Does the Jones Act or DOHSA Apply to My Offshore Injury Claim? Seamen, Passengers, and Deaths at Sea By the trial attorneys at Silva & Silva Does the Jones Act or DOHSA apply to my offshore injury claim? It turns on who you are, what happened and where. The Jones...
Can You Sue an Emergency Room for Malpractice in Florida? The Reckless-Disregard Rule, Who Employs the ER Doctor, and the Federal Claim Against the Hospital By the trial attorneys at Silva & Silva Yes. You can sue an emergency room for malpractice in Florida, but...
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim in Florida? The Personal Representative Rule and Who Counts as a Survivor By the trial attorneys at Silva & Silva Who can file a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida? Only the personal representative of the person who died. Under...
What Damages Can a Family Recover in a Florida Wrongful Death Case? Who Files, What Each Survivor Gets, and the Medical-Malpractice Exception That Still Bars Some Families By the trial attorneys at Silva & Silva In a Florida wrongful death case, what damages a...
Partially at Fault in a Florida Accident? The 51% Rule That Now Decides Whether You Can Recover Anything If a car accident was partially your fault in Florida, you can still recover money — unless your share of the blame tops 50%. Under Fla. Stat. § 768.81(6), any...
