Clearwater Personal Injury Lawyer

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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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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A Texas family was awarded $193,000 for a product liability claim resulting from a defective seatbelt restraint system.  In the case, a mother and her two children were driving in their vehicle when they collided with a farm truck.  In addition to winning their case against the driver of the truck, the family also prevailed […]

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Despite an overall reduction in the number of automobile accidents, insurers are dealing with higher costs on injury claims, due to the rising cost of personal injuries.
According to a report from Datamonitor, personal injury claims are the single largest influence in the inflation of claims.  Because personal injury claims involve both medical expenses and legal costs, they […]

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A Wisconsin woman filed a personal injury claim against Bi-State Development Agency for injuries sustained on February 2, 2008 after falling on a patch of ice in the handicapped parking lot.  The plaintiff claims Bi-State was negligent because of failing to warn her about “refrozing (sic) ice” which formed after melting from a nearby snow […]

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