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Why Wearing a Life Jacket Is Critical When Boating Studies show that wearing a life jacket is absolutely critical for survival if you are involved in a boating accident. As reported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, drowning i ...

What Every Boater Should Know About Insurance Requirements in the State One of the most surprising things for most boat owners is that Florida law does not require boat insurance. However, just because the state doesn’t require it doesn’t mean th ...

How Overloading Your Vessel Can Prove Deadly When taking your boat out for a fun day on the water, you may feel pressure to exceed the maximum capacity or weight limitations of your vessel. Overloading your vessel, however, can be dangerous and may e ...

Fatal Boating Accidents Increased Last Year in the Sunshine State Florida regularly leads the nation in boating accidents; however, the total number of crashes decreased slightly last year. Unfortunately, while the overall number of accidents was low ...

Car Insurance Requirements in the Sunshine State Florida requires all motorists to provide proof of financial responsibility when driving in the state. Drivers must carry both Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Property Damage Liability (PDL). Fail ...

Your Rights When a Defendant Exhibits a Reckless Disregard for the Safety of Others Historically, Florida courts have struggled with how to define willful and wanton conduct. It is often described as somewhere in between ordinary negligence and a del ...

What Boaters Need to Know About the Infamous Stretch of Miami Water Boating in Miami can be a fun, exciting activity, but it can also be dangerous. For inexperienced, impaired, or reckless boaters, navigating the waters of South Florida can be treach ...

Your Rights If You Were Injured in a Drunk Driving Accident Thousands of people are killed in drunk driving accidents each year. Driving under the influence is a widespread, serious problem affecting every state in the country. Tragically, every acci ...

The Boat Accident Claimed the Life of 17-Year-Old Luciana Fernandez A recently filed lawsuit claims that George Pino had his normal faculties impaired by alcohol at the time of a deadly boat accident that killed 17-year-old Luciana Fernandez and inju ...

Boating Accident Safety and Prevention Nearly seven years ago, 24-year-old José Fernández was killed in a boating accident that rocked South Florida. The star pitcher for the Miami Marlins had just announced he would be a father and was already a t ...

13-Year-Old’s Death Serves as Stark Reminder of Dangers on the Water Last year, Cassidy Murray, a Massachusetts seventh-grader died in a tragic boating accident while on vacation with her family. According to multiple outlets, the 13-year-old girl ...

Multiple Injuries Reported After Vessel Struck Cape Coral Bridge Ten people were injured after their vessel hit a bridge support in Southwest Florida. The boat occupants had to be rescued when their vessel began sinking last month. The accident repor ...