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March 21, 2019

How Long Will My Fort Lauderdale Injury Lawsuit Take to Resolve?

In most cases, you have up to four years in which to file a Florida personal injury lawsuit. There is rarely a good reason to wait that long, but for some circumstances, the longer statute of limitations per F.S. 95.11(3) is advantageous. As for how long a Fort Lauderdale injury lawsuit will take to resolve once it is filed, the answer depends on many variables. injury lawyer Fort Lauderdale

Whether we’re talking about a boating accident or a dog bite or a slip-and-fall injury or even a car crash, key questions to be resolved include:

Who was at fault?
To what extent were those persons at fault?
What injuries resulted from the wrongdoing?
How will those injuries impact a plaintiff, survivors, etc.?

That is a very broad oversimplification of the legal questions that arise, but the difficulty in answering them can shed some light on how long a claim may take to resolve.

For instance, as your Fort Lauderdale injury attorney sets about answering the question of “who is at fault?” we may discover there is more than one defendant with some responsibility. That could complicate the claims resolution process. Continue reading

May 29, 2017

Truck Accident Injures Florida Sunbathers

By Ansara Law Personal Injury Attorneys

One of the best parts of Florida is the ample opportunity to soak up the sun. Unfortunately for a few sunbathers, this relaxation ritual turned to horror when they were allegedly run over by a Ford F-150 driving along the beach.

According to WSOC TV News, the accident involving three sunbathers occurred at a popular beach near Key Biscayne, Florida.

Victims said they were lying on the beach, and the driver of the truck apparently did not see them. They tried to get out of the way, but the truck managed to run over their hands and feet. They suffered personal injuries to their hands or feet, depending on which way they were lying, but fortunately, their injuries were not considered life-threatening. Continue reading

December 21, 2016

Pressure on Wal-Mart to Curb Crime, Keep Shoppers Safe From Injury

By Ansara Law Personal Injury Attorneys

People shopping for the holidays – or really any time – have an expectation that they’ll be reasonably safe when they go to the store. That means the boxes will be safely stacked, spills will be cleaned up and the walkways cleared of debris or other hazards. It also means that businesses take care to avoid creating a condition that would invite violent crime on customers.

Failure to provide adequate security – whether in the form of armed guards or staff or lighting – is a form of premises liability. That means if you suffer a violent attack while at a shopping center, the store could be responsible to pay you damages. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to security, though, and that’s where these cases can get tricky. One of the ways that plaintiffs can prove the store knew or should have known about the risk is by showing a pattern of similar activity in the recent past either on site or nearby or at similar kinds of stores.

Recently, there has been scrutiny on one of the largest retailers in the country to address ongoing problems with crime at it stores that have drained law enforcement resources, bled into neighboring communities and jeopardized the safety of customers. Bloomberg recently chronicled the issue. This time, it’s labor activists pushing for action from the corporation. Specifically, the labor groups want the retailer to improve security in its stores and in its parking lots nationwide. Continue reading

January 20, 2016

Rick Ross Florida Trip-and-Fall Lawsuit Dismissed

By Ansara Law Personal Injury Attorneys

A circuit judge has dismissed the Florida premises liability lawsuit against rapper Rick Ross and his mother for injuries suffered a Miami home the two co-own.

Although news reports do not detail exactly why the judge dismissed the claim, we do know that Ross had described the allegations as “vague.”

The alleged victim stated the incident occurred in December 2011 at a residence owned by Ross and his mother. Victim stated there was iron hardware that was left at ground level. Specifically, there was a rail on the ground connected to an iron rail at the rear of the property. Continue reading

December 2, 2015

Gemmink v. Jay Peak Inc. – Negligent Maintenance of Property

By Ansara Law Personal Injury Attorneys

Property owners have a duty to take reasonable steps to make sure their property is safe. That includes addressing slippery conditions, longstanding walkway defects or security issues. This is especially true for property owners who host risky and potentially dangerous activities on site, regardless of whether participants sign waivers.

That said, plaintiffs still have a heavy proof burden in showing a causal link between a property owner’s negligent maintenance of property and alleged injuries.

This was seen in the recent case of Gemmink v. Jay Peak Inc., recently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Continue reading