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Posted on May 10, 2012 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
According to the Florida Today newspaper, a motorcycle accident on Thursday, May 10, 2012 caused both southbound lanes of State Road A1A to be shut down in Indialantic, Florida. The accident occurred ...
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Posted on May 2, 2012 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
According to the Florida Today newspaper, a car accident occurred around 6 :00 a.m. on April 24, 2012 at or near the intersection of U.S. 1 and Michigan Avenue in Cocoa, Florida. According to the ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
According to Central Florida News 13, a woman who swerved to avoid a dog caused a car accident that killed a Central Florida man Friday, March 16, 2012. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a dog ran ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
If you are involved in a serious car accident and your car is deemed a total loss, this in and of itself is stressful. You may have sustained personal injuries , you may be missing time from work and ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
According to the Florida Today newspaper, a 25 year old man died after being hit by two vehicles while attempting to cross Industry Road near the S.R. 528 overpass. The fatal pedestrian accident ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
According to the Florida Today newspaper, a 21 year old Cocoa man died after a multi-vehicle car accident Friday, December 30, 2011. The fatal accident occurred on Interstate 95 near Port St. John, ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
According to the Florida Today Newspaper, State Road 520 in Cocoa Village is the #1 place to be involved in c ar accidents in Brevard County. According to the article, the one block stretch of SR 520 ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
Three Palm Bay teen girls were injured recently while riding on the hood of car being driven by a friend. Witnesses said the three girls were having a good time riding on the hood of the car. The ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
Here at Layman Law Firm, P.L., we receive many telephone calls from people who have been involved in hit and run accidents. These hit and run accidents usually take one of two forms. First, would be ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
If you have been involved in a car accident , you may feel like your world is turned upside down. You most likely will have to contend with a number of issues including getting your car fixed, ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
"The other driver caused the accident. Why is his/her insurance company not paying the full amount to repair my damaged or totaled car?" This is a question we hear repeatedly in our representation of ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident or have occasion to deal with an insurance company and/or its adjusters, be prepared for the DDD approach to claims adjusting . . . Delay, Deny, ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
One of the most common types of accidents in Brevard County involving motorcycles and/or bicycles occurs when an operator of a car or truck pulls out of a side street or driveway into traffic directly ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
On February 25, 2011 near Cocoa Beach High School, a 9 year old boy was struck by a motorist who was reportedly looking down at her telephone while text messaging someone. As a result of this ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Curran , 36 Fla. L. Weekly D195b (Fla. 5th DCA 2011), the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that an insured who refused to attend a compulsory medical ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
Many people who have been involved in car accidents in Florida operate under the assumption that they have "full coverage". While some people do indeed have comprehensive coverage available under ...
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