Brain injury cases are unique. Unfortunately at Coffey McPharlin we get telephone calls from families too often, a loved one has suffered a brain injury in an accident and needs answers to their questions. We handle these cases entirely different from most other kinds of cases because as catastrophic injury, we engage a team of … Continue reading “Brain Injuries”

A property owner has a duty to ensure its property is in a reasonably safe condition for all business patrons. This includes making reasonable inspections of its property to identify any dangerous conditions and rectify those dangers immediately, additionally a property owner must comply with all relevant building codes and ordinances for its premises. If … Continue reading “What is Premises Liability?”

If there’s been a trucking accident, you should immediately contact an attorney. Insurance companies have go teams that can respond within minutes of a call from a trucking company. Evidence is critical and can easily disappear, you want to make sure no stone goes unturned. Recently, we had a case where a woman was rear-ended … Continue reading “What to do in a Trucking Accident”

You’ve lost a loved one, it’s painful, you’re in shock, you’re grieving and you’re just lost. A good attorney will take that weight off of your shoulders, will investigate, will build a case and we’ll see just compensation for the life of the loved one that you have lost and even compensation for funeral expenses. … Continue reading “Wrongful Death”

Pharmacy malpractice can be several things. Being given the correct drug, but the wrong dosage, being given the wrong drug altogether or being given two or more drugs, which should not be taken together and which the pharmacist should have caught. It is vital, if you think you’ve been the victim of pharmacy malpractice to … Continue reading “What is Pharmacy Malpractice?”

While we anxiously await our Amazon deliveries, few of us are aware of the dangers that platforms like Amazon present. Amazon is one of several websites facing multiple lawsuits regarding its responsibility in putting purchasers at risk. At the center of these cases is that Amazon and others do not sufficiently police products sold on … Continue reading “Is Amazon Selling Dangerous Products?”

We all know what it means to drive as a reasonably safe driver. To drive the speed limit, stop at stop signs and red lights, not to cut off other drivers, not to text and drive, it can wait. Not every case is a simple rear-ender when someone fails to abide by the rules of … Continue reading “Rules of the Road”

Florida is a resort destination, we have more amusement parks, beaches, parks, and places to go on vacation than just about anywhere else in our entire country. People come from all across the country to vacation in Florida. Unfortunately a number of these people get injured and when they do they go home and they … Continue reading “Resort Accidents”

Here in South Florida, it seems like there’s a construction project on every single street, around every single corner. Either it’s a new house going up or it’s a high-rise going up in a downtown area. Unfortunately in a lot of these job sites accidents occur because people are not following safety rules. These cases … Continue reading “Construction Accidents”

Gas company describes steps it took on day of Plantation mall explosion PLANTATION — A gas company, facing a lawsuit over a gas leak explosion, says it took action when it received a report of gas just before a Plantation shopping center exploded. Peoples Gas System, also referred to as TECO Peoples Gas, says it … Continue reading “Attorney Sam Coffey Quoted in the Sun Sentinel on Plantation Mall Explosion”