By Steven Combs | Published April 21, 2015 | Posted in Personal Injury | Tagged Tags: bike accidents, injuries, pedestrian accidents, personal injury lawyer | Leave a comment
Biking or walking to work is becoming more common throughout the United States. In fact, the amount of people who bike to work has increased by 60.8 percent since 2008 and continues to increase. This is also true for the Jacksonville area, but recent statistics indicate that the city is particularly unsafe for people who Read More
Read MoreStatistics indicate that more than half of the people who get divorced in the United States will wind up getting married again. But how will a potential remarriage affect the terms of your existing divorce(s)? First, depending on the state in which you got divorced, you may have to wait a certain period of time Read More
Read MoreParents have an obligation to provide financial support for their children at least until they turn 18 years old, even when they do not have primary custody. However, there are some situations in which parents might have separated or not lived together and lacked a formal child support arrangement. In these cases, the custodial parent Read More
Read MoreWhen parents get divorced, both are expected to continue to fulfill their duty of raising the child. State law in Florida offers a general framework of guidelines for how to establish child support obligation, but there is some room for Courts to depart from the interpretation for judges, meaning you may have the ability to Read More
Read MoreLawmakers are currently working in Tallahassee to devise an overhaul to the Florida alimony system. According to reports, the new system could resemble the way that child support is set up in the state, with new guidelines for determining alimony arrangements being based heavily on the amount each spouse earns in income. The proposal, which Read More
Read MoreJohn Norfleet, a 31-year-old Jacksonville area resident, is currently facing charges of aggravated child abuse and murder in the aftermath of the death of his four-year-old daughter, Jada. But an aspect that makes the story particularly tragic is the fact that Norfleet was awarded custody of Jada and her older sister barely three years ago Read More
Read MoreAfter you get into a car accident, you’re understandably going to have a whole lot on your mind. You’ll need to make sure that nobody is injured, and that you are able to get safely off the road and call the police to the scene. But while you’re waiting for police to show up and Read More
Read MoreWhenever you file a personal injury claim, you must be able to produce evidence that shows that the defendant was negligent in his or her duty of care. In a slip and fall case, that type of evidence varies depending on where the fall occurred and the type of circumstance in which you fell. Here Read More
Read MoreAlthough there is not a specific legal definition for a “catastrophic” injury, the term is generally understood to refer severe injuries that are permanent or result in long-term disfigurement and/or disability. There is usually a lengthy and difficult recovery process associated with catastrophic injuries, with the potential for a lifetime of needed medical treatment. This Read More
Read MoreIssues relating to brain injuries have been in the news a lot lately, thanks in part to both growing education about the serious nature of these injuries and to several high-profile cases in the sports world about deceased athletes with brain damage. It has become clear that repeated head injuries and traumatic brain injuries could Read More
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