by Spencer Aronfeld | Aug 29, 2017 | Worker's Compensation, Wrongful Death
Florida Workplace Deaths Continue to Rise Each year the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data on the number of injuries and fatalities in the workplace. This information is sorted by state, industry, and type of injury to present a picture of workplace safety in America. For workers and employers in Florida, the Bureau [...] by Spencer Aronfeld | Mar 8, 2017 | Wrongful Death
This week a Florida appellate court issued a chilling opinion preventing a widow from collecting wrongful death damages--following the death of her husband from exposure to asbestos. John Kelly had worked in construction from 1973 to 1974. He married Janis Kelly in 1976. In 2014 he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, and he and his wife [...] by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 8, 2017 | Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Florida Medical Malpractice: Supreme Court Rules in Birth Trauma Case Forever . . . Florida’s State-run agencies, like public hospitals or the DOT, have long hidden behind the shield of the sovereign immunity statute, which limits the amount of recovery an injured person or grieving family can obtain in a civil personal injury or wrongful [...] by Spencer Aronfeld | Jun 21, 2016 | Child Injuries, Wrongful Death
Tragedy strikes in Orlando, FL, yet again as the remains of two-year-old Lane Graves have been discovered after the child was reportedly attacked and pulled into the water by an alligator at Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort. The incident was said to have happened while the toddler and his mother were attending an outdoor [...] by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 8, 2015 | Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death Actions Florida’s Wrongful Death Act provides surprisingly limited damages to the survivors. It also has very narrow definitions as to who a survivor is and is not. Of course the section of the Florida Statutes entitled Wrongful Death contains none of the definitions of who a survivor is and how a survivor is [...] by Spencer Aronfeld | May 21, 2014 | Personal Injury News and Safety Resources, Wrongful Death
Millions of thrill-seeking tourists visit Florida every year, and many of them engage in risky activities like jet skiing, parasailing, skydiving, scuba diving, and bouncing in these new giant trampoline warehouses called Sky Zones. Most of the owners and operators of those for-profit businesses require participants to sign waivers and releases promising not to sue [...]