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Only Fans Model Sued After Murder Of Boyfriend
The family of a Florida man who was stabbed to death by his former girlfriend has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the girlfriend who is also facing charges for second-degree murder. Intentional torts do exist. Not all tort lawsuits are built on claims of negligence. In cases where someone intentionally causes harm, you… Read More »
Florida Bill Seeks To Protect Nursing Homes From Wrongful Death Lawsuits
A new bill that is working its way through both houses would severely restrict when a grieving family would be allowed to file a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home. The new legislation would prevent adult children over the age of 25 from filing a lawsuit. Only children under the age of 25… Read More »
Woman Denied Justice Under Florida’s “Free Kill Law”
We wrote last post about a new law being proposed that would make lawsuits against nursing homes similar to Florida’s medical malpractice rules. There was a time when lawsuits against doctors were capped and the types of lawsuits that could be filed were restricted. A State Supreme Court decision overturned half of the law… Read More »
Tesla Sued After Underride Crash Leaves One Dead
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Tesla following a fatal rear-end accident. Typically, a lawsuit with these allegations would be filed against the trucking company. To understand why, you must understand that all trucks with a clearance of a certain height are required by law to have an underride guard that prevents… Read More »
Mental Health Call Results In Death, Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A family has filed a lawsuit after a family member in crisis was shot and killed by police during a mental health call. The victim can be seen on video carrying a broken piece of wood that he was threatening family members with. The police were aware at the time that the suspect had… Read More »
Suicide Lawsuit Filed Against Jacksonville University
Numerous suicide lawsuits have been filed against universities in recent months. However, plaintiffs have struggled to win any of them and most of them have not survived summary dismissal. In some cases, the plaintiffs have alleged that the university negligently failed to intervene on behalf of a student in crisis, intervened but failed to… Read More »
Rittenhouse Must Face Civil Suit Related To Wrongful Death
While Jacob Rittenhouse has been cleared of murder charges, he still has quite a few legal problems and a stain on his name that will follow him for the rest of his life. Today, he is being sued by the Huber estate, one of the two men killed by Rittenhouse. Huber had entered the… Read More »
Bystander Sues After Sustaining Leg Injury Due To Stray LEO Bullet
A bystander is suing police officers after a stray bullet hit her in the leg and caused permanent damage. According to the lawsuit, law enforcement opened fire on a crowded street. The 23-year-old woman was riding high during a celebration of a work promotion when a stray bullet hit her leg. Law enforcement attempted… Read More »
Ski Resort Settles Wrongful Death After Lift Death
Generally speaking, ski resorts are very difficult to sue. Notably, skiing occurs in specific states that draw income on ski tourism. Skiing is also dangerous and people are injured all the time. Hence, these states move to limit lawsuits and the allegations you can make to file them. Ski resorts rarely lose lawsuits filed… Read More »
New Florida Bill Takes Aim At Comparative Fault
For decades Florida has operated under a system of torts that works on pure comparative negligence. The system is similar to California and New York. A plaintiff who is 99% at fault for an accident can still recover 1% damages from the defendant. However, these lawsuits are really never filed because a jury that… Read More »
