The Law Offices of Theodore H. Enfield, P.A. focuses in part on the legal practice area surrounding personal injuries. This includes personal injuries from various accidents, like those sustained in an auto accident. In each state, the personal injury laws surrounding car accidents differ slightly. Read on to learn about how such legal matters are treated in the state of Florida: Auto Accident Cases in Florida: Florida’s statue of limitations for personal injury cases is four years from the date of an accident. This means that the victim of a car accident would have four years to file a personal injury claim. If they wait over four years, they forfeit their right to seek compensation. Although the state of Florida gives victims four years, it is advantageous for victims to seek compensation as soon as possible after they know the extent of the injuries they sustained. Purpose of Seeking Compensation After a Car Accident: …show more content…
The financial support a victim seeks is compensation for their lost wages, medical bills and future lost wages or future medical bills due to their injury. In some cases, a person’s injury will heal and they will go on to live a normal life. In other situations, their ability to earn a living is forever altered. If the car accident that caused their injury wasn’t their fault or if the other driver was negligent, then they have the right to seek compensation that will support them throughout their recovery and
At approximately 2143 Shift Supervisor Justin Riddle responded to a Code Red in the Central Services building. Upon arrival Riddle met with a Casper Police officer and began a floor by floor search. The problem was found on the first floor in the area commonly called the dock. The sprinkler sytem had malfunctioned and had flooded the area upon arrival. Shortly thereafter Fire Department arrived.
The complainant, Mr. Shawn Thomas, known to the Department under NYSID# 05036218Z, who resides at 130 Pelham Road New Rochelle NY 10805, was interviewed by investigators. Mr. Thomas stated that he had $150.00 inside of his camera bag. The last time he saw his camera bag was when he was inside of his cell and saw the subject officer, PO Miroshnyk, searching it on the desk. He did not see the officer remove any money while he was searching his bag. He received $5000.00 in cash as a donation from Deborah Goodman.
Steve Shoultz and Russell Button Reptiled this case from top to bottom. Despite stipulated liability, minor car damage, lapses in treatment, inaccurate medical records, and a difficult witness prep; Steve and Russell were able to use the Reptile to convey the hypocrisy and betrayal their client suffered at the hands of their own insurance company. We found out halfway into the article that Steve and Russell decided to forgo $40,000 of the client’s past medical bills. This is in a case where the Plaintiff’s son who was in the strike zone of the impact walked away unscathed. The client walked away unscathed, but for anxiety and pain and suffering.
Not every fender bender requires the assistance of a lawyer, but in many cases, they can help protect your interests and make sure you get the compensation you deserve. Stepleton Dugan, LLC Attorneys at Law are personal injury attorneys serving clients throughout Cincinnati, and they 're here to explain when you should consider hiring legal representation. Call an accident attorney for any accident involving: Property Damage: Whether you 're seeking compensation from your own insurance company or that of the other driver, Stepleton Dugan, LLC Attorneys at Law have the negotiating skills and experience to make sure you get a fair, prompt settlement offer. Personal Injuries: No matter how slight your injuries may be, you should still seek
In this case, Daryl Renard Atkins is accused of the kidnapping, robbery, and murder of Eric Michael Nesbitt. Atkins was also charged with use of a firearm while committing each of these offenses ("FindLaw's United States Supreme Court case and opinions.”, 2017). On August 16, 1996, Daryl Renard Atkins and William Jones had been “drinking and smoking weed,” most of the afternoon and evening with various friends, making several trips to the local convenience store. Before the last trip, Atkins had obtained a handgun from one of the friends, they had been drinking with.
Theodore Geisel works in a Silver City, a town of roughly 50,000 in Eastern Oregon. Theodore grew up in the area, went to the local college, served one tour of duty in Afghanistan and joined the Oregon Department of Veteran Affairs. After ten years, he has finally worked his way up to Director of Veteran Support Services, a top ranked department in the state for its excellent customer service. Two years into serving as Director, Theodore starts to have problems in his department.
The 10 murders that led to Dennis Rader being put away in prison for life began on January 15, 1974. Dennis Rader entered the house of the Otero family and murdered the husband, wife, and two youngest children. He entered the house and according to Philbin (2011) Rader testified in court that, “Well, I confronted the family, pulled the pistol, confronted Mr. Otero and asked him to – you know, that I was there to – basically I wanted the car” (p. 155). Rader told the family that he only wanted the car and some food; trying to convince the family he wouldn’t hurt them, which was not the case.
Ms. Conley is a sixty-two-year old African American female with a history of Schizophrenia. She was referred for Mental Health Skilling Services by the case manager at Tuckers Psychiatric Hospital after she had been hospitalized for twenty-two days at the hospital due to her acute psychotic symptoms. Prior to Ms. Conley’s most recent hospitalization she was living independently in her own home where she was struggling with being able to recognize personal danger as evidenced by her placing unsafe items in the electric shock (at least once a month); noncompliance of medication treatment (daily); delusions that individuals are plotting against her (daily) which results in her acting out in an aggression manner; and spending a disproportionate amount
On November 16, 1972, student protestors at Southern University A&M College located in Baton Rouge took place at the campus's administration building. To remove the protestors, deputies and the state police tossed tear gas canisters into the building, which the people threw back out of the windows. Two students were killed during the protest, Denver A. Smith and Leonard D. Brown. Denver Allen Smith was born August 2, 1952 and died November 16,1972.
Time to Talk to a Highland Injury Attorney? Unfortunately, there has been an accident of some sort, major or minor, and you have been harmed and suffered personal injuries. The only cause may be due to the carelessness and negligence of another party. It is time to contact a personal injury lawyer.
In February 2005, nine-year-old Jessica Lansford was abducted, raped, and buried alive (Associated Press, 2007). John Couey, a convicted sex-offender, was deemed a person of interest given his residence's close proximity to the Lansford home and a shovel near a disturbed patch of his yard (Associated Press, 2006). During an interrogation in March 2005, Couey confessed to his crimes as well as revealed the location of Lansford's body. However, due to the detectives' blatant and deliberate disregard of Couey's requests for counsel, the confession was deemed inadmissible by the presiding judge (Associated Press, 2006). Throughout his interrogation, Couey expressed the desire to speak with a lawyer but was never granted access to one.
PARTIES: The named plaintiff, Oliver L. Brown, is the parent of Linda Brown and is African American. Oliver was one of thirteen plaintiffs in this lawsuit. The remaining plaintiffs included in this lawsuit were Darlene Brown, Lena Carper, Sadie Emmanuel, Marguerite Emerson, Shirley Fleming, Zelma Henderson, Shirley Hodison, Maude Lawton, Alma Lewis, Iona Richardson, and Lucinda Todd. These thirteen plaintiffs represented twenty children in this lawsuit.
When a driver hits a pedestrian, they are supposed to take responsibility and remain at the scene of the accident until the police arrive. However, hit and run accidents are an extremely common occurrence. Hit and run accidents are taken seriously. People who leave the scene of an accident may be required to pay a hefty fine. They may also be required to spend time in jail.
There are a lot of times in a person 's life in which they will need a personal injury attorney. Some of those times are going to be more severe than others. Prescription errors, car accidents and wrongful deaths are some of the main cases that a personal injury attorney will usually take. Prescription errors occur more often than a person would think.
Some of the ways people get mistreated is things like misdiagnosis, unnecessary surgeries, premature discharge, not ordering the correct tests or not acting upon tests presented, not following up, wrong dosage or medication, leaving things inside the body after surgery, incorrect care in hospitals resulting in bedsores, persistent pain, or pressure ulcers (medicalnewstoday.com). Any of these or more can cause someone to want compensation, however some people don’t gain the money they deserve thanks to the fact that they either don’t have the money to go to court, wait too long, or don’t realize till it’s too late and the statute of limitations is up. Other times when they are brave enough making it to court they need a testimony from a medical personnel, however, they can’t find someone to testify (abpla.org). Usually most people don’t end up making it to court on the grounds that lawyers are expensive and the legal system can take a while, on the other hand, when a malpractice lawsuit is awarded there’s a great deal of money that the hospital’s insurance or the doctor’s insurance has to pay, the payment could be anywhere from hundreds to millions of