The Florida Bar prohibits lawyers from guaranteeing results. However, even absent that prohibition I would not guarantee anything, especially in a medical malpractice case. Studies show that medical malpractice cases are among the most difficult type of case to win in court, second only to products liability cases. Depending on the study, only 27-36 percent [...]
There’s a new book out that discusses an interesting approach to dealing with toddler behavior. Since children’s left brains don’t grow to anything resembling maturity until as late as age 5, they are incapable of the rationale thought process that the left brain allows. However, their right brains, which are responsible for emotion, creativity and [...]
It’s that time of year again when our kids go back to school. That means traveling to and from school – safely. Florida’s roadways are some of the most dangerous in the nation, but they don’t have to be.
When using and sharing our roadways, whether it be by school bus, car, bicycle, foot, or whether [...]
A recent study found that unintentional poisonings are the third most common cause of hospitalizations for children ages one to four. The culprits can be anything from household cleaning products to prescription medication
Children of that age are more susceptible to poisoning and often do not understand the dangers such substances present. Otherwise harmless substances found [...]
Florida lawyer, Andrew Meynhart was arrested Friday in Cocoa Beach and charged with stealing $100,000 from his 9-year-old client.
Meynhart doctored his financial records and never gave the boy the money he was awarded in a 2006 lawsuit. Authorities do not know where the money is at this time.
The Florida Bar revoked Meynhart’s license to practice [...]
Even if summer hasn’t officially arrived in Florida yet this year, the warm weather certainly has. And with warm weather, we all spend more time near water. Whether you prefer the ocean, the pool or lakes and rivers, you should know a few simple safety tips because playing near water can quickly become very dangerous.
Every [...]
The Florida Legislative session is closed and the Florida Child Injury Lawyer Blog is pleased to report that the Florida Legislature did the right thing in letting a proposed child waiver law die in committee.
The details of this bill were discussed in this previous Florida Child Injury Lawyer Blog post. The Florida Legislature was considering [...]
It’s common to hear people saying that television is bad for you, but a new study reveals that TVs are the most dangerous piece of furniture in your home in terms of child injuries.
The study coincides sadly with the child death of a Jacksonville, Florida 4-year-old who was killed yesterday when a television fell on [...]
It’s National Safe Kids week all week and The Florida Child Injury Lawyer wants to recognize this week with even more tips on keeping your child safe.
Childproofing your home is one of the most important aspects of ensuring child safety because parents and children naturally spend quite a bit of time at home.
The trick to [...]
Children’s hospitals are treating more sports injuries in children caused by overuse. While most parents behave reasonably when it comes to pushing their children too far, a growing number find it difficult to let go of their dream for their children to play pro or college sports.
These parents, and the overzealous coaches and sports leagues [...]
