Are you a Florida resident who has been bitten by a cat? While society on a whole tends to take cat bites less seriously than dog bites, they can actually be the source of severe injury and financial loss. Today, we at Messer & Messer Law Office will carefully...
Texting and driving now a primary offense in Florida
As of July 1, 2019, law enforcement officers can stop drivers caught texting behind the wheel. Prior to the passage of this new law, an officer could ticket a driver for this offense only when stopping him or her for a different primary offense. Get the facts about...
Family of firefighter involved in multi-vehicle car crash
A Florida firefighter, his wife and his infant daughter are all currently hospitalized due to a serious multi-vehicle car accident that happened in Keystone. The violent ordeal began when a vehicle ran through a red light and collided with the side of another vehicle...
Important safety considerations to prevent pedestrian accidents
Pedestrian accidents with motor vehicles can leave victims with serious traumatic injuries to their entire bodies. In Florida, individuals who cause pedestrian accidents can face criminal charges if their actions warrant such sanctions, but also may be sued in civil...
What is an estate plan?
There are very few certainties in this world, but one thing that all Florida residents can count on is that they will eventually reach the end of their lives. Many individuals choose to take control of how their assets and wealth will be distributed after they die by...
Study finds running red lights is on the rise
During childhood, many Florida residents learn to associate one color with the action of stopping: red. That is because the familiar octagon-shaped stop signs that punctuate roads and streets throughout the country are a bright red hue, and so are the traffic lights...
Injuries to the spinal cord can be serious and traumatic
Personal injury accidents can cause trauma and pain to different parts of victims' bodies. Depending on how they are hurt and where the injuries occur, victims can suffer harm that can heal in time or that may affect them for the rest of their lives. Individuals who...
