The recent United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit opinion in Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD. now allows passengers injured as the result of medical negligence while onboard the ability to sue the cruise line based on agency theory. This case effectively overrules the case Barbetta v.
What are demand letters? A law student will always remember three key phrases upon graduation: offer, acceptance, consideration. When choosing to litigate in the field of Personal Injury Protection (PIP), a PIP attorney will always remember that a demand letter is due prior to filing a complaint. Moreover, any competent
With the recent United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit decision in Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD. that now allows passengers the ability to sue the cruise line if they have been injured due to medical malpractice while onboard, the question becomes what is reasonable medical care
Recognizing Lung Cancer as a Leading Health Challenge Lung cancer, a predominant health threat affecting both men and women, stands as the leading cause of cancer deaths globally. This disease surpasses colon, breast, and pancreatic cancers in mortality rates, highlighting its severity. In 2014, lung cancer accounted for a significant
Punitive damages! Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) just crossed the reckless threshold! That is a huge win for us! It is also the third multimillion-dollar win for the TVM trial teams throughout the USA. Last week a West Virginia jury found Boston Scientific guilty of “gross negligence” in the third trial win
Until just this month no one was allowed to sue the cruise lines for medical negligence. Ever! It didn’t matter if the cruise line doctor completely butchered you, the cruise line was totally exempt from responsibility (remember, this is the only doctor you could possibly choose on the ship as you
My daughter is a freshman in college and one of the first courses she took is called Cognitive Science. This class is an amazing assortment of lessons on why the brain acts, behaves, perceives and reacts to different stimuli. One of the first lessons was on motion-induced blindness. It explains
Unveiling Retroactive Benefits in Social Security The concept of retroactive benefits social security payments is both intriguing and essential for those looking to understand their Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) entitlements. Essentially, retroactive benefits social security payouts offer a financial lifeline for eligible beneficiaries, ensuring
Just like accidents on land, you need two things to prove your case when the accident occurs on the water, liability and damages. However, the method of finding these (and their many subparts) is significantly different when vessels collide with either another vessel (collision) or when they collide with a
Every year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (HIS) comes out with a rating of children’s car seats. Thursday, they released the Booster Seat Evaluations for 2014. There was a pleasant surprise, there are a lot of booster seats on their “Best Bet” list. Another good deed was the additional
