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Alcohol Is a Contributing Factor in Many Boating Accidents, Often Resulting in Serious Injury or Death Florida’s pristine coastline and endless waterways draw large numbers of boating enthusiasts each year. Unfortunately, people often decide to ope ...

Thousands of Students Return for In-Person Learning COVID-19 has turned education upside down. 2020 is unlike any other, with distance learning, Zoom meetings, and Google Classroom becoming a part of every parent’s discussion. For the past six mont ...

Fatalities and Serious Injuries Continue on Miami Waterways Florida regularly leads the nation in boating accidents and fatalities. With miles of immaculate coastline and historic inlets, the state has long been a haven for boating enthusiasts. Unfor ...

As Many Bars in Florida Reopened at 50% Capacity, Servers Are Reminded of Potential Liability. After a near six-month long shutdown, Florida bars have been given the green light to open. Earlier this month, The Department of Business and Professional ...

Determining Liability in an Accidental Wildfire Wildfires take a devastating toll on both people and property. California is in the midst of one of its most devastating wildfire seasons, with over 7,400 confirmed incidents and over 4,200 structures d ...

Each year, there’s a particular excitement in the air during the month of August. Some may say it’s because of the final days of summer, fantasy football drafts, or tax-free shopping days. But for parents and children, it’s usually because scho ...

You read and hear about it almost every day: The COVID-19 Pandemic will end.  The question on most people’s minds is when?  Another, and, if not more important question, is when the pandemic eases and ultimately ends, how will we handle i ...

Zoom Jury Trials: Keeping jurors’ attention, avoiding “Zoombombing” and making sure everyone is on mute except when speaking By now, most people have participated in a video conference via the Zoom platform or another one. If you have, you’ve ...

People and businesses all over the country are facing a hard time with COVID-19.  The government put programs in place to help them like the CARES Act and Payment Protection Program (PPP).  Many people and businesses have used that money for good, ...

A recent decision from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (Deroy v. Carnival Corporation; 18-12619) rejected a cruise passenger’s clever argument of a loophole that Florida-based plaintiffs used to try to sue cruise lines in state court rather than ...

It is that time of year — the birthday of our great country. This year marks 244 years since the United States fought for and earned independence from England. The yearly celebrations that we have all come to love will likely be much different this ...

Over the Fourth of July holiday, many people, including some of the employees in our office, stepped on a plane for the first time since COVID-19 shut down the country. What they found was an experience starkly different compared to pre-pandemic trav ...