The Briggs Law Firm Blog

Animal lovers everywhere will cringe at the following story. Fleeing the scene of an accident is bad enough, but leaving behind a helpless pup is especially reprehensible.However, that is just what happened on a recent weekday afternoon in Clearwater. According to the...

If you are actively involved in pursuing a personal injury case, at some point you will go through the discovery process. The three main points of discovery are Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents and Requests for Admission.The first category,...

Florida has long been the haven for retirees all over the United States as well as Canada. Senior citizens are living longer, and consequently, that puts a great deal more elderly people on the roads driving. But just how safe of drivers are they?A 2013 report from...

It's a fact that 16-year-old drivers have the highest rate of wrecks than drivers in any other age group. That alone is enough for Florida parents to want to put the brakes on their teen driver.But that is not always the best solution. As over half of today's teens...

Most drivers know to yield to emergency vehicles like police cars, firetrucks and ambulances. However, one Beverly Hills resident recently learned this lesson the hard way after an accident with a sheriff's deputy from Marion County.The 24-year-old woman was given a...

After your accident, you probably have questions about what happens next. Below are some common questions and answers after a wreck.I was involved in an at-fault wreck caused by the other driver. Is there assistance available in getting compensation for my injuries...

It seems that everywhere you turn there's a new reminder about the dangers of distracted driving. It happens to be occurring a bit more right now than perhaps other times of the year because April happens to be National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Among the...

If you have a driver's license in Florida, you may have an inkling about procedures to follow if you become involved in a motor vehicle accident. But considering all that is at stake in such situations, an inkling is hardly ideal.In minor incidents there is usually...

The headlines for the Ocala area don't often go more than a few days without word of a horrible car accident. In recent days there have been a number of such stories. One that was reported involved a collision of a car and bicyclist. It sent an 18-year-old male to the...

There are more than 18 million registered vehicles in Florida. That's according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Last year, the agency recorded nearly 317,000 motor vehicle crashes in the state and more than 2,400 people were killed in...