South Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

If you had a slip and fall at a Miami grocery store, Florida law puts the burden on you to prove the store either knew or should have known about the dangerous condition that caused your fall. This is a tougher standard than most people realize, and it’s the single biggest reason slip-and-fall cases at Publix, Winn-Dixie, Sedano’s, and Whole Foods locations across South Flori...

If you were a passenger in a car accident in Miami, you can usually file a claim against multiple insurance policies — your driver’s, the other driver’s, and sometimes your own. Passengers also rarely face the comparative fault arguments that complicate driver claims, which often makes a passenger’s case stronger than the drivers’ own claims.

That’s true whether the cr...

In most cases, you cannot sue a Florida bar or restaurant just because it served alcohol to an adult who later caused a drunk-driving crash. Florida’s dram shop law is one of the narrowest in the country, and the rule applies whether the crash happened in Miami Beach, Brickell, or anywhere else in South Florida.

There are two exceptions, and they matter. If either appl...

If you were hit by a rental car in Miami, you can usually pursue compensation from the driver’s personal auto insurance, the rental company’s liability coverage, or your own PIP and uninsured motorist coverage — depending on the facts. South Florida sees this scenario constantly because Miami International draws millions of visitors a year, and rental-car crashes on I-95, the...