Rosen Injury Blog

There is a seemingly endless list of mechanical and electronic devices that we use every day, without realizing how dangerous they can be if they malfunction. Add to that list elevators, which, although very safe, do and can cause injury when not in proper working order. Keeping Clean Before getting to the mechanical failures…

Negligent hiring in Florida occurs when an employer fails to conduct proper background checks, like reviewing criminal records and qualifications. If the employee’s behavior causes harm that could have been prevented with proper vetting, the employer can be held liable.

Roundup is the most popular weed killer in the market, and you may even be familiar with it. The product was developed by Monsanto, a company that has received notoriety and has recently been purchased by Bayer. Their product, Roundup, has been the subject of over 100,000 lawsuits and more than $11 billion in…

When you get car insurance, you may be considering savings. That is quite understandable given today’s economy, and the rising prices of goods and cars. You may ask your insurance agent for “the minimum,” to save money but by doing that, you could be missing out on a vital part of insurance coverage for…

The answer quite simply, is yes. The business model for an insurance company is that they must find any avenue or reason to not pay out your claim. If insurance companies paid out every single claim they received, they would not be able to function as a business. Usually, their determination of whether or…

In an accident, you are the victim. Nobody expects you to do anything other than get yourself medical help and protect yourself as best that you can. However, there are some mistakes that people make right after an accident that can, in some cases, threaten their ability to file a lawsuit, or which can…

Let’s say that you have been in an accident. You have gotten a lot of medical treatment, and seen more doctors than you can count. But now, your attorney tells you something surprising: That the other side wants you to see their doctor. Can they do that? What is an IME? In fact, the…

Just like there are caps in the amount of money that we can recover against the government agency, there are also rules we have to follow if we’re going to bring a claim against them and file a lawsuit. In Florida, we’re required to give written notice to the government agency of the claim….

The answer is a little bit complicated. Florida statutes specifically say that you are not permitted to sue the officer individually for acts of negligence that occurred within the course and scope of employment with the government agency. In this case, the government agency accepted that the officer was in the course and scope…

When you are injured on someone else’s property, there will be a lot of questions about your behavior, and whether you did anything that may have contributed to your accident or your injuries. But there’s another question that is not as often asked: Who are you, and why were you on that property? That’s…