Florida updates in category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

A man suffered several dog bite wounds on Thursday when he was attacked by a group of pit bulls that had escaped from their yard, reports Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.The man was transported to Northside Hospital for treatment.When Officials arrived on the scene, they found Smith pounding on a neighbor's door, shouting for help, after being attacked by three pit-bulls. One dog turned to...

Continue article

A teenager was trying to retrieve his dog when he was bit by another dog. He believed it to be a pitbull but the owner took off with her dog before he could get any information from her.A 15-year-old Boone boy had 24 hours to track down the owner of a dog that bit him, in order to avoid a series of painful shots. Within minutes of his story airing on Channel 13, someone located the dog. It was...

Continue article

Premises Liability, also known by many people as "slip and fall" (a term meant to be disparaging to the victims of property owners' negligence) refers to the condition of a property being unreasonably unsafe and at the risk of, or causing someone injury. For more information, see the premises liability section on InjuryBoard.com.

Continue article

Con Agra Foods has recalled Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter last week that was made at its plant in Slyvester, GA. The peanut butter made at that plant has been linked to salmonella poisning in almost 300 people. They have now recalled the peanut butter saying it will cost between $50 and $60 million dollars.The company said the recall cost of 6 cents to 8 cents a share will drag its...

Continue article

My wife thinks I am crazy because I keep pointing out to restaurants and other businesses the dangers of having pedestrians unnecessarily exposed to wayward automobiles at take-out or pick-up locations. My concern is that an entire group of diners waiting on benches in front of the spaces reserved for take-out parking will be crushed when the inevitable happens. Well, apparently, the...

Continue article

See if you have the same question I do after reading this amazing story:Woman's car plunges 40 feetBILOXI - A Vancleave woman is thankful to be alive after plunging from the second story of a parking garage in her car. It happened at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi."The impact spun her vehicle around and she backed through the wall and flipped over and landed about 40 feet down,"...

Continue article

Sometimes I marvel at the dangerous conditions and practices at certain businesses and how they continue for years without anyone pausing to say, "This is really not safe." A good example is this recent Florida Appeals Court Decision.JANE IZQUIERDO v. GYROSCOPE, INC.The appellant, Jane Izquierdo, filed a personal injury action alleging negligence by the defendant, Gyroscope, Inc., which owned...

Continue article

In the last six years, the number of people winning a slip and fall injury case has decreased. Juries are putting much more personal responsibility on the plaintiff, especially after some very high profile cases with large awards. The biggest one to date is the woman who spilled coffee on her lap and was awarded $2.9 million. Lawyers are becoming pickier about what cases they take on;...

Continue article

The family of a woman who was killed at Bridgeport Apartments wants to hold the property owner liable.RALEIGH - The North Raleigh apartment Stephanie Bennett lived in seemed safe to Carmon Bennett, her father.That was five years ago, before his 23-year-old daughter was murdered when her killer either crawled through a bedroom window or walked through her front door, then raped and strangled...

Continue article

A woman is suing a national retail store after slipping and falling while shopping at their store in June 2005.Aline E. Valentin-Dansmuir, a customer at Big Lots, slipped and fell on an unknown substance. The lawsuit, filed January 10th, states "The substance was on the floor in the nature of a hidden danger, trap, snare, or the like."The suit also states Valentin Dunsmuir has suffered permanent...

Continue article

Pool Safety - Congress fails to pass vital pool safety legislation.Every year, about 250 children under age 5 drown in America's swimming pools, and 1 of every 5 kids -- nearly 12 million under the age of 15 -- suffer injuries that require medical attention. South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board Comment on the situation.Posted January 6 2007 Every year, about 250 children under age 5...

Continue article

During a vicious dog attack in Cape Coral, a man lost part of his finger. But this is just one of three aggressive dog attacks in Cape Coral in this week. City officials are currently working on a solution to the problem.The unprovoked displays of dog aggression in Cape Coral parallels the fact that more dogs are roaming the streets unattended and some of which are proving to be very...

Continue article

Over 25% of the passengers sailing from Rome to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the trans-Atlantic Carnival line appear to have been infected by norovirus. This is not how anyone would want to end their Roman holiday. More than 700 fall sick on cruise shipFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - More than 700 passengers and crew members aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise have fallen ill with flu-like symptoms, cruise...

Continue article

Achievements:American Bar Association The Florida Bar Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Fluent in Greek Education:University of Miami, Miami, FLJuris Doctor, May 2000, Cum Laude Merit Scholarship, Dean's List Adelphi University, Garden City, NYBachelor of Arts, May 1995, Magna Cum Laude Major: Psychology, Minor: Art History

Continue article

Achievements: Fluent in Spanish Association of Trial Lawyers of AmericaAcademy of Florida Trial LawyersAmerican Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionFlorida Association of Hispanic AttorneysBroward County Hispanic Bar AssociationBroward County Trial Lawyers AssociationFlorida Workers' AdvocatesILSA Journal of International and Comparative LawSenior Staff Member, 1999, 2000 Goodwin Fellowship...

Continue article