Personal Injury Attorney Mathew Noyes
School buses are back on Florida roads so a refresher on when to stop for a school bus seems appropriate. Most Florida roads fall into one of three categories: (1) Two-Lane Road; (2) Multi-Lane Road; or Divided Road. Each category has its separate rule as to when to stop for a school bus. Here they.
Talking school safety is now upon us. Summer is almost over and the kids will soon be in the classrooms. According to Tampa Bay Newspaper, students and parents will see changes in school safety when they return. According to the article, Pinellas County Schools has made an extensive effort to maximize the safety and security.
Uninsured motorist coverage – it’s time for a refresher. Today, I had to turn away clients in two separate cases. Not because they were not hurt in their car accident, but because the at-fault driver carried no bodily injury liability coverage and my client didn’t protect herself and her family with the proper insurance coverage..
Anyone who drives on U.S. 19 between Curlew Road and Tampa Road knows how dangerous turning into businesses or onto side streets can be. Florida Highway Patrol reports 257 car accident crashes along US 19 in the Palm Harbor/Clearwater area over the past 5 years. In the past five months, there were thirteen car accident.
Speeding can result in a fine and points on your driver’s license. However, it can also cause serious car accidents and even death. Just ask the friends and family of a mother who was killed along with her two year old daughter because punks decided to race on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa. ABC Action News.
The final step in the Sequential Social Security Disability Claims Process is determining whether you can do any work. This article is the fifth and final article of the series relating to the social security disability process. As an overview, in previous articles, we discussed the following first four steps: STEP 1: Are you working?.
Examining “past relevant work” is the fourth step in determining if you qualify for social security disability. This article is the fourth in a series discussing each step of the five-step sequential evaluation process that social security disability judges use to determine you are disabled. As discussed in the prior articles of the series, the.
The third step in the 5-step sequential evaluation to determine if you qualify for social security disability benefits relates to the Listing of Impairments found in Appendix 1 of the Social Security regulations. The “Listings” outline just about everything that can impair a person from being able to work. If your impairment meets the exact.
Establishing a severe impairment is the second step of the sequential evaluation used in determining whether someone is entitled to social security disability benefits. This article is the second in a series of blog articles – each focusing on the steps in determining if you qualify for social security disability (SSD) benefits. The blog article.
You have an injury or condition that prevents you from working, now what? Is social security disability an option? The steps for social security disability entitlement is often referred to the 5 step sequential evaluation process. In determining whether an individual is eligible for social security disability benefits, the law requires the following sequential five-step.
After a car accident, it may take weeks or months to realize that the automobile accident caused a herniated disc. Why is that? What is a disc herniation and how is a herniated disc diagnosed. Although I am not a doctor (and you should not rely on me for medical advise), here is some of.
After a car accident, a Letter of Protection may be the only way to obtain the medical treatment you need for injuries caused by someone else. Most doctors who treat patients injured in car accidents understand what a Letter of Protection is. However, the average Joe may not. To understand a Letter of Protection, we.
‘Tis the season. No, not the joyous holiday season, but the season for a prom car accident and the risk of a high school graduation car accident. Sadly, with proms and high school graduations come serious and sometime fatal car accidents. In fact, April, May and June are the three most dangerous months for high.
A woman going to work narrowly escaped serious injury after a huge oak tree uprooted and fell on her car as she parked her car at her work. ABC Action News reports that the woman had to crawl out through the passenger side of her vehicle and was later taken to a local hospital for.
A thumb injury has added to the stresses of what is going to be a long Tampa Bay Rays season. Today, the Tampa Bay Times reported that Kevin Kiermaier will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right thumb from a slide into second base yesterday. A torn thumb ligament or other thumb injury.
In my last post, we talked about the dangers of spring breakers causing car accidents in a rental car. Now, let’s discuss spring breakers having a car accident involving Uber or Lyft or other transportation network companies (I know, quite the legal name, but that is what the Florida law uses). With spring break in.
Tampa Bay beaches are presenting filled with spring breakers. More are to come in the upcoming weeks. Many of these out-of-towners will be driving rental cars. If one of these spring breakers cause a car accident in a rental car, who is responsible for your damages? Simple Florida law states that an owner of a.
Mandatory liability car insurance will have to wait another year. The Florida legislature was close to passing a new law that would have required every car owner to carry mandatory liability car insurance and eliminate the required personal injury protection coverage, but no new changes are coming this year. I previously blogged about a bill.
Lost wages often occur after a car accident. Sometimes it may be a few days of missed work, but sometimes a car accident can cause a person to miss weeks or months because of injuries sustained in the crash. How does someone who sustained lost wages because of a car accident get reimbursed for their.
Texting while driving is dangerous – we all know that. In fact, it is illegal in 47 states. In Florida, Florida Statute 316.305 is known as the “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law.” But, is there a way law enforcement can catch those who text while driving ? Maybe, it is called the “textalyzer.”.
