Category Archives: Personal Injury
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On October 5, a jury in Gainesville returned a $25 million verdict to the family of wrongful death victim Abby Dougherty, a 20-year-old student at the University of Florida. According to the case files, Dougherty was killed while riding her bike through an intersection near the university after a WCA garbage truck struck her. The… Read More »
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Attorneys for the family of a man who was killed by a police officer in Florida City in May are preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the department and the city. Juvan Simon, 23, was shot and killed May 30 by a Florida City detective. Police claimed Simon was armed with a gun… Read More »
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Recent information from the largest police departments in the Miami-Dade area paint a picture of how far south Florida has come with curbing the rates of driving under the influence (DUI). Over the last four years, DUI arrests made by the two largest police departments in the county have plummeted in total numbers, down a… Read More »