Florida Requires an Investigation Before a Lawsuit Reviewed by Andrew Needle and Andrew Ellenberg Medical malpractice claims in Florida cannot go straight to a courtroom. Under Florida Statute Section 766.106, a claimant must send a notice of intent to the…
Not all birth injuries result from negligence. Some complications arise despite proper medical care. But a significant number of birth injuries that occur in Orlando hospitals and delivery rooms are the direct result of medical errors that proper training, monitoring,…
Florida disability insurance is supposed to provide income replacement when an illness or injury prevents someone from working. When an insurer fails to honor that obligation, whether by denying a valid claim, delaying payment without justification, or misrepresenting policy terms…
A car accident involving a defective airbag can give rise to two distinct legal claims at the same time. The first is a negligence claim against the driver who caused the collision. The second is a product liability claim against…
Most Florida medical malpractice cases settle before trial. That statistical reality doesn’t mean settlement is always the right outcome, or that trial is always the wrong one. What it means is that both paths lead to very different processes, timelines,…
Hospital negligence cases in Florida require more than proving that a hospital or its staff made a mistake. The mistake must have caused the patient’s harm. That causation element is where many medical malpractice cases are decided, and it’s where…
Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby’s shoulder becomes lodged behind the mother’s pubic bone during delivery. It’s sudden, it’s serious, and it requires immediate, skilled intervention. Providers have specific protocols for exactly this situation. When those protocols are followed correctly,…
Medicine is complicated, and not every procedure goes as planned. Doctors can do everything right and a patient can still have a difficult recovery. That’s a hard truth, but it’s an important one. What separates an unfortunate outcome from a…
Personal injury cases do not run on legal strategy alone. The client’s conduct throughout the process, from the first disclosure to the final resolution, plays a direct role in how a case develops and where it ends up. That is…