Archive for the ‘Wrongful Death’ Category

But I Don’t Want to Go to Court…

Published March 17th, 2010. By Michael S. Smith of Lesser, Lesser, Landy and Smith, PLLC

Thru the years, we have frequently had clients express concern about “going to court.”  This reaction is natural, since many of our clients have never had any interaction with the justice system.  On television, “court” looks like a very scary…

Florida's Wrongful Death Act – Protecting Those Left Behind

Published September 16th, 2009. By Joseph B. Landy of Lesser, Lesser, Landy and Smith, PLLC

Florida Statutes §§768.16 – 768.26 is entitled Florida’s Wrongful Death Act. According to the legislature, the intent of the law is to shift the losses resulting when wrongful death occurs from the survivors of the deceased to the wrongdoer. The…

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