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The Dangers of Distracted Driving

There has been a vast amount of money spent developing devices that are supposed to make our lives more convenient and more secure, but as the old saying goes, there is nothing free in this world and...

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What to do if you Witness a Car Accident

We are only five months into 2016 and according to the Florida law enforcement, there have already been 169,000 crashes resulting in 106,000 personal injuries on our highways. Given these types of...

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What is the Difference between the Jones Act and Workers Compensation

If you work in the maritime industry and are not acquainted with the Jones Act, you need to be. While most Americans have grown up familiar with Workers’ Compensation Laws, when you work in the...

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Personal Injury Cases are Simpler Than You Think

As a personal injury attorney, I spend my days trying to help those who have been injured by the negligence and carelessness of others. As proud as I am of the work that I do, it is always a sad...

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Are Go Pros and Smart Helmets a Smart Idea for Bikers?

I am a big advocate of wearing all of the safety gear that you can under reasonable conditions. This includes a top quality DOT (Department of Transportation) certified and preferably, Snell certified...

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Florida Second Most Dangerous State to Be a Pedestrian

A recent Study conducted by 24/7 Wall Street has found that Florida ranked number two, only behind New Mexico, as the most dangerous state in which to walk the streets. After analyzing the National...

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Lawyers, Police Themselves to Protect Client Interest

With the possible exception of dentist, you would be hard pressed to find a professional field, which is, at the same time, more revered and reviled as being an attorney. If this wasn’t the case,...

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The Advantages of a Structured Settlement

As we have discussed here before, there are many steps that a personal injury claim may go through before it actually becomes a court case and that only a very small percentage of personal injuries...

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Road Rage on The Rise

As a personal injury attorney, with a special kinship to the biking community, I see more than my fair share of auto accidents involving road rage and aggressive driving. Motorcyclists, by virtue of...

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Should You Talk to a Personal Injury Attorney before Filling an Insurance Claim

It’s a natural reaction to call your insurance company as soon as you have been involved in an accident of any type. You have more than likely been paying your premiums for years and once an accident...

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Should You Feel Safe on a Cruise Ship

While many may not realize it, the period between the first of August and the Christmas Holidays is one of the busiest times of the year for the cruise industry. True, family focused cruises see a...

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The Truth about Suing for Emotional Distress in Florida

One of the most overly used and abused words that you will hear associated with personal injury lawsuits is “emotional distress”. Thanks, in a large part, to uninformed media and to an even greater...

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The Line Between Attorney and Friend

One of the great things about being a personal injury attorney in an area as close knit as Melbourne, Florida is that many times I get to stay in touch with former clients and many of them go on to...

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Things to Consider In A Dog Bite Personal Injury Case

There is no such thing as a fun personal injury case. By definition, the events that lead up to a personal injury lawsuit and their results are not the stuff that dreams are made of or at least I am...

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What to Do If You Are First On the Scene of a Bike Accident

While we all enjoy a solitary ride from time to time, for most people riding a bike is as much social, as it is transportation. This unfortunately also means that many times we are the first on the...

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Boating Accidents and Florida Personal Injury Law

Considering the beautiful weather and wealth of water in and around the state, it is no wonder that Florida has one of the most vibrant recreational boating cultures in the country. In fact, according...

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The Role of Your Attorney in an Aviation Accident

When people think of an Aviation Accident their minds usually turn to images of an airliner strewn over a wide area with bunches of police, fire, and other officials crawling all over the place. These...

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Testifying in a Personal Injury Case

At Sinclair Law, we enter every case with the same goal in mind. That goal is, receiving maximum compensation for our client in the least amount of time possible. If the case is fairly simple and the...

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Riding a Motorcycle Safely in Traffic

It’s that time of year again. Biketoberfest® is once again coming to Daytona Beach. Being lucky enough to live in Melbourne, Florida, only a short cruise down the highway, I have to admit that this is...

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Do I need a Personal Injury Attorney?

Here at Sinclair Law, it happens every day. We answer the phone or someone walks in and the first thing they say is “I’m not sure if you can help me or not” or some words to that effect. The truth is,...

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