David vs. Goliath

What are mass torts? Mass torts are a series of lawsuits in the hundreds, sometimes thousands, brought against a manufacturer of a defective product, medication, or device that harms numerous people. An example of a mass tort is paraquat injury lawsuits.  What is a paraquat injury? Paraquat is a herbicide that kills weeds, and farmers use it as an agricultural grass and crop control chemical....

The COVID-19 pandemic is still out there, but some of the restrictions are off, and everyone can't seem to wait for sports to return. If you live in St. Petersburg, Florida, you know we love our sports. But what can two elite personal injury lawyers in Tampa teach you as they banter about sports in Tampa?  Matt Dolman still has a score from last year's World Series to settle with the Rays' Ke...

Massive events like the Superbowl bring a lot of buzz and attention to any city hosting it. It will be no different in Tampa, but sadly, there's evidence that these events also attract illegal vices like sex trafficking. In the last Superbowl held in Miami, 40 individuals were arrested for sex trafficking, and they recovered four girls under 18. As the Superbowl comes to Tampa, it's our duty as ci...

In the world of boxing, styles make fights. As the world looks forward to the fight between Errol Spence and Mikey Garcia, three-time world champion Winky Wright shared his thoughts about it and more.  Winky thinks it's Spence's fight to lose because he is strong and a good puncher, but Mikey is good with using angles and speed and will try to beat Spence to the punch and box around him. But...

No car accident is too small to cause pain and suffering. Sometimes even a fender bender can cause pain, depending on the level of impact, which is why the absence of visible injuries is no excuse for not getting checked after an accident. You need to certify that you don't have to worry about any common injuries associated with car accidents. What are some of these pain-causing injuries? There ar...

Were you injured in a collision? Do you want to file a personal injury case to get the highest compensation possible? It all starts with what you do right after the accident. If you're not severely injured, you should exchange information with the other party involved in the accident, call the police to take a report and go straight to seek medical care.  For medical care, you have two option...

You can sustain different injuries in a car accident. One of the most common is whiplash . It's jarring and stretching the muscles and ligaments. Though a soft tissue injury, whiplash could be as painful and more symptomatic than a disc injury. Healing from whiplash is another kettle of fish. Insurance lawyers often try to downplay the long-term effect and suffering to minimize the value of the ca...

Drivers on ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft have different levels of insurance coverage depending on the zone they are in per time. On Uber, for example, Zone one is when a driver is online but not yet paired with a rider, and zone two is when the driver accepts a trip and goes to pick up and drop off a rider. When in zone one, the driver has insurance for up to a certain amount of property dam...

Have you ever heard of personal injury solicitation or ambulance chasing? Personal injury solicitation happens when a random person shows up at an accident scene to offer legal services. These people arrive unannounced and uninvited to solicit. They are called runners or investigators, or victim advocates.  Runners could be working alone or under the guise of a law firm. Often, they sell the...

You've probably seen many personal injury advertisements on TV, radio, and billboards promising massive settlements. You wonder if any of it is accurate and if those firms are better than your regular mom-and-pop or smaller boutique personal injury firm. The truth is many of those firms are personal injury settlement mills. Personal injury settlement mills are law practices equipped to handle thou...

What is unpaid overtime? First off, overtime is what you earn per hour when you exceed a certain amount per week. Ideally, any hour after 40 hours a week is billable for overtime which is your hourly rate and half. So if you're making $15 an hour, you're entitled to $22.50 per hour for every hour you work over your weekly threshold.   However, overtime is not a one-size-fits-all policy,...

Where do you go for treatment after a car accident? People typically go to the Emergency Room (ER) or an urgent care clinic. Depending on the injury you sustain, you may also need to see a chiropractor.  Why see a chiropractor? Because you're likely to come down with spine-related injuries after a car accident. For instance, herniated or bulging disk injuries are common. They can cause severe...

If your employees work more than 40 hours a week, they should be entitled to overtime pay. Overtime is an hour and a half rate every hour per week after 40 hours. For instance, if an employee earns $15 an hour, they should be making $22.50 per hour for an hour after 40 hours per week. But not every employee is eligible for overtime. If you're not sure which employees are and aren't eligible, make...

Going into a sexual relationship with a co-worker is risky, especially if you don't clearly understand where consent stops and sexual harassment begins.  What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is inappropriate workplace conduct involving the perpetrator and the victim's sex. However, the perpetrator must take some hostile action for the victim to have a probability. The onus is on the v...

Were you involved in a car accident? Are the insurance companies for both parties not offering enough money to pay off the medical bills, let alone attorneys fees, or compensate for your loss? Will your case be going to trial, or what will happen? Your case will have to go through the different stages of the litigation process. The first step of the litigation process is discovery. Discovery gives...

A will can save your family so much grief and headaches that not doing one would be a grave mistake. If you die without a will, the Florida statutes will dictate where your property goes, and it will not follow your intention. Your estate will go to a succession of family members and possibly to the one person you don't want to keep any of your property.     Listen to this David vs. Goli...

Are you wondering why your friend got a $45,000 personal injury settlement, but you're getting only a 25K to 30K offer or even less? The facts and the insurance companies involved in the case differ - that's why. Some insurance companies are liberal, and others set out to deny, delay, and defend every insurance claim that comes their way. Listen to this David vs. Goliath podcast episode with elite...

Lawyer referral services are everywhere. They ask you to call them if you’re injured in an auto accident and they'll get you set up with a doctor and lawyer to take care of your case. They even try to sell you the idea that they have an exclusive club of the best lawyers—but nothing could be farther from the truth.    Whose interest are these lawyer referral services serving, and is...

Let's say you've just been in an auto accident. Confused, shaken, and still in shock, you find your way out of the car. Your car is visibly damaged, but you may or may not feel sore. What do you do next? Learn more in this episode of the David vs. Goliath podcast with elite personal injury lawyers Matt Dolman and Of Counsel, Alex Knapp. They discuss everything about what to do when involved in a c...