A toddler suffered head injuries after falling from a second-floor balcony at the University of Central Florida’s Millican Hall. Orange County Fire Rescue officials say the incident happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital …
The Florida House has approved a trio of lawsuit-overhaul bills. The first bill (HB 479) passed 88-28 on Monday. It increases the burden of proof for plaintiffs to win medical malpractice cases. It largely makes hospitals blameless for the errors …
A twin-engine cargo plane crashed into two vehicles and a house and caught fire just north of an airport in the Miami area. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Cristina Armand says the crash happened shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. She says …
An overhaul of the Florida court system that has already been approved by the Florida House is one step closer to passing the Florida Senate. The Senate’s version was discussed on Thursday and rolled over to third reading. That means …
The number of staged accident questionable claims in Florida increased 119 percent during the time period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2010, according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) report. In 2008, a total of 1,268 Florida …
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that motor vehicle leasing companies in the state cannot be held liable for accidents with their rented vehicles they did not cause. The state’s high court agreed with lower courts that a federal law …
A Miami-Dade Circuit Court entered a $76 million judgment against Aries Insurance Company former owners, Marcos Fraynd and his children Paul Fraynd, Saul Fraynd and Fanny Fraynd, who were found guilty of diverting funds for personal use. Aries, a personal …
Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi say Florida won’t join a lawsuit against the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded a year ago, causing the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They made the …
The Northwest Florida Volunteer Firefighter Weekend Council will receive more than $580,000 in a four year grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The grant will provide funding to promote training and retention of volunteer firefighters in the state. There …
Damages and injuries from Chinese drywall fall under a pollution exclusion endorsement on a commercial general liability policy (CGL) and an insurance company has no duty to defend its insured homebuilder against such claims, a federal court in Florida has …