Car Accidents

Carol-Lynn Roman | July 17, 2015 | Car Accidents

By: Morgan Gaynor Florida is statistically a terrible place to be on the receiving end of a car accident. Florida is one of the few states which does not require drivers to protect others from their mistakes. While many states require drivers to carry minimum levels of liability coverage, Florida does not. There are some… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | April 7, 2015 | Car Accidents

Our firm has posted numerous messages on social media about the dangers of texting and driving. There is no question about those dangers, and parents of teenage drivers should be particularly concerned about them. However, a new study issued by AAA’s Foundation for Traffic Safety reminds us that cell phones are not the only things… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | February 24, 2015 | Car Accidents

Driving in severe weather is tricky. One of the most common (and potentially dangerous) weather conditions is rain. Rain and wet weather give many drivers anxiety, and rightfully so: rain causes more than 700,000 car accidents in the United States ever year. While this statistic may be frightening, driving in wet weather conditions doesn’t have… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | January 30, 2015 | Car Accidents

As many Floridians know, a ballot initiative to allow medical marijuana failed in last November’s election. The initiative was actually favored by a majority of Florida voters, but it failed to reach the 60-percent threshold required for approval. However, lawmakers in Tallahassee are considering a change in law which would allow something similar. Under the… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | January 22, 2015 | Car Accidents

Until January 2015, Florida had some of the weakest – and most dangerous – child passenger safety laws in the United States. According to pre-2015 legislation, parents were only required to keep their children in booster seats until the child was three. This month, Florida enacted a new law that requires parents to keep their… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | January 19, 2015 | Car Accidents

A recent appeals court decision from a north Florida case seems to have opened the door into greater investigation of distracted driving. The case is unique because it didn’t focus on whether a person was actually talking on their cell phone or texting and driving when they crashed. Rather, it involved a person who may… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | January 12, 2015 | Car Accidents

A controversy has blown up on social media in the last few weeks over DUI checkpoints. It began when a libertarian-minded Florida lawyer offered drivers some advice about how to avoid being detained at DUI checkpoints. Basically, the lawyer’s advice was to put your driver’s license and registration in a bag and hang it on… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | January 9, 2015 | Car Accidents

Move Over laws have been enacted across the United States, including Florida, and require that drivers move over into different lanes to give safe clearance to emergency responders on the roadways. These laws originated following the 1994 death of a South Carolina paramedic who was struck by a car at the scene of an accident…. read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | November 21, 2014 | Car Accidents

Many Americans have now heard about the truck accident in which Tracy Morgan was seriously injured. Morgan, an actor and comedian formerly on Saturday Night Live, was badly hurt in June when a Walmart truck crashed into the limousine occupied by Morgan and some friends. Morgan suffered a brain injury, a broken leg, and broken… read more

Carol-Lynn Roman | November 12, 2014 | Car Accidents

We recently commented on the GM vehicle recall. This recall was necessary because of a safety hazard posed by GM ignition switches. For the benefit of our clients and the public, we are posting the list of recalled vehicles below. Product Part Vehicles (Recall Repair for Faulty Ignition Switch not Performed Before Accident) Service Part… read more