Personal Injury

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  • Florida Law: The Admissibility of Former Testimony After Rich v. Kaiser-Gypsum

    In a unanimous decision, the Fourth District Court...

  • Vacating an Order (Video)

    Ever wish you could go back and make something not...

  • Rule 1.150 Sham Pleadings

    We all get shammed sometimes (pet rock, anyone?)

  • Responding to a Divorce Petition (Video)

    The beginning of the next chapter in your life. He...

  • Rule 1.040 One Form of Action

    Uno, un, ein, yi, wahid, jeden, one

  • Rule 12.271 Confidentiality of Related Family Hearings

    When the fam's got more than one case going on

  • Summary Judgment (Video)

    Sometimes a trial is just unnecessary.

  • Rule 12.230 Interventions

    Not the kind Uncle Dave needs

  • Small Claims Court (Video)

    Learn about the types of cases you see on daytime ...

  • Affirmative Defenses (Video)

    A legitimate excuse for actions (unlike a dog eati...

  • Verbal Act (Video)

    “Hearsay objection? Get your verbal act together!”

  • Dependency Court (Video)

    When it comes to a child's well-being, the law has...

  • Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy (Video)

    Bankruptcy is a beginning, not an end.

  • Standing (Video)

    Not sitting's arch nemesis, but one's capacity to ...

  • Tipsy Coachman (Video)

    Odd figure of speech but valid legal precedent. Le...

  • Rule 12.100 Pleadings and Motions

    Petitions, claims, responses, requests, it's all c...

  • Power of Attorney (Video)

    We're not talking x-ray vision or super strength

  • Rule 12.120 Pleading Special Matters

    For when extraordinary circumstances strike.

  • The Difference Between Federal and State Court (Video)

    The law of the land versus the law of, well, your ...

  • Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

    Overview of pleading (NOT the begging-your-ex-for-...

  • Writ of Prohibition (Video)

    Nothing to do with alcohol, just stopping litigati...

  • Crime Victims Can Sue in Civil Court (Infographic)

    What happens in criminal court, doesn't always sta...

  • Consumer Fraud (Infographic)

    Big companies are always trying to pull an "Enron"...

  • Difference between a Note and a Mortgage (Video)

    When your house is on the line, you'll want to kno...

  • Rule 1.115 Pleading Mortgage Foreclosures

    Your home matters. Know how to fight for it

  • Kozel Hearing (Video)

    You shouldn't be punished for the sins of your law...

  • Rule 1.030 Nonverification of Pleadings

    How to sow your wild "oaths"

  • Entering Court (Video)

    It's a little more than walking through a front do...

  • Motions for Sanctions (Video)

    Think your opponent can violate the rules and ge...

  • Immigration (Infographic)

    Legal know-how is your trump card to successful im...

  • Rule 12.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

    Justice doesn't have to stop when someone's gone

  • Pleadings (Video)

    We don't mean the thing you do to avoid a parkin...

  • Frozen Bank Account (Infographic)

    It's gonna take a little more than turning up the ...

  • Rule 1.285 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

    In court, it's possible to un-ring a bell

  • Rule 1.370 Requests for Admission

    Getting your courtroom foe to confirm or deny fact...

  • Student Loan Debt (Video)

    For most of us, that degree isn't free.

  • Trial (Video)

    What to expect from the arena of justice.

  • Automatic Stay (Video)

    It's what keeps creditors at bay.

  • Employment (Infographic)

    Your comprehensive resource for anything workplace...

  • Documents Needed for Bankruptcy (Video)

    Relief is coming. First step though: the right pap...

  • Rule 12.025 Applicability of Rules of Judicial Administration

    Filing. There's more to it than meets the eye.

  • Rule 1.140 Defenses

    Knowing how to defend can turn you into the '85 Be...

  • Wage Disputes (Video)

    Fighting for what you've earned (when not on lunch...

  • Rule 12.160 Motions To The Clerk

    Even the courts need an office manager. ESPECIALLY...

  • Elder Abuse (Infographic)

    What to do about righting this unforgivable wrong.

  • Rule 1.130 Attaching Cause of Action and Exhibits

    What to include with your complaint

  • Food Poisoning (Infographic)

    Sometimes it's not just a made-up excuse to miss w...

  • Interrogatories (Video)

    Not every question in a case is asked on the witne...

  • Legalese (Infographic)

    It's impenetrable, unclear and maddening. At leas...

  • Can I Get Rid of a Judgment Against Me? (Infographic)

    You mean we CAN go back and change the past?

  • Divorce (Infographic)

    Everything you need to help get through it.

  • Wage Garnishment (Infographic)

    See if you can protect your paycheck

  • Rule 1.160 Motions to the Clerk

    This isn't the checkout guy at Trader Joe's you be...

  • I Can't Pay My Credit Card Bills (Infographic)

    Yep, that electro-massager felt free at the time

  • Bankruptcy (Video)

    It's a beginning as much as an end

  • Rule 12.410 Subpoena

    Getting the witness you need on the stand

  • Tenancy by the Entirety (Video)

    If you’re a tenant by the entirety, who is your la...

  • Interlocutory Appeals (Video)

    How to get a head start on a second chance.

  • Indigent Status (Video)

    No money? No problem. Justice can still be serve...

  • What To Wear To Court (Video)

    Dress as a mess or for success? The latter gets a ...

  • Workplace Discrimination (Video)

    A bad day at work is one thing. Unfair treatment i...

  • Rule 1.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

    For getting something from someone outside the cas...

  • Probate Court (Video)

    Everyone's time comes. But what happens after?

  • Rule 12.210 Parties

    We're not talking a backyard kegger here

  • Rule 1.350 Requests for Production

    Yes, you CAN ask your opponent to give you things

  • Guardianship (Infographic)

    When a child or adult needs that trustworthy someo...

  • Domestic Violence Injunctions (Video)

    What to do about violence at home.

  • HOA Disputes (Infographic)

    Good fences make good neighbors. Good knowledge m...

  • Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

    Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

  • Court Reporters (Video)

    Beyond courtroom furniture, these are the unsung h...

  • Rule 1.090 Time

    Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Civil Court Due Dates

  • Rule 12.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

    Trim the fat or bulk up, party-wise

  • Probate (Infographic)

    Bereavement is never easy, but we can help make th...

  • Rule 12.491 Child Support Enforcement

    Tough situation made tougher by unpreparedness

  • Money Judgments (Video)

    Contestant, see what you've won!

  • Rule 12.350 Requests for Production of Documents

    Sometimes you need stuff. Sometimes your opponent ...

  • Florida Statute of Limitations (Infographic)

    More formal way of saying "don't dilly-dally!"

  • Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

    Bringing folks together (or breaking them up, whic...

  • Power of Attorney (Video-FL)

    We're not talking x-ray vision or super strength

  • Rule 1.060 Transfers of Action

    Sometimes you file in the wrong place. It happens

  • Settlement (Video)

    Who needs court anyway?

  • Hostile Work Environment (Video)

    There's a bad day at work. And then there's bad wo...

  • Difference between Criminal and Civil Cases (Video)

    Figure out why O.J. was innocent in one court and ...

  • Process Server (Video)

    Someone has to be the messenger

  • I Want to Sue Someone in Florida, What Do I Do First? (Infographic)

    How to get the ball rolling in the Sunshine State