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by Jovita Kravitz
A new law proposed in the Florida House of Representatives, HB 33, would allow the police to pull over and issue tickets solely for texting while driving. Under exiting Florida law, texting while driving is not a primary offense, meaning that officers must have some other grounds to pull someone over, such as speeding or […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
With Independence Day barely behind us and Labor Day a full month away, it feels far too early for Florida students to be returning to school already. But for Pinellas and Hillsborough County public school students, it’s back to school on August 10, 2017, while in Broward County, the first day of school is […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
Florida residents who have stockpiled vast quantities of explosives to celebrate their independence this 4th of July could in for a different kind of bombshell—that they may not be covered by their homeowners’ insurance if a friend or neighbor is injured by their fireworks. Fireworks are Actually Illegal in Florida That’s because in Florida, it […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
Most dogs are not bad; they are just misunderstood. Like humans, dogs use body language to show their feelings. If a dog is insecure, scared, anxious, in pain, or easily startled, and a human ignores the warning signs and approaches the animal anyway, it can easily lead to a bite or attack. When this happens, […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
With the start of the fall semester at colleges and universities throughout the country, millions of students and parents are traveling to unfamiliar areas in rented moving trucks – and in many cases, they have declined insurance on those trucks. Some of those making the trek to their new school may not know the truck’s […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
A recent CBS news story revealed a disturbing trend on our roads and highways: road rage is on the rise. The article notes, “Fatal road rage incidents are up more than 30 percent since 2010, and were the cause of more than 1,700 deaths between 2010 and 2014.” Residents of the Tampa Bay, Florida […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), auto accidents are the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S. The statistics are alarming: a teenage child is killed once every hour on average on the weekends, and every two hours during weekdays. Distracted driving (usually texting, talking on the phone, taking selfies, […]
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by Jovita Kravitz
Driving Tips From a Florida Auto Accident Lawyer Staying Safe on Florida’s Roads and Highways Florida Roads: Surviving the Snowbirds It may still feel like summer here in Florida, but winter has already arrived for our northern neighbors, driving snowbirds down for the season. In this issue: Florida Roads, Surviving Snowbirds, we give you 3 […]
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by BigSea
PIP is also known as “no fault” insurance; Every driver in the State of Florida must carry such insurance coverage. The Florida Supreme Court ruled recently that auto insurance companies providing personal injury protection (PIP) coverage may not require an injured person to submit to a statement under oath or examination under oath in order to receive […]
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by BigSea
A few recent media reports have raised the possibility of a lawsuit against the Cobb Grove movie theater in Wesley Chapel by the widow and estate of Chad Oulson. Oulson was shot and killed by retired Tampa police officer Curtis Reeves, Jr. on January 13, 2014 over a text message Oulson was apparently sending to his 22-month-old […]
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