Recent Blog Posts
Can I Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits For A Preexisting Condition?
The point of having a workers’ compensation system in the U.S. is to allow an injured employee to focus on healing instead of having to expend time and effort navigating the legal system to get their medical bills paid. If an injured worker meets the criteria for their injury to be compensable, they will… Read More »
Workers’ Comp Premiums Set To Lower In 2026
After a press release from Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), it is official: Florida employers will see a tenth straight year of decreases in the cost of workers’ compensation insurance and premiums. After input from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), the state’s regulators saw fit to approve a 6.9 percent decrease… Read More »
What Does ‘No Fault’ Florida Workers’ Comp Actually Mean?
In Florida and many other U.S. states, workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. What this means is that an injured employee does not have to go to trial and exhaustively prove that their injury occurred due to their employer’s negligence. Rather, unless something goes wrong with their application for benefits, an employee will simply… Read More »
Been Injured By A Rideshare Car?
Rideshare cars, like those representing Uber and Lyft, occupy a somewhat unique grey zone in terms of auto accident liability. In these crashes, determining who may be held liable if injuries result must take more factors into account than in an ordinary auto accident case – and being on the clock will usually result… Read More »
Explaining Florida’s Personal Injury Statute Of Limitations
When a person is injured due to the negligence of another person or entity, the injured plaintiff can seek compensation in civil court, under the legal theory of personal injury. What many do not know, however, is that there is a specific time frame in which an injured person must file suit, or they… Read More »
Do Seasonal Workers Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Workers’ compensation benefits, at least in Florida, are designed to compensate employees who suffer on-the-job injury. However, these laws are usually used for the benefit of full-time employees. In reality, some – though not all – seasonal workers are entitled to recover benefits if they are injured at work. If you are injured on… Read More »
Orlando Tragedy Leads To Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A wrongful death case is always tragic, given that they always involve someone gone far too soon. Sometimes, however, courts do not see a clear enough chain of evidence to award legal compensation for a family’s losses. A federal court recently ruled that a wrongful death case stemming from a 2023 Orlando shooting be… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation & FMLA Leave
If a person is injured at work, they will most often try to claim workers’ compensation benefits in order to ensure the bills are paid while they recuperate. However, there are other state and federal programs like FMLA leave that provide relief to injured workers, and it is very easy to get oneself into… Read More »
Tesla Held Partially Liable In Autopilot Failure Case
In September 2025, a federal jury in Florida held that Tesla was at least partially liable for a 2019 crash that killed one person and severely injured another. The verdict imposed more than $240 million in damages, and while a pretrial agreement limited possible punitive damages, the verdict is still remarkable for its clear… Read More »
Injured On Your Lunch Break?
Contrary to popular belief, not every injury sustained at work in Florida will be eligible for workers’ compensation. If a person is injured on their lunch break, determining whether the injury is compensable can be complex – but the right attorney can help to clarify matters. Is It Within The Scope Of Your Employment?… Read More »