Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Disney Replaces Crashed Monorail

  Ed Normand | November 06, 2009 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Recently, Disney announced that a “new” monorail train, named Teal, is now up and running at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The monorail at Disney received heightened media...

• Injuries at Orlando Area Theme Parks: First Quarter 2009

  Ed Normand | September 11, 2009 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  During the first three months of 2009, Orlando area theme parks reported seven injuries - with six of those injuries occurring at Disney theme parks or water parks. In exchange for reporting...

• Traveling this summer outside of the US? Be careful what you sign when you check in.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 21, 2009 9:41 PM | 8 CommentsMiami, FL

  If you’ve ever been to an athletic event, you know that when two teams compete, often one is “home” and one is “away”. You prefer for your team to be home, not just...

• Check Your Homeowner's Insurance Policy Before Getting That Trampoline

  Sandy Grinnell | June 15, 2009 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  It looks like a lot of fun when you see kids bouncing around on a trampoline. But did you know they could be a huge liability? According to the website Insurance4USA, many insurance companies have...

• Three-Year-Old Dies In Lake City Pool As Swim Season Begins

  Eddie Farah | May 21, 2009 6:29 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  A three-year-old child drowned Sunday afternoon, May 17, in a swimming pool in the back yard of a home in Lake City. He was scooped from the pool and taken to a local hospital where was pronounced...

• Should Businesses Have A Get Out Of Jail Free Card For Child Injuries?

  Ed Normand | March 19, 2009 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  For many years businesses have required parents to sign forms before a child can participate in an activity. Usually the form-called a pre-injury release--is filled with legalese and the parents...

• Negligent Property Owners Sued For Death Of Young Man

  Eddie Farah | March 07, 2009 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  James and Cheryl Creech would do anything to see their 22-year-old son again. Antonio Creech was visiting his sister at the Eureka Gardens apartments two days before Christmas 2007 when he was shot...

• Slip and Fall Law Up For Debate In Florida

  Chrissie Cole | March 02, 2009 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Several Florida businesses claim the amount of slip-and-fall cases they are defending has risen dramatically since a 2001 Supreme Court ruling. Florida’s high court ruled a person...

• State Farm Plans Its Exit From Florida

  Eddie Farah | February 14, 2009 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  State Farm is one step closer to pulling its property insurance policies out of the state. Florida’s Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty indicated the insurance giant should go and...

• State Farm Putting Profits Before People In Florida

  Eddie Farah | January 31, 2009 11:34 PM | 8 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  State Farm property insurance wants to leave Florida for greener pastures. After major hurricanes in 2004 and 2005, State Farm Florida, a subsidiary of the insurance giant, says it will phase out...