A video on Facebook shows a teen girl opening her passenger door, exiting the vehicle and dancing choreographed moves to Drake’s song, “In My Feelings.” This is actually one of the thousands videos upload to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, known as the “In My Feelings Challenge.” The dance challenge was first seen in June when …
How Cause of Injury is Determined in a Workers’ Compensation Case
One of the main issues in a Florida workers’ compensation case is determining the cause of one’s injuries. From a legal perspective, determining the cause and type of causal relationship is an important element of a workers’ comp case since it gives insight into who is responsible for the accident and injuries of an injured …
Coping With Survivor’s Guilt After a Fatal Car Accident
Survivor’s guilt, a mental condition commonly linked to PTSD, can occur after experiencing a traumatic event, such as war, a mass casualty assault or even a fatal car accident. Feelings of why did I survive?, what could I have done to save them?, maybe if I wasn’t there they would they have lived?, can be …
Insurance Coverage and Motorcycles in Florida
Florida motorcycle riders beware – if you have the mandatory personal injury protection (PIP) coverage required to legally drive your car, you won’t be able to use it if you are in a motorcycle accident in Florida and have sustained injuries. It may sound contradictory, since you can use your PIP benefits if you are …
Tips to Keep You Safe This Holiday Season
AAA predicts that more than one-third of Americans will be on the roads, in the air, or on the rails this holiday season, with peak travel days from December 22, 2018 through New Years’ Day. The last thing anyone wants to spend the holidays and end 2018 with is an accident. Make Safe Driving Your …
Florida Alligator Causes Fatal Highway Car Accident
A Jacksonville father is mourning the loss of his wife and two children after they tragically died en route to a weekend getaway out of the state. An alligator was crossing I-95 when Amber Stanley’s vehicle hit the nine-foot reptile, causing her to lose control of her car with her two young children inside. This heartbreaking …
I Hit an Object on the Road. Now What?
It’s not always a reckless or careless driver that causes an accident on Florida’s city streets, highways or parking lots. Road debris has been credited for causing more than 200 injuries and 1,000 non-injury accidents, according to the 2016 Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Traffic Crash Facts annual report. In this article, we address …
Resolve Not to Drink and Drive on New Year’s Eve
It’s the end of one year and the beginning of the next. With only a few days remaining of 2018, we are excited to see what the new year brings, but we’re also dreading what may happen the day after December 31. Yes, we’re talking about drinking and driving, and it’s still a problem. Don’t …
How Long do I Have to File a Car Accident Claim in Florida?
How long do you have to file a car accident claim in Florida? Generally, Florida gives you two years to move forward with an insurance claim before the statute of limitations expires, though exceptions that reduce your time can exist. A car accident lawyer in Florida from SKG can track the deadlines in your case …
3 Most Common Motorcycle Accident Injuries
For motorcycle enthusiasts, there’s not much better than the revving of the engine and the feeling of raw horsepower beneath you. When the open road calls, it’s hard not to answer. But motorcycle drivers and their passengers continue to be one of the most vulnerable populations on the road to encounter vehicle accidents, injuries and …