Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court repealed a 2003 law that placed limits on financial awards in wrongful death suits. Previously, families could receive no more than $1 million in non-economic damages for wrongful death cases resulting from medical...
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Month: April 2014
Florida’s Wrongful Death Law Explained
When someone dies as a result of another's negligence (where "another" may refer to either an individual or an institution), the surviving members of the family have the right to file a wrongful death suit. Similar to medical malpractice, these suits try to obtain...
Determining Fault in a Slip and Fall Case
With such a straightforward name, the definition of "slip and fall" seems pretty obvious. But what about the legal definition? A slip and fall case is an example of a tort - a civil wrong that unfairly causes someone else to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal...