Clearwater Personal Injury Lawyer

Vail Resorts, a popular ski resort in Colorado, recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit from an incident occurring in 2004.  A young ski racer, Ashley Stamp, died after a collision with a snowmobile while she was warming up for a race.  No criminal charges were filed after the accident but a wrongful death lawsuit was […]

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Health care has always been a source of controversy, especially in volatile election years.  A current popular point of contention is the idea of putting upper limit caps on personal injury damages.  Proponents of these limits proclaim frivolous lawsuits and “jackpot juries” are responsible for increasing national health costs.  However, these claims ignore the basic […]

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Since 1996, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has had about 87,000 personal injury claims, resulting in $1.1 billion in settlement costs according to a report from the state comptroller.   Notable cases include a $285, 046 settlement paid by the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad to passengers who ripped articles of clothing on the […]

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A current study reveals Massachusetts doctors are paying less in malpractice suits today than they were in 1990, especially when adjusted for levels of inflation.  The results of this study contradict the popular idea that the high cost of malpractice lawsuits is driving reputable doctors out of the state.  Massachusetts ranks fourth in the nation […]

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On August 12, 2006, Carolyn Case slipped and fell on water that had accumulated in front of an ice machine in a Walmart while with her husband.  She suffered serious, permanent, and unspecified injuries from the fall. She claims Walmart and the Home City Ice Company allowed and permitted the floor to become wet, which […]

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