by Spencer Aronfeld | Mar 8, 2017 | Wrongful Death
This week a Florida appellate court issued a chilling opinion preventing a widow from collecting wrongful death damages–following the death of her husband from exposure to asbestos. John Kelly had worked in construction from 1973 to 1974. He married Janis Kelly...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 8, 2017 | Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Forever . . . Florida’s State-run agencies, like public hospitals or the DOT, have long hidden behind the shield of the sovereign immunity statute, which limits the amount of recovery an injured person or grieving family can obtain in a civil personal injury or...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Jun 21, 2016 | Child Injuries, Wrongful Death
Tragedy strikes in Orlando, FL, yet again as the remains of two-year-old Lane Graves have been discovered after the child was reportedly attacked and pulled into the water by an alligator at Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort. The incident was said to have...
by Spencer Aronfeld | Feb 8, 2015 | Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death Actions Florida’s Wrongful Death Act provides surprisingly limited damages to the survivors. It also has very narrow definitions as to who a survivor is and is not. Of course the section of the Florida Statutes entitled Wrongful Death contains none of...
by Spencer Aronfeld | May 21, 2014 | Personal Injury News and Safety Resources, Wrongful Death
Millions of thrill-seeking tourists visit Florida every year, and many of them engage in risky activities like jet skiing, parasailing, skydiving, scuba diving, and bouncing in these new giant trampoline warehouses called Sky Zones. Most of the owners and operators of...
by Spencer Aronfeld | May 19, 2014 | Wrongful Death
What happens when you get into a motorcycle accident in Florida with someone whose insurance has expired? It depends on why and how the insurance policy became inactive. If the policy lapsed because of non-payment and the insurance company has mailed written notice to...
