Personal Injury Attorney Blog
Partial Fault and Your Florida Injury Claim: Why a Single Percentage Point Can Decide Everything
Almost every personal injury case in South Florida arrives with some version of the same complication. The other driver was clearly at fault, but the insurance company is suggesting you were speeding. The grocery store left a hazard on the floor, but the carrier is arguing you should have seen it. The truck driver ran the light, but the adjuster wants to know why you were in the intersection at all. This is not a coincidence. It is a strategy....
How to Check Whether Your Medication Has Been Flagged by the FDA
For most South Florida patients, a prescription bottle is a thing they pick up at the pharmacy on the way home from the doctor's office and trust without a second thought. That trust is reasonable. It is also incomplete. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are legally obligated to make their drugs reasonably safe and to warn patients and physicians about known risks, but the record shows that this obligation is not always met. Generic medications...
When a Medical Device Fails: Is the Doctor Liable, the Manufacturer, or Both?
When a patient in South Florida agrees to have a medical device implanted, whether it is a hip replacement, hernia mesh, pacemaker, IVC filter, or transvaginal mesh product, the assumption is straightforward. The device will work as designed. It will help the patient return to a normal life. It will stay safely in place and do its job. That assumption does not always hold. At Weinstein & Cohen, we regularly speak with clients who have...
Why “Average Car Accident Settlement” Is the Wrong Question to Ask in South Florida
After a crash on the Palmetto, the Dolphin, or any of the dozens of arteries that move South Florida every day, one of the first things people do is reach for their phone and search a version of the same question: What is the average car accident settlement in Florida? It is a perfectly natural impulse. You want a number. You want a benchmark. You want some sense of what the months ahead might look like financially while you are dealing with a...
What to Do if Your Car Insurance Claim Is Denied in Florida
Getting into a car accident is stressful enough, but when your insurance company denies your claim, it can leave you feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. At Weinstein & Cohen, we help Florida drivers understand why insurers deny claims and what options you have to challenge those decisions so you can pursue the compensation you deserve. Why Insurers Deny Auto Insurance Claims Insurance companies are in the business of managing risk and...