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Any Dog Can Bite | June 2017

Any Dog Can Bite | June 2017

NATIONAL—DID YOU KNOW that 68% of U.S. households, or 83.3 million homes, own a pet? · Dogs bite about 4.5 million people each year. Around 885,000 of the 4.5 million require medical attention for these injuries · Also, many insurance companies will not insure homeowners who own certain dog breeds categorized as dangerous. Other insurance…

Florida Increases Penalties for Offenses Against Adults with Disabilities | October 2016 Tripp Law Firm - Florida Increases Penalties for Offenses Against Disabled Adults

Florida Increases Penalties for Offenses Against Adults with Disabilities | October 2016

FLORIDA—House Bill (“HB”) 387 renames a section of Florida law as “Carl’s Law” in honor of Carl Starke. Starke. Starke was a 36-year-old autistic man from St. Augustine who was shot and killed in 2015 after being targeted by teenagers looking to steal a car from a Wal-Mart parking lot. St. Johns County Sheriff David…

Using Hazard Lights in the Rain: Is it Legal in Florida? Tripp Law Firm - Florida Law - Illegal to Use Hazard Lights While Driving In Rain

Using Hazard Lights in the Rain: Is it Legal in Florida?

Wet season is about to begin in Central Florida. The attorneys here at Tripp Law Firm want to remind our fellow motorists that it’s illegal—and dangerous—to drive in the rain with your hazard lights on. FLORIDA—Summer is coming. All Floridians know what that means. Rain, and lots of it. Some drivers switch on their hazard…