Automobile Accidents

• Guilty Pleas in road rage death.

  Eddie Farah | October 24, 2006 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Monday, Dr. Salim Ghazi appeared before Judge Ruth in Jacksonville, Florida on charges of vehicular homicide in the November 2005 road rage death of a 24 year-old Jacksonville woman. He plead guilty to two counts of reckless driving and was sentenced to one year probation and 150 hours community service.This plead agreement was offered by the State's Attorney Office with the consent of the...

• Emotial Client

  Eddie Farah | June 19, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Dealing with an emotional client over the telephone is probably one of the most difficult things you can encounter. These clients are often in pain and frequently taking pain medication. Because they are not able to work they are under heavy financial strains. They are looking for sympathy and are angry at our legal system because it is too slow to handle their problem now!!. They are often...

• FL Motorcycle Helmet Debate

  Eddie Farah | June 09, 2006 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  In recent weeks at least four motorcycle riders were killed. Two of these motorcycle riders were police officers riding their personal motorcycle off duty. None of these riders were wearing helmets. Reports of this type of accidents are occurring more regularly. These fatalities probably could have been avoided had the riders been wearing helmets. Since 1999 when the Florida Legislature...

• Torts - Automobile accident/seat belts

  Eddie Farah | June 06, 2006 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A minor was a passenger in a car driven by her mother was entitled under Florida law to maintain a negligence claim against her mother because the child was not wearing a seat belt at the time the accident occurred and the failure to wear a seat belt contributed to her injuries.Under Florida law the child was able to maintain an action against the parent to the extent of the parent's liability...