Legal Insights

Can You Sue a Nursing Home for Injury to a Resident?

Placing a loved one in a nursing home is always a difficult decision – you entrust your loved one into the care of the nursing home expecting that they will receive the best possible care. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen, and injuries can result.  Nursing homes and long-term care facilities can be liable for injuries to residents that occur within their facility or when a resident is under their care. For example, a nursing home might be liable for simple negligence, such ...

Building Trust to Foster Intra-Firm Referrals

Most law firms want to keep as much work as possible in-house, so it makes sense to encourage as many intra-firm referrals as possible. But intra-firm referrals can be a challenge to manage due to three major obstacles: a lack of familiarity with the work that other partners do, an inherent lack of trust among law firm partners, and difficulty locating experts within the firm. These challenges are heightened in large firms with multiple offices or for firms that were formed as a result of mu...

Miami Dram Shop Laws - What Should You Know

When a drunk minor gets into a car accident, the law agencies ask who served liquor to the minor. According to Miami-Dade County Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics, around 1533 of Miami's accidents involved drivers aged 15 and 17. One of the leading causes of the high number of casualties in Miami is teenagers driving under alcohol. Here we have discussed Miami Dram Shop Laws in detail. What Is the Dram Shop Law? Dram shop law refers to a law that holds businesses serving alcohol for accident...

7 Critical Components in Any Estate Plan

When it's time to start thinking about creating an estate plan, you should focus on drafting a plan that makes sense for you and your family. At its core, an estate plan is put into effect to secure your family’s financial future in the case of sudden incapacitation or death. Without a plan in place, your property is subject to the intestacy laws of your area. One of the great misconceptions about estate planning is that it's only necessary for those upper-class property owners with several va...

How Law Firm Compensation Systems Impede Collaboration

While many law firms today recognize the benefits of collaboration within the firm, traditional law firm compensation systems may be undermining these efforts to foster collaboration, particularly among law firm partners. Law firms are notoriously competitive, undermining collaborative efforts that could contribute to better client outcomes, cross-selling, quality control, and improved morale.Law firm compensation systems traditionally reward individual effort as opposed to collaborative and...

What is Criminal Harassment?

Harassment is a crime that, although defined slightly differently in each state, is usually defined as when person acts in a way designed to alarm, intimidate, annoy, provoke, threaten, or otherwise cause another person emotional distress. State and some federal laws identify multiple ways in which harassment can be committed, and harassment statues may include related crimes such as stalking or cyberbullying.  In some states, to prove certain types of harassment, there must be a credib...

5 Reasons Why an Attorney is Essential When Starting a Business

Starting a business is a massive undertaking that requires skill, knowledge, and a lot of hard work. If you’re about to take the plunge, hiring an attorney will help you establish your legal framework, create safeguards, and streamline your partnership agreements. Your entrepreneurial spirit may tempt you to do it solo (after all, you’re an entrepreneur for a reason), but trust us—hiring an attorney will more than pay off in the long run.Don’t believe us? Take a look at the top five rea...

Assistant US Attorney Michael Nadler Steps Down

Michael Nadler has officially stepped down. The assistant US attorney, who has made headlines for throwing some of Venezuela‘s biggest criminals in jail during his tenure, has officially moved on. The move is a bit surprising the some, and many who know him in the South Florida area are weighing in on the ramifications.The official word is that Nadler is entering a new opportunity with a private practice located in Miami. He will be officially starting at Stumphauzer Foslid Sloman Ross & K...

What Assets Must Go Through Probate

The death of a close family member is a sad and traumatic event, made even worse by impending legal paperwork. A lot of us aren’t ready to tackle the formalities of death while still grieving. Documents connected with assets, probate, and the last will and testament can be really complicated, and it takes time to sort them out. However, with a little knowledge in the field, you’ll be able to go through the probate process smoothly and quickly. Assets left by the deceased person can be divide...

Medical Malpractice: Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose

Medical malpractice can occur in a variety of ways, including misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a patient with a health condition.  What Constitutes Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose? Misdiagnosis can occur when a doctor or other health professional fails to listen to a patient’s complaints, fails to ask the patient pertinent questions that might uncover the condition, fails to conduct an adequate physician examination, misinterprets test results, x-rays or other scans, fails to ...

Personal Damages: What Makes You Eligible for a Case?

Personal injury cases can be very grievous and should not be taken lightly. If you're looking this up, you or someone close has likely experienced an injustice that can have a major toll on the quality of life. It's essential to make sure that you can make your case so that you can get the proper help or compensation should you ever find yourself in this situation. Naturally, the best move to make is to contact one of the top personal injury attorneys so that you can start getting the details lo...

3 Most Common Driving Offenses and Their Punishments

A driving offense or a motoring offense happens when someone driving a vehicle or being inside of it violates the law. Driving offenses can have various degrees: from talking on a mobile phone to hitting someone with a car. In this article, you will find the list of the top five most frequent motoring offenses and their punishment. Driving Without a Valid MOT When it comes to an MOT (click here to find more explanation on what an MOT is), it might be very tempting to postpone it to another d...

Should I File For Bankruptcy In Orlando?

Typically, people who file for bankruptcy in Orlando are already in difficult financial circumstances, with major credit card debts when they face an unexpected crisis such as a divorce, injury, job loss, or uninsured medical expense. The result is mounting penalties with a level of debt that becomes unpayable. It is people like this that bankruptcy law has been designed to help, enabling them to make a fresh start on their lives instead of struggling under a burden of crippling debt. Yet, e...

Florida’s Personal Injury Claims Process – What Should You Know?

From car accidents to medical malpractice and slips and falls, making a personal injury claim can be a challenge. The process of making an injury claim must be properly followed to ensure that compensation can be received. In the state of Florida, the first step to file your injury claim involves hiring a suitably experienced Orlando injury attorney. Although it may appear daunting to seek help from a lawyer, you can be confident your case will be handled more efficiently and speedily with t...

A Checklist for Slip and Fall Accident Victims

Slip and fall accidents are no laughing matter. These accidents can cause significant personal injuries to unwitting accident victims. Frequently, these accidents do not arise in any serious bodily injury. However, there are many slip and fall accidents that do result in substantial personal injuries to innocent people. If you have been involved in one of these accidents, it is important to keep in mind some things to do following the accident. Here is a checklist of things to keep in mind f...

What is a Force Majeure Clause and What Does it Do?

In the past few months, many have been introduced to a whole new vocabulary – words like “coronavirus” and “social distancing” have suddenly become a part of our everyday vocabulary. If you are a business owner, you may have also been hearing a lot about “force majeure” clauses and their application to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Force Majeure Clause Defined In its simplest terms, a force majeure clause releases the parties to the contract from their obligations when their ...

COVID-19 Highlights the Importance of Having an Estate Plan

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to be prepared for the unexpected, and that includes having an estate plan in place to protect yourself and your loved ones in the event of an unforeseen illness or death. As many families struck by the coronavirus have found, not having these basic documents in place can add unnecessary costs and complications and put additional stress on both the ill person and their family. A basic estate plan should include the following elements: Financial...

Personal Injury Case Checklist

After you have suffered from a personal injury, you will need to go through a long and complicated process in order to get the compensation that you rightfully deserve. Many people believe that by filing a claim with the responsible party’s insurance company and going along with the insurance adjuster until they receive a payment that they have taken the necessary steps, but this is only what an insurance company wants you to believe. If you leave it up to the insurance company, they will ...

How To Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits

If you are physically or mentally disabled then you might be wondering how you’re going to pay your bills if you are unable to work. When most people think of Social Security benefits they think of individuals age 65 or older, but it can also help people who are disabled and unable to work. Eligibility In order to be eligible, you must have a disabling condition that your doctors believe will last at least a year or could result in your death. You must be unable to perform both the work...

How Do I Know if I Have a Personal Injury Case?

If you have been in an accident and suffered injuries, it’s very tempting to let your imagination run wild imagining the millions of dollars you will be able to recover if you file a lawsuit. Although you should not necessarily put the brakes on that train of thought, it’s always a good idea to do a reality check and understand what needs to happen even before a lawsuit can be filed. It’s also important for you to understand what elements need to be present to have a successful lawsuit...