February 17, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements

Jacksonville Attorney Obtains Defense Verdict in Trucking Case

John Viggiani, Managing Partner in the firm’s Jacksonville office, obtained a defense verdict for our trucking company client and its driver in a 3 day jury trial in Jacksonville, Florida.  The defense admitted responsibility for causing the accident which involved the defendant driver backing up and hitting the front of the Plaintiff’s vehicle while she was stopped in traffic.  The Plaintiff claimed to have crushed her left foot in the accident and to have subsequently developed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.  Both of the Plaintiff’s treating physicians indicated the injury to her foot and subsequent problems were caused by the accident and developed over the 5 and ½ years following the accident. Neither of Plaintiff’s doctors were provided or aware of the Plaintiff going to the Emergency Room 3 days after the accident and their being no indication of any injury or problem with her left foot. 

February 16, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements

Fort Myers Partners Obtain Defense Verdict in a Premises Liability Personal Injury Lawsuit

Cristobal Casal and Yasmine Kirollos, both partners in the Fort Myers office, obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability personal injury lawsuit involving a slip and fall at a Naples hotel.  The hotel was sued under allegations that it allowed a dangerous condition to exist on an exterior staircase on which the Plaintiff alleged that he slipped and fell.  Plaintiff was an out-of-town guest who claimed that the hotel’s air conditioning units were leaking water out onto the exterior walkway which then made its way onto the staircase resulting in algae and mold developing on the steps over time.  Defendant denied that any such condition existed on the steps or the walkway.  

February 9, 2022 | Legal Alerts

Eight Types of Insurance Every Business Needs

Business insurance is about protecting your company from any and all types of possible liability and keeping it running in the face of challenges. There is no one-size-fits-all type of insurance that will cover all of your business needs. Instead, you will have to weave together many types of insurance to provide the protection you will need for your business. Here are eight types of insurance coverage businesses should consider.

January 24, 2022 | Legal Alerts

Autonomous Semi Trucks: New Technologies Bring New Liabilities for Transportation Industry

Trucking companies are always looking for ways to get more drivers on the road because operators are getting increasingly difficult to find. Technology companies are also trying to change the world through new innovations. The combination of these factors has the trucking industry considering the future possibilities of driverless semi trucks. These potentially can help trucking companies get cargo from Point A to Point B without drivers and even more safely. Autonomous semi trucks raise interesting questions of liability in the event that one of them is involved in an accident.