Author Archives: Jay Butchko
What You Should Know About Mediation in Florida
Very few auto accident claims are heard by a jury anymore. In fact, even experienced trial lawyers are beginning to see a trend toward alternative dispute resolution in the past 20 years, which means there’s a good chance if you have an injury claim, you’ll end up resolving it out of court. While there… Read More »
5 Ways Nursing Homes Could Prevent Falls
If you’ve recently been informed that a loved one has fallen in a Florida nursing home and suffered serious injuries, you are not alone. There are over 1.5 million seniors living in nursing homes at any given time, and about 1,800 people die from injuries suffered in reported falls at nursing homes each year…. Read More »
What are 5 Common Slip and Fall Cases?
One of the more common forms of personal injuries in America is the “slip and fall.” You’ve probably heard of it, but you may not necessarily know what it is. It’s more than just falling down. In order to rise to the level of a civil action that someone can bring in a court… Read More »
Assigning Blame in a Florida Car Wreck
It would be nice if car crashes and other personal injury accidents always had clear and singular causes. Oftentimes a Florida car wreck is the result of two or more factors and/or the actions of two or more individuals. It becomes incumbent, then, upon the trier of fact – either a judge or a… Read More »
