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Florida Dram Shop, Social Host Laws & Drunk Driving Accidents
When an individual is involved in an accident caused by another person, there are laws and rules that allow the injured person to seek compensation. ...
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Florida Supreme Court Demands Judge Justify Position
The Florida Supreme Court was recently tasked with reviewing a case about a Broward County judge who was arrested on suspicion of DUI. This case is an ...
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Florida Legislator Proposes New DWI Laws
Most states in the Union have some sort of implied consent law on their books. Typically, implied consent laws require a driver suspected of DUI to ...
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Proposed Law Would Toughen Boating Under the Influence Penalties
Under current law, if a person is convicted of boating under the influence, that infraction would not go on a driver’s record. A Florida legislator ...
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Drunk Driving, Accidents, and Responsibility
In the state of Florida and throughout the region drunk driving causes devastating accidents. In 2014, over 28% of all traffic deaths in the state ...
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Event Data Recorders: Problems and Possibilities With "Black Boxes"
Mention event data records (EDR) or “black boxes” and most people think of the devices sought after following aviation disasters. Many will be ...
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Furnishing Alcohol to Minors: Florida's Limited Social Host Law Protects Victims of Underage DUIs
Underage drinking is not a new problem and neither is the threat of underage drunk driving crashes. These are problems our region knows all too well ...
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Child Onboard, Drunk Driver at the Wheel
Picture a DUI crash in which a child is injured or even killed. When asked to imagine this tragic scenario, most people probably picture a drunk ...
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The Pittman Firm, P.A.
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