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Many people do not realize that if they experience a birth-related neurological injury that results in the need for lifelong treatment in Florida, there is often a remedy available to them through the state’s Birth-Related Neurological Injury Act (NICA).

As more and more families go to see the latest blockbuster film Concussion about a real-life doctor who performed research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) suffered by football players, parents are–at the same time–actually struggling with whether they should let their children play these high-impact contact sports.

Sadly, on January 22, 2016, news sources revealed that Florida now leads the United States in new HIV cases, with Miami-Dade having the highest number of new cases.

Several events that took place in Florida on or around Martin Luther King Jr. day have officials and citizens wondering who should be held responsible for the various injuries and other damage done because of the negligent (and even intentionally reckless) actions involved.

A recent article in the New Yorker highlighted the disturbing trends between domestic violence and traumatic brain injuries. Specifically, half of all domestic violence victims are strangled at some point (often repeatedly), many losing consciousness to the point of dying or simply suffering from brain injuries after oxygen is cut off to the brain and they suffer from blunt-force trauma.

Mike Walker Law named 2015 Litigator Award Winner. Having been conferred this prestigious National Award, the firm ranks among the Top 1% of all lawyers for: Brain Injury and Personal Injury.

On December 21st, a woman in Florida who was hospitalized for experiencing breathing difficulties was forcibly taken by police from the hospital in handcuffs and soon after “mysteriously died,” supposedly due to a blood clot issue, while in police custody.

Recently, Toyota sent out a Safety Recall Notice—in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act—concerning multiple models and model years that could have a serious defect that could impact driver and passenger safety in certain 2006-2010 model year Yaris vehicles.

Fan Injuries in Stadiums

Lawmakers (and parents) are struggling to keep up as a growing (but still largely illegal) fad is gaining traction and potentially causing serious danger on our sidewalks and roads. This new fad is the “hoverboard”–an invention that looks like an electric skateboard–and it is evidently this year’s “must-have” holiday item.