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Avoiding Commercial Truck Accidents This Holiday Season

Published on: November 6, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Now that the holidays are rapidly approaching, there may be more trucks on the roads. Stores are ordering more products to keep up with the holiday rush and more stores are offering delivery services. Customers are ordering more products and services for the holidays, too, putting more trucks on the roads.

For many truck drivers, this is the “busy” season of the year, and that can also make it more dangerous. More traffic and tighter deadlines can lead to deadly accidents on our Hollywood highways and roadways.

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E-cigarette Safety

Published on: November 6, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

In late October, a Florida man suffered serious injury after an e-cigarette exploded, leaving him with serious internal and external burn injuries. He is still in a coma and still in serious condition following the incident, and the situation is causing some to ask questions about e-cigarettes.

What are E-cigarettes?

E-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes are vaporizers that work on batteries. Users can insert different flavors of liquids into the device and the e-cigarette turns the liquid into vapor. E-cigarettes have become intensely popular over the past few years. Some users say the devices help them quit smoking, since it’s possible to control the amount of tobacco being used in the devices or even to use tobacco-free liquids in e-cigarettes. Others simply like the sensation of using e-cigarettes, especially since they don’t produce smoke.

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Carbon Monoxide Safety: What Your Family Needs to Know

Published on: November 4, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Carbon monoxide is a deadly, odorless, and clear gas. Carbon monoxide poisoning claims lives in this country each year. Most often, poisoning occurs when people use fuel-burning appliances in the home – especially when those appliances are poorly maintained or defective. Carbon monoxide poisoning can also occur in homes with attached garages if proper precautions aren’t taken to keep car exhaust out. As our homes become more airtight and energy-efficient, experts say that carbon monoxide leaks can become more deadly, because there are fewer ways for the carbon monoxide escape.

Carbon monoxide poisoning often leads to feelings of drowsiness, fatigue, or disorientation. People may not be able to escape before they succumb. In many cases, they lose consciousness and if evacuation and medical attention don’t occur rapidly, fatalities are the result. Proper precautions as well as carbon monoxide detectors could help prevent many tragedies each year.

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Preventing Truck-Pedestrian Accidents

Published on: November 4, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Trucks have to share the road not only with other vehicles but also with pedestrians and bicyclists. It can be especially dangerous at intersections in cities, where there are multiple users of the road all heading in different directions. Unfortunately, pedestrian accidents involving trucks happen all too often in crosswalks and on intersections in Hollywood and other South Florida cities.

These types of pedestrian-truck accidents can be especially devastating. The size of the truck is simply no match for a pedestrian, and fatalities as well as permanent injury are all too common in these types of crashes. According to FDOT, everyone has a responsibility to prevent pedestrian accidents. Truck drivers, passenger car drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists all need to be aware that:

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Dealing with Medical Complications After Your Truck Accident

Published on: October 30, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Serious injuries are unfortunately quite common after a trucking accident in Hollywood and other South Florida communities. Not everyone is fortunate enough to walk away from a commercial truck accident with no injuries.

But injuries are not the only thing that plaintiffs need to worry about. In some cases, in addition to the injuries sustained, patients suffer from additional complications that can make their injuries even more catastrophic.

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Can You Pursue a Legal Claim for a Haunted House?

Published on: October 30, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

When your house in haunted, who’re you going to call? Ghostbusters…and maybe an attorney? In the spirit of Halloween, we’d like to take a look at the legal implications of haunted houses. Many homebuyers are not aware of the fact that while the existence of ghosts is hotly debated, homeowners may be able to pursue legal action against previous homeowners in the case of hauntings.

In the famous case Stambovsky v. Ackley, in what is known as the “Ghostbusters ruling,” courts determined that owners have a duty to tell buyers if a home is considered haunted. The laws don’t just extend to ghosts, either. This year, a couple in Westfield, New Jersey filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against the previous owners of their home, alleging that the previous owners failed to disclose that a disturbed neighbor was fixated with the house. The lawsuit alleges that when the couple moved into their home, they started to receive disturbing messages from a man identified as the “Watcher.”

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What Attorneys Do To Win Trucking Accident Cases

Published on: October 28, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

In commercial truck accidents, plaintiffs are strongly advised to contact a personal injury attorney in Hollywood or their community. Commercial trucking accidents in South Florida tend to be more complicated then car accidents involving another passenger car driver. But what is it that attorneys can do in these cases in order to win settlements? Personal injury attorneys in Hollywood and other South Florida communities take several steps to help you get the best chance of getting compensation:

1) Take steps to preserve the evidence.

Attorneys will usually send a formal letter to the trucking company to ensure companies preserve relevant evidence. It is important to do this promptly, since evidence can quickly become misplaced or erased.

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Halloween Tips to Keep Things Scary but Safe

Published on: October 28, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

The only scary things about Halloween should be the ghost stories and the decorations. Children should still stay safe from pedestrian accidents, trip and fall accidents, and other dangers. Unfortunately, Halloween does come with its share of hazards and police recommend a few safety tips for parents to follow:

1) Children under the age of 12 should be supervised when trick or treating.

Have adults go with them to ensure that that they stay safe. Adults can remind children to use caution when crossing the street and can remind children to avoid houses that don’t have lights on.

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Should You Call a Personal Injury Attorney in Hollywood or South Florida?

Published on: October 23, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Many people aren’t sure when to contact a personal injury attorney if they’ve been injured in Hollywood or South Florida. They may wonder about the costs of hiring an attorney or they may assume that insurance companies will help them. Unfortunately, by the time many people determine they need the help of a legal professional, they may already have harmed their case or signed away some of their rights.

Don’t let this happen to you.

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Why Commercial Truck Accidents Always Require Legal Advice

Published on: October 23, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Many people who have been seriously injured in a truck accident mistakenly assume that a car accident and a commercial truck accident are very much the same. This is a mistake. The two are very different and require a different approach. One key difference, for example, is that if you are injured in a trucking accident, you may find you need the services of an attorney right away.

There are several significant issues that make these two types of collisions significantly different:

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What are E-cigarettes?

1) Take steps to preserve the evidence.

1) Children under the age of 12 should be supervised when trick or treating.