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Preserving evidence can shape your entire slip and fall claim in Miami. Florida law requires an injured person in a business slip and fall case involving a transitory foreign substance to prove the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition. Constructive knowledge can be shown by evidence that the condition existed long […]

Comparative negligence is often the deciding factor in a Florida slip and fall case because it can reduce, or even eliminate, an injured person’s recovery. Florida law now applies a modified comparative fault rule in most negligence cases, which makes the percentage of blame especially important. In a premises liability claim, fault can be assigned […]

A slip-and-fall in a Florida grocery store, hotel, or resort can lead to long-term medical needs, missed work, and in severe cases, life-ending injuries. Liability often turns on who controlled the area, what safety steps were in place, and whether the danger was known or should have been known. Florida law treats many “spill on […]

Slip-and-falls can look simple until the legal burden comes into focus. In Florida, many cases rise or fall on whether you can prove the property owner knew, or should have known, about the hazard and failed to address it. When injuries are severe, families may also speak with a Miami wrongful death attorney to understand […]

Dangerous conditions on private and commercial property can turn an ordinary visit into a life-changing injury or even death. Florida premises liability law generally expects owners and operators to use reasonable care to keep areas open to lawful visitors in a reasonably safe condition and to warn about hidden hazards that visitors cannot readily detect. […]

Miami-Dade’s 2023 violent-crime rate was 191.2 per 100,000, higher than Florida’s 150.7 statewide rate, according to FDLE-based county reporting updated in March 2025; the FBI also reported double-digit national drops in 2024 for robbery and aggravated assault, showing why site-specific prevention still matters even as overall numbers fall.  If you or a family member were […]

Owners and businesses in Florida are liable when a dangerous condition on their property should have been found and fixed—or was known and ignored—and that failure causes injury. In stores and restaurants, you must prove the business had actual or constructive notice of a “transitory foreign substance” (like a spill). Hurt in Miami-Dade? Buchalter Hoffman […]

The choices you make in the first few days of a car accident in Florida matter for both health and compensation under Florida law. Below are the biggest pitfalls to avoid. If you want immediate guidance from the best car accident attorneys in Miami, Buchalter Hoffman Dorchak & Lissa offers English and Spanish support and […]

If you’re asking how Florida courts decide whether a medical provider is legally responsible for harm, the answer is that expert witnesses do the heavy lifting. They do so by performing the jobs listed below exceptionally well. Early in the process, a corroborating presuit opinion moves records, interviews, and timelines forward. Later, reliability rules require […]

Florida’s no-fault system means your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) pays first for crash-related care and a portion of wage loss, regardless of who caused the collision. By statute, PIP generally covers 80% of reasonable, necessary medical expenses and 60% of lost wages, up to $10,000 in combined benefits, plus a $5,000 death benefit. The […]