Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Car Safety Is Simpler Than You Think
When your revenge bedtime procrastination gets especially bad, it is easy to find listicles about vehicle features that were once found in cars sold commercially but, in retrospect, were scarily dangerous. You can also find entire YouTube channels dedicated entirely to new automotive technologies that promise to be even better than their predecessors at… Read More »
Big Box Retailers and Premises Liability
A certain generation of writers spewed vitriol at the white picket fences of Middle America and the conformist attitudes they delineated; Jack Kerouac has a quotable line about it in The Dharma Bums, in which he states that all members of the television audience were thinking the same thing. In Kerouac’s day, television screens… Read More »
Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Your Truck Accident Claim
When you are a teenager newly eligible to get a learner’s permit, you pick up the booklet of traffic safety rules from the DMV, and your first impression is that the number of details you must keep in mind when you drive is overwhelming. After you have been driving for a few years, it… Read More »
Dram Shop Liability
The term “dram shop liability” is unfamiliar to most people today, but everyone who has ever braved Florida’s roads is aware of the dangers of drunk driving. The term “dram shop” was current long before laws against driving under the influence of alcohol went into effect and even before the invention of the automobile. … Read More »
The Daubert Standard of Evidence
Bad science is everywhere. In the evening, science teachers across Florida take out their telescopes and their Sky View apps and gaze at the night sky to cheer themselves up after a day of sloppy scientific propositions on the news and the anti-intellectual vitriol that their children watch on Tik Tok. If you sit… Read More »
Premises Liability Accidents at Theme Parks
The theme parks in Florida are a big part of the appeal. People fly from England to stand in line for the boat ride at the Norway attraction at Disney’s EPCOT when, for a lower price and approximately equal length of time, they could simply travel from England to Norway by ship. Newly employed… Read More »
What Is the Role of Evidence in Personal Injury Lawsuits?
If you contact a personal injury lawyer about getting the money you need to cover your medical bills after a car accident or other preventable incident that led to your injuries, your lawyer will probably tell you during your first consultation that it is not necessary to file a lawsuit. Personal injury attorneys resolve… Read More »
Whiplash Injury and Your Car Accident Case
It is a common sight in South Florida. You go to an elegant brunch at a restaurant at a hotel or country club, perhaps for a special occasion like New Year’s Day or Mother’s Day. An elderly person attends, dressed in finery but wearing a foam soft collar, which becomes the main subject of… Read More »
A Car Accident Lawyer Can Help You With Your Insurance Claim
People buy car insurance policies because the law requires it; in Florida, all drivers must carry liability insurance coverage, but some states have even higher minimum requirements than Florida. If you have ever gotten into a car accident, your first thought was probably a worry that your insurance premiums would get more expensive. It… Read More »
Talcum Powder and Product Liability Claims
One could plausibly argue that a person’s life is bookended by the scent of talcum powder. We associate it most closely with infants and with the elderly. There is no right or wrong time in your life to apply powders that protect your skin from excessive moisture and the disease-causing microorganisms that thrive on… Read More »
