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Avoiding Personal Injury Claims in the Summer Months

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Summer is now in full swing, with cookouts, road trips, and spending time outside all on the itinerary. But did you know that accidents increase in the summer months? Correspondingly, so do personal injury lawsuits. The best way to avoid a lawsuit is to avoid the accident in the first place. That means taking… Read More »

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Recent Florida Supreme Court Ruling: What’s a Statutory Cap?

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Just recently in Florida, the legislature enacted a waiver of sovereign immunity. Ultimately, while government organizations, the state government, and smaller community governments could not be sued before the ruling, the ban has now been lifted. However, to compensate for the huge increase in the individual citizen’s power in legal suits, the Florida state… Read More »

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Watch Out for Hit-and-Run Accidents

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Recently a 48-year-old Florida man in a wheelchair was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in Sarasota. The victim was believed to be crossing in the crosswalk of U.S. 301 where he was struck by a moving vehicle that fled the scene. The victim, who later died from injuries sustained in the accident, lived… Read More »

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New Florida Law Prohibits Job Discrimination Based on Pregnancy

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Claims of workplace discrimination by expectant mothers-to-be will soon be recognized as a protected status under Florida law. May 21, 2015, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 982 to amend the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), which expressly prohibits pregnancy-based discrimination in employment practices and places of public lodging and food service establishments…. Read More »

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So You’ve Been in a Car Accident: What to Do First

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Having a car accident can leave a person feeling distracted and scatterbrained. Having a kit or a few items in your car, like a pad and pen, your organized insurance and registration information, and some road flares or small warning cones, can help. But regardless of whether or not you’ve prepped ahead of time,… Read More »

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$225,000 – Workers’ Compensation

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Workers’ compensation case. Crush injury to dominant extremity resulting in reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

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$225,000 – Trip and fall

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Trip and fall accident sustaining back injuries and psychiatric treatment

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$225,000 – Workers’ Compensation

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Our client was a truck driver who was involved in a work related accident when his truck rolled over seriously injuring his back and neck.  The Employer/Carrier denied he was permanently disabled but the workers’ compensation judge disagreed and awarded permanent total disability.

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$183,500 – Workers’ Compensation

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Our client was a truck driver who was in a work related accident where she suffered a compressed vertebrae and knee injuries.  We claimed permanent total disability while our client was primarily treating with a pain management physician.  The workers’ compensation carrier denied permanent disability.

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$175,000 – Workers’ Compensation/Retaliation

By Kelly Barcia Nuñez |

Our client was a delivery driver who injured his leg and knee while falling at work.  The Employer/Carrier denied the entire claim and fired our client for what they claimed to be a misrepresentation during the course of reporting the claim.

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