Author Archives: Roman & Roman
How Much Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?
If you are injured due to the negligence of another person, the other person’s insurance company may offer you a settlement. Before you consider accepting the settlement, however, you will want to have an idea of what your case might be worth. Valuation of cases is both an art and a science, and only… Read More »
Florida Domestic Violence Laws
A Florida couple was in the news recently after being arrested for domestic violence. The notable part of their story was the “weapons” that were used in the altercation. The Huffington Post reports that Suzanne Hurlvert and Carl Owen Smith got into an argument about Smith’s desire to drink at the bar every night…. Read More »
Florida Wrongful Death Basics – Who Can Sue?
If someone you love dies due to another’s negligent or intentional act, you may be able to recover damages yourself for that death. Florida laws regarding wrongful death claims are complex. What follows is some general information about the law, but there are exceptions to most of the situations described. Make sure you work… Read More »
Florida Marijuana Laws and Penalties
While many states have decided to legalize marijuana use, as of the date of this post, marijuana is still illegal in Florida for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Marijuana is a schedule one substance in Florida along with heroin and LSD as Florida has some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country. Possession… Read More »
Negligence and the Significance of Traffic Tickets
The collision between a semi-tractor trailer carrying Busch Beer and a Frito-Lay truck in Melbourne, Florida made news this week. WKMG reports that the Frito-Lay truck was pulled over onto the shoulder for an unknown reason when the beer truck swerved to the right and collided with it. The beer truck driver was ticketed… Read More »
Pursuing Damages for an Injury
A person who is injured in a car accident or suffers another kind of personal injury, such as a slip and fall, can generally seek compensation through a settlement with an insurance company, or by filing a lawsuit. If the injured person is victorious in a lawsuit, he or she would receive a monetary… Read More »
Contacting The Police After A Car Accident
After getting into a fender-bender, some drivers may agree to just move on and forget the accident happened. If there is little to no damage to the vehicles, the drivers can agree to not exchange insurance information because it may not be worth the effort and the potentially increased rate for a small accident…. Read More »
Apportionment Of Fault And A Plaintiff’s Recovery
Car accidents involving multiple vehicles may be more complicated to sort out than those involving just one or two cars. If one of the parties involved in the accident decides to seek compensation from the courts, he or she may wonder which of the other parties would be responsible for paying any judgment ordered… Read More »
Defenses For A DUI Charge
A Wisconsin man recently convicted of his tenth DUI faces approximately 12 years in prison. When he was stopped by police he insisted that the reason his breath smelled of alcohol was because he had eaten beer battered fish. After he was arrested and taken to a hospital for a blood draw, the man… Read More »
Refusing To Consent To A DUI Test
Getting arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol can be quite an ordeal. Not only do you face fines and jail time upon conviction, depending on your history, but you may also lose your license for a period of time, which can affect your ability to work in some cases…. Read More »
