by Jim O'Leary | Articles, Auto Accidents, Law
Florida Law regulates how fast drivers can travel on our public roads, streets and highways. The statute on point reads as follows: Florida Statute 316.183 Unlawful speed.— (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and...
by Jim O'Leary | Articles, Law
Florida Statute 768.79 contains to “Offer of Judgment and demand for judgment” law in Florida. Here is the full text of the law: (1) In any civil action for damages filed in the courts of this state, if a defendant files an offer of judgment which is not...
by Jim O'Leary | Articles, Auto Accidents, Law
Many personal injury cases involve injury to the neck and back caused by trauma, whether from a car accident, a fall, or other force that can permanently damage the spine’s supporting discs. In diagnosing disc injury, it is sometimes not clear to patients, attorneys,...
by Jim O'Leary | Articles, Law, Trial
On December 21, 2010, the First District Court of Appeals in Florida ruled against Nationwide Insurance in it’s attempt to circumvent the rule of evidence that prohibits defendants from introducing any evidence of health insurance benefits paid on behalf of the...
by Jim O'Leary | Articles, Education, Law, Trial
Court Reporter: Will you raise your right hand? Do you solemnly swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” Witness: I do. Why do we have witnesses in depositions or in trial take an oath? The simple answer seems so...
by Jim O'Leary | Articles, Law
As I write this it is Saturday evening, July 30, 2011 and we Americans are watching and listening to our representatives in Washington attempt to come to some resolution on raising the debt ceiling. This has caused me to reflect on how personal injury and medical...
