Florida personal injury lawyers

Monday, July 12, 2010

Hi! There are many different types of personal injuries a person could suffer from business negligence. Death is the most severe and costly of personal injury claims a criminal lawyer could represent. In the case of death, a Florida personal injury lawyers attorney would represent the families of the deceased against the negligent company in that they did not provide the person who died with a clean, safe work environment which caused their employee’s death. Asbestos-related illnesses are the second most common personal injury claims seen in American courts today. Many businesses are ordered by juries to pay out millions of dollars to sufferers of asbestos-related illnesses. An employee has the expectation of going to work every day, week after week, year after year in a safe environment, one that will not harm them or make them sick immediately or over time. A Boca Raton personal injury attorney will often represent personal injury claims for people who are suing major corporations for big bucks over business negligence. A criminal attorney could also represent people and product liability suits in which people have suffered injuries due to faulty products in which case the attorney will sue the manufacturer of the product and a jury will award a cash settlement dependent on how severe the injuries are. The attorney fees are taken out of the settlement and are typically a third of the total sum of money received.

One of the biggest lawsuits in recent history was a woman who sued McDonald’s fast food restaurant because she dropped her hot coffee in her lap causing her burns and discomfort. McDonald’s argued that she should have known the coffee was hot and handled it with care; however her attorneys argued there was no label on the coffee warning that it was hot. This is one of those common sense type labels, “coffee hot” which should go without saying but the manufacturers and restaurants want to safeguard themselves against future lawsuits and so now every cup of coffee reads: warning, contents are very hot. Bye.