorcycle operator in critical condition.The Florida Highway Patrol report in the case shows that an 18-year-old Bradenton man was driving in the...
Who’s most vulnerable to get hurt in a slip-and-fall incident?
At least 21.3% of all Americans, or 8 million people, visit the emergency room each year after suffering a slip-and-fall incident. This means that some 8 million Americans are treated for injuries resulting from this type of accident each year. Certain people are more...
What are some of the latest motorcycle safety features?
If you ask most motorcyclists what they enjoy most about riding their bikes, they'll often tell you that it's that freeing feeling that they experience when they get out there on the open road. Many motorcyclists enjoy not having much if any barriers between them and...
