Blog Posts in May, 2008
Posted on May 30, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic accidents in the United States. The economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is estimated by the NHTSA to be $40.4 ...
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Posted on May 26, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Loss of income You are entitled to compensation if your injuries prevent you from working, causing you to lose income. For example, if you are a landscaper who can’t work for a week because you ...
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Posted on May 23, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Florida law requires drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seatbelts.Fla. Stat. § 316.614. If you are injured in an accident but you were not wearing your seatbelt at the time of the ...
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Posted on May 19, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
An estimated 4.5 million persons in the United States are bitten by dogs each year. Of these, roughly 800,000 persons sought medical care for the bite. Almost half of those seeking medical care were ...
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Posted on May 14, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Landowners have different degrees of responsibility to different classifications of people who come onto their property. There are three main classifications of people that the law recognizes: ...
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Posted on May 12, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
A law establishing the time limit within which a lawsuit must be brought is called a statute of limitation. Different types of cases have different statutes of limitation. Knowing which statute of ...
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Posted on May 8, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Crossing the street can be dangerous, even if you look both ways. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 4,881 pedestrians died in 2005 — of which 20 percent were ...
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Posted on May 6, 2008 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Washington is the first state to ban driving while texting ; more states may follow. Some drivers steer with their pinkies while their thumbs do the typing. Others use their knees to guide them on the ...
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