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At Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A., our Florida premises liability lawyers have successfully handled many cases for injury clients involving inadequate security, including cases where our clients were injured in crimes that were committed in nightclubs, apartments, senior homes, and shopping malls because the owners or persons in charge of a premise or business did not provide the required or necessary security. Our Ft. Lauderdale premises liability lawyers will do what we can to obtain your compensation for your injuries either by negotiating a settlement for you or filing a lawsuit against any negligent parties.

Premises Liability Law
In Florida, a victim of a crime can choose to sue the premise owner, business owner, or landlord of a property if the person in charge of the premise either knew or should have known that a crime could occur on the property. It is the responsibility of the owner or manager of a business or building where people live, visit, shop, or do business to make sure that there is adequate security on a premise.

For example, if an apartment complex in Miami is located in a high risk crime area, then the owner of the building, the leasing company, or the landlord should ensure that there are proper security systems in place, such as solid locks, burglar alarms, proper lighting, security cameras, controlled access entry ways, proper fencing, or security personnel.

Inadequate Security Injuries
Crimes that can be committed on a premise where security is inadequate include rape, burglary, muggings, homicide, physical assault, and sexual assault. Broken bones, sexual assault injuries, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, slip and fall injuries, and wrongful death are just some of the many personal injuries that can occur on a premise because of inadequate security.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A., our Ft. Lauderdale-area inadequate security attorneys know how to determine whether there has been a history of similar crimes in the area where the assault took place. If necessary, we will contact the local police department to find out about crime statistics for the last three years.

If the property manager, premise owner, or business owner had “constructive notice” that injury or death could occur but did not take the proper safety and preventive measures, he or she can be held liable for personal injury compensation. Recovery may include medical costs, pain and suffering, lost income, psychological and emotional trauma, loss, and future medical or rehabilitative care.

Our Florida personal injury attorneys will work with a team of very qualified premises liability experts that know how to determine whether the owner or manager of a premise could have done anything to prevent your injuries from occurring.

Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. is committed to providing our inadequate security clients with zealous and strategic representation. We will do everything we can to obtain the maximum recovery possible for your case. Our South Florida personal injury lawyers represent premises liability clients who have been injured on public and private property in Weston, Fort Lauderdale and elsewhere in Palm Beach County, Dade County, Broward County, and throughout Florida.

Please give us a call if you were injured because there wasn’t proper security at an ATM machine site, motel, hotel, restaurant, convenience store, parking lot, nightclub, bar, retirement home, amusement park, office building, or shopping mall in Florida.

To schedule your free consultation with Attorney Gary Lazarus or Attorney Arleen Lazarus, call Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. at (954) 356-0006 or contact us online. We have law offices that are conveniently located in Weston and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

The manufacturer of a defective product is often unwilling to admit that the product in question is dangerous, defective, or unsafe. One reason is that by admitting that one product is defective, a manufacturer is putting the company at risk for being held liable by the other people that purchased or used that same product–especially when there are millions of product units in the marketplace. It is important that you hire a Florida products liability attorney that knows how to prepare your claim and take your case to trial if necessary.

In Florida, Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. represents personal injury clients in all areas of products liability law, including injury cases involving defective motor vehicles, defective motor vehicle parts, dangerous drugs, contaminated foods, defective amusement park rides, and defective or dangerous machinery. Over the years, our Ft. Lauderdale area defective products lawyers have helped many injury victims negotiate settlements and win verdicts for injuries they sustained because of a defective or dangerous product.

Florida’s Strict Products Liability Law
In the United States, manufacturers, assembly manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers can all be held liable if a person is injured or killed because of a defective product. The term “product” can refer to any consumer product, such as cars, electronic equipment, food, household products, furniture, clothing, real estate, toys, nursery items, pets, gas, maps, and navigational charts.

Florida has a strict products liability law that holds a defendant strictly liable if the product that caused the injury or death did not function according to safety standards or in the way that manufacturers had intended it to work–regardless of whether any negligence occurred. This means that as long as a product is defective, a defendant doesn’t need to have done anything wrong to be held liable.

The three kinds of product defects that can lead to strict liability are manufacturing defects, design defects, and marketing defects, which involves incorrect or insufficient operating instructions and failure to notify consumers of possible dangers.

Proving a Product is Defective
In addition to hiring an experienced products liability attorney, you need to have competent experts that know how to examine the product for defects, figure out what caused the product to be defective or dangerous, and explain how this “defect” resulted in personal injury or wrongful death.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A., our Florida personal injury lawyers take each products liability case very seriously, which is why we have spent the last 17 years developing a roster of highly skilled and internationally renowned products liability experts that we can call on to work with us on our clients’ defective products injury cases. We are not afraid to take your case to trial and litigate your case before a jury if that is what is required for us to get you the compensation that your loss or injuries warrant.

Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. is a Florida injury law firm that represents personal injury clients throughout Florida, including men, women, and children that were hurt in accidents in Weston, Fort Lauderdale, and the other cities of Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County.

To request your free consultation with Attorney Gary Lazarus or Attorney Arleen Lazarus, call at (954)-356-0430 or contact us online.

Each year, millions of people head to ports in Florida to board cruise ships getting ready to set sail on fun-filled, relaxing vacations to nearby islands or foreign lands. Carnival Corp, Princess Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, Cape Canaveral, Holland America, and Disney Cruise Line are just some of the many prestigious cruise lines with ships leaving regularly from the Port of Miami, Port of Tampa, Port of Palm Beach, Port of Everglades, and Port of Canaveral.

Unfortunately, cruise ships passengers can get injured, sick, or die while onboard. In the event that your expensive vacation becomes even more costly because you or someone you love was seriously injured on a cruise ship, you need to speak with a Florida cruise ship accident attorney that knows how to properly handle these cases right away.

Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. is one of the few Florida personal injury law firms that has the experience and knowledge to represent clients that have been injured on cruise ships. Not only are our Ft. Lauderdale injury lawyers and Ft. Lauderdale-area attorneys familiar with the federal and maritime laws that govern cruise ship accident cases, but we have helped many injured clients from Florida and outside the state recover compensation for their injuries or the death of their loved one.

One-Year Statute of Limitations
Cruise ship accident cases are unlike other personal injury cases in that a plaintiff has only one year from the date that the cruise ship accident occurred to file a lawsuit against the negligent party. Cruise ships can even choose the jurisdiction–usually noted in fine print on the cruise ship ticket–where they can be sued. This means that if the ticket says that the cruise line can only be sued in Florida, you have to file your lawsuit in the Florida–even if the accident occurred in California. Suing a cruise ship in the wrong jurisdiction can lead to the dismissal of your case.

Accidents on Cruise Ships
Cruise lines and their staff are required to provide a safe and clean environment for guests on their ships. When these safety and cleanliness standards are not met and a cruise ship passenger is injured, becomes ill, or dies, the injured party or surviving family members can demand compensation by filing a personal injury claim or lawsuit.

Accidents on a cruise ship may include slip and fall accidents, accidents sustained while on island day tours, fire accidents, collisions with another ship or vessel, illnesses caused by cruise ship viruses, food poisoning, and sexual assault. The cruise ship should have a competent staff doctor who can provide you with proper medical care while you are onboard.

The cruise line, staff members, and crew members are there to take care of you while you are on the ship. There is a good possibility, however, that if you are injured or someone you love is killed during the cruise, staff and crew members will want to protect themselves and the cruise line from being held liable for the injuries or death. This is why you should hire a cruise ship accident attorney who is committed to looking out for your interests.

Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. is a Florida personal injury law firm with law offices in Weston and Fort Lauderdale. We have a reputation for zealously representing our clients and fighting for their right to receive personal injury or wrongful death compensation. Many of our personal injury clients come to us from Broward County, Palm Beach County, Dade County, and other counties throughout Florida.

To speak with Attorney Arleen Lazarus or Attorney Gary Lazarus about your cruise ship accident, contact us online or call Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. at (954) 356-0006. Let Our Family Take Care Of Your Family.

Every year, thousands of construction workers are injured in accidents while working on the job. Electrical injuries from power lines downed by storms and hurricanes, falls from great heights, burn injuries from fires and explosions at construction sites, and internal injuries sustained while operating defective construction machinery are just some of the many kinds of construction accidents and injuries that can occur at a construction workplace.

In Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County, the Florida personal injury law firm of Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. has helped many construction workers and their families obtain the compensation that they are entitled to from the victims’ employers either through workers’ compensation or by filing personal injury claims or lawsuits against third parties.

Construction Accidents and Injuries
Because of the nature of a construction worker’s job, construction accidents tend to be very serious. Common construction accidents include falls from elevator shafts and cranes, injuries caused by defective machinery (tractors, bulldozers, forklifts, trucks) and tools (nail guns, winches, conveyors), and accidents involving heavy and falling objects.

Broken bones, spinal cord injuries (SCIs), traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), internal injuries, severed limbs, burn injuries, and wrongful death are some of the serious injuries that can result in a construction accident. Construction injuries can be expensive to treat, and a construction worker may be unable to work for an extended period of time–maybe even permanently. This is why you should hire an experienced Ft. Lauderdale construction accident lawyer that knows of the different avenues of recovery that you can explore for compensation.

Workers’ Compensation
In most cases, because workers’ compensation provides an exclusive remedy for a construction worker to receive benefits if he or she is injured at work–regardless of who was at fault–the injured construction worker usually cannot sue the employer for personal injury or wrongful death compensation. However, this does not mean that your employer’s insurance company will not put up a fight to provide you the maximum benefits you are entitled to receive. It is also important to note that there are certain exceptions to the workers’ compensation “exclusive remedy” law, and you should hire an experienced Florida construction accident lawyer that knows all of the exceptions.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A., our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida construction accident attorneys are known for our ability to zealously deal with insurance companies so that you receive the compensation that you are eligible for under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Law.

Third Party Personal Injury Cases
As a construction worker injured on the job, you may be able to sue a third party, such as a contractor, the property owner, or other parties involved in the construction project, for your injuries.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A., our Ft. Lauderdale construction accident lawyers have the resources to pursue your construction accident claim or lawsuit against any third parties. We are familiar with Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) safety regulations and know how to determine whether disregard of these safety measures by your employer, supervisor, or a third party caused your injuries.

To schedule your free consultation with Attorney Gary Lazarus or Attorney Arleen Lazarus, call Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. at (954) 356-0006 or contact us online. Our law offices are conveniently located in Weston and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Even with Florida’s mandatory Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Property Damage Liability (PDL) insurance plans, there is no guarantee that all of a Florida car accident injury victim’s costs will be covered. This is why it is essential that you retain the services of a qualified Ft. Lauderdale car collision attorney who can file a car accident claim or lawsuit against the negligent party.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, PA, our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida car accident lawyers will pursue the maximum recovery for your car accident case so that all your medical expenses and other applicable damages are paid for by the negligent party and/or their insurance company. Our South Florida personal injury law firm has successfully handled many car accident cases for injury clients in Broward County, Dade County, Palm Beach County, and other counties throughout Florida.

South Florida Auto Accidents

Car accidents are a major cause of personal injury and wrongful death in Florida and the rest of the United States. Rush hour commuters, high school and college students headed to schools and universities, and tourists traveling in rented cars to one of Florida’s many amusement parks, beaches, or seaports are all at risk of getting hurt in car collisions on Florida freeways and roads.

The injuries that can result from a major automobile crash or multi-car collision can be catastrophic and extremely costly. Broken bones, spinal cord injuries, neck injuries, burn injuries, severed limbs, disfigurement, and traumatic brain injuries are some of the catastrophic injuries that victims can sustain in traffic accidents. Driver fatigue, driver inattention, drunk driving, speeding, cell phone use, text messaging, defective car designs or defective auto parts, debris on the road, and aggressive driving are some common behaviors or causes that can lead to deadly car crashes.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, PA, our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida motor vehicle attorneys are committed to zealously pursuing your recovery and making sure that you get the proper medical care for your car crash injuries.

Our Florida motor vehicle accident law firm specializes in working with insurance companies to make sure that your rights are protected. We also work with some of the nation’s leading accident experts and medical specialists that can help us prove your case. We will work hard to negotiate a settlement with the liable party. We are experienced Ft. Lauderdale, Florida trial litigation attorneys, and we will go to court to fight for your compensation if necessary. You will not have to pay for our services unless we succeed in obtaining your compensation.

In Florida, you have four years from the time that your car accident injury occurred to file your personal injury lawsuit. This does not mean that you should wait before hiring an experienced Florida car accident lawyer. There is a lot of work that must be done in order to maximize your chances of obtaining personal injury compensation, including getting our experts to examine your injuries, the damaged vehicles, and the accident scene while the evidence is still there.

To request your free consultation with Attorney Gary Lazarus or Attorney Arleen Lazarus contact us online or call Lazarus & Lazarus PA at (954) 356-0006 today.

In the United States, burn injuries are the number two cause of human deaths after motor vehicle crashes. There are over a million reported burn injuries every year, with many of these injuries leading to serious infections or death. Burn injuries are extremely painful, and the costs of recovery from a burn injury can be very expensive. Burn injuries usually require specialized and extensive care–especially if the injury is severe. If you or someone you love sustained your burn injury in an accident that was caused by a negligent party anywhere in Florida, you should speak with an experienced Florida burn accident attorney right away.

In Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. is a personal injury law firm that has the resources, skills, and experience to take on your burn accident case. We represent burn injury clients in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, and throughout Florida.

Burn Injury Accidents
Burn injuries can occur in different kinds of accidents, such as car accidents, motorcycle collisions, truck crashes, construction accidents, electrical accidents, industrial accidents, chemical accidents, boating accidents, accidents involving fire or radiation, and accidents caused by exploding or defective appliances (stoves, furnaces, ovens, heaters, etc.).

When a person has a burn injury, not only are layers of the skin affected, but a burn injury can cause deadly infections and damage the victim’s internal organs, nerves, bones, muscles, blood vessels, and respiratory system. Recovering from a burn injury can be physically, mentally, and emotionally traumatic.

Recovery from Burn Injuries
Recovery from a burn injury may require an extended stay at a burn unit, multiple surgeries, skin grafts, reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery, physical therapy, psychological treatment, hospital visits, or other specialized care. Treatment for a burn injury will depend on the severity of the burn injury and the age and medical condition of the victim.

The recovery process could take months if not years. Even with the proper care, it is not uncommon for an injury victim with serious burn injuries to be scarred or permanently disfigured for life.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, PA, we are familiar with the kinds of burn injuries that exist and the types of treatments they require. We know how to thoroughly investigate the accident that caused your injury and prove that another party was responsible.

Our burn injury and medical experts can examine your injuries to determine how much compensation you will need to cover your care and support. Although we normally do not recommend a specific doctor to you, our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida burn injury lawyers provide all of our clients with a list of qualified doctors and medical specialists. We monitor the medical care of all our injury clients to make sure that they are getting the treatments that they need.

Attorney Gary Lazarus and Attorney Arleen Lazarus are committed to providing zealous and effective representation to all our burn injury clients. Please give Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. a call at (954) 356-0006. We have law offices that are conveniently located in Weston and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. You can also contact us online.

Florida’s many beaches, rivers, lakes, bays, canals and its easy access to the Gulf Coast make this state a favorite vacation spot for tourists, residents, and college students wanting to enjoy themselves while swimming or riding on sailboats, yachts, fishing boats, houseboats, Jet Skis, and other personal watercrafts. Unfortunately, boating accidents do happen.

At Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A., our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida boating accident attorneys can evaluate your injuries and help you file for personal injury compensation. We are familiar with the state, federal, and maritime laws governing boating accidents. We represent clients injured in boating accidents throughout Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, and elsewhere in Florida.

Florida Boating Accident Statistics
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there were 671 boating accidents in Florida in 2006. 420 people were injured in these accidents and there were 69 fatalities. Property damages resulting from these boating accidents was valued at $8.6 million.

Common kinds of boating accidents include collisions with other boats, swimmers, or floating or nonmoving objects (such as a dock or a pier), falls from personal watercrafts (PWC) or falling overboard, and the boat capsizing, flooding, sinking, or catching fire. Common causes of boating accidents include drunk driving, boat operator inexperience, recklessness, negligence, speeding, driver inattention, defective boats, and malfunctioning personal watercrafts.

Injuries sustained by a boating accident victim can include drowning, spinal cord injures, traumatic brain injuries, serious burns, amputations, hypothermia, broken bones, internal injuries, and wrongful death. Boat owners, boat operators, cruise lines, boating manufacturers, and personal watercraft manufacturers are some of the parties that may be held liable in a boating accident injury case.

Personal Injury Compensation
At Lazarus & Lazarus, PA, our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida boating accident lawyers will work with the nation’s leading boating accident experts to help you when your injuries or the property damage to your boat was caused by a negligent party. As a boating accident victim, you may be entitled to receive personal injury compensation for medical bills, ongoing and future medical and recovery care, lost income, pain and suffering, and other related damages.

Boating accidents are unlike other personal injury cases in that–depending on which body of water the accident occurred in–they can either fall under the state of Florida’s jurisdiction or under US maritime law. This can affect the outcome of your case and who can be held liable for damages. This is why you must retain the services of a personal injury law firm that knows how to properly handle boating accident cases.

If you are a boat passenger, boating operator, a personal watercraft rider, or a swimmer who was injured in a boating accident caused by another party’s negligence, please call Lazarus & Lazarus, PA today at (954) 356-0006 and ask for your free consultation with Attorney Gary Lazarus or Attorney Arleen Lazarus. You can also contact us online. Our law offices are located in Ft. Lauderdale and Weston, Florida.

Aviation crashes are often tragic accidents where there are seldom any survivors. When there are crash victims that do survive an airplane accident, the injuries are usually catastrophic and permanently debilitating. If someone you love died or was seriously injured while riding a commercial airliner, a private jet, a helicopter, a charter plane, or any other aircraft over Florida, do not hesitate to contact the South Florida aviation accident law firm of Lazarus & Lazarus, P.A. today.

Our Ft. Lauderdale aviation accident lawyers will work with top aviation accident experts, including mechanics, former pilots, former Federal Aviation Administration investigators, and human factors experts to prove your case, and we will begin gathering and preserving evidence from the crash scene immediately. Lazarus & Lazarus PA has law offices that are conveniently located in Ft. Lauderdale and Weston, Florida.

Causes of Aviation Accidents
Plane crashes are often catastrophic accidents for many people. In addition to the injury victims that were on board the aircraft, an aviation accident that occurs over a neighborhood or a commercial area may claim other lives and injury victims on the ground. A large airliner plane that crashes usually results in hundreds of fatalities, and the lives of many of their friends and loved ones are never the same after such a tragic accident.

Our Florida airplane collision attorneys know how to prove negligence and we will conduct our own investigation to determine who is liable for the aviation accident. Pilot error, aircraft defect, faulty maintenance, aircraft malfunction, errors by the air traffic control operator, and ground crew mistakes are some of the causes of aviation accidents. There may even be more than one party liable for causing the plane crash.

Commercial Airline Crashes
Large commercial airliners owned and operated by Delta Airlines, Northwest, American Airlines and other airline companies are “common carriers” that are upheld to an even higher standard of passenger safety than the owners of private jets or small charter planes. Lazarus & Lazarus, PA has the resources and experience to file claims and lawsuits against large commercial airline corporations and their insurance companies. We will zealously fight for your right to obtain the maximum recovery for your aviation crash injuries and/or losses.

Our Florida aviation crash law firm is know for our ability to successfully negotiate settlements with insurers so that our clients can get the financial recovery that they need. If necessary, we will go to Florida or Federal court and litigate your case. If you are a Florida aviation crash survivor, Lazarus & Lazarus, PA can provide you with a list of medical specialists and experts that can help you recover.

Our Ft. Lauderdale, Florida aviation accident law firm represents aviation crash survivors and their families with personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.

To schedule your free case evaluation with Gary Lazarus or Arleen Lazarus, call Lazarus & Lazarus, PA at (954) 356-0006 or contact us online.

Over the years, Lazarus & Lazarus, PA has successfully represented children and adults that have been seriously injured by someone else’s dog or another kind of pet. Our Florida personal injury law firm has won lawsuits for dog bite victims injured in Fort Lauderdale, Weston, other cities in Broward County, Dade County, Palm Beach County, and throughout Florida.

Please do not despair if you are wondering how to cover medical expenses to treat injuries from a dog attack. Even if the liable party does not have insurance to cover injuries caused by animals, there are other remedies that you are entitled to pursue for dog bite injuries in Florida. Our Ft. Lauderdale personal injury attorneys are here to help you, and we will do everything we can to obtain financial recovery for your injuries.

Florida Dog Bite Law
Dog owners in Florida are held strictly liable to any person that is bitten or attacked by their dogs—even if an owner did not know that a dog was capable of harming anyone. Personal injury claims and lawsuits can also be filed against the person that was in charge of the dog at the time of the attack and the owner of the property where the dog attack occurred, such as a cafe owner or the landlord of an apartment building.

It doesn’t matter whether or not the dog was on a premise without the property owner’s knowledge. It is the responsibility of the owner of a public or residential premise to ensure that residents, patrons, and visitors are protected from animal attacks when pets are allowed on the premise.

Injuries from Dog Bites
Dog bite injuries can range from mild bite marks to serious attack wounds, permanent disfigurement, scarring, and wrongful death. The medical costs to treat dog bite injuries can be very expensive—especially if a person has to undergo multiple operations, such as plastic surgery.

Children and Dog Bites
Children tend to be easy targets for dog attacks because of their smaller size and height. A child mauled in the face by a Pit Bull or a Rottweiler might have to wait several years until he or she is fully grown before undergoing any kind of plastic or reconstructive surgery. The sense of social alienation that can result may lead to permanent emotional and psychological scars that no surgeon can repair.

Damages that can be brought in an animal or dog bite case can include current and future medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, property damage, and mental and emotional trauma.

Lazarus & Lazarus, PA has successfully handled many cases involving injuries to minors, and we are sensitive to the challenges that children and their families frequently undergo after such a traumatic event. Our Florida personal injury lawyers can provide you with a list of top medical specialists that offer the kinds of care and treatment that you or your child needs.

Lazarus & Lazarus, PA offers all prospective clients a FREE consultation with one of our experienced South Florida dog bite accident lawyers. To schedule your case evaluation with Attorney Gary Lazarus or Attorney Arleen Lazarus, call (954) 356-0006 or contact us online.