Florida House Bill 837 Attempts to Change How Damages Are Recovered

With the proposed law HB 837, Florida’s House of Representatives is attempting to introduce changes that could dramatically shift how damages are recovered for victims of negligent acts. The bill seeks to reduce or eliminate negligence-based claims for damages which may be available under certain circumstances. From medical malpractice suits to complex business disputes and…

Insurance. Just the word elicits feelings of safety and security. Someone else has your back should your world be upended by an auto accident, fire, flood, or a plane’s engine falls through your home (true story!). Many Americans hold insurance policies for years and never file a claim. According to the Insurance Information Institute, in 2016…

Buying a used car is almost as much fun as going to the dentist. Everyone has dealt with used car salesmen at some point in their life and we are not out to attack the used car industry; however, a warning about avoiding the pitfalls when it comes to purchasing a used car. The used…

The Florida Supreme Court ruled this week that a lawyer representing an injured worker is entitled to “reasonable” fees. Ever since a controversial 2003 reform of the state’s workers’ compensation law, lawyer’s fees have been capped. That means most lawyers understandably shy away from workers’; comp cases. We at Farah & Farah do not. The…

Florida is seeing a reduction in the number of fatalities on our state’s highways. For the second year in a row the number of traffic accidents is down as is the number of deaths from those accidents, down more than four percent from 2006. The Florida Highway Patrol believes people are becomming educated about safe…

It is bad enough when a young person died in an auto accident, imagine if you are his friend now charged with his death. A Jacksonville teen has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of his friend in an accident that happened in Mandarin last June.  Early in the morning of June 23,…