October 12, 2008

Orlando Injury Lawyer Examines Juror Comments

Jurors decide whether an injury claim will result in a favorable result. Whether the conduct involves a car accident, a trip and fall or medical malpractice, jurors will decide all of the important issues. As Orlando injury lawyers, we are often asked, "How do jurors decide the issues of fault?" and "how much money is fair?"
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For more than twenty years we have worked to understand the best way to help jurors make those important decisions for our clients. We have learned that most people want to make the correct decisions and take jury duty very seriously. We have great faith in our jury system and find that jurors generally feel the same way.

We often review the experience of jurors so that we can continue to do the best job possible. Despite most people's initial reluctance, once they get involved with the process they generally find the experience to be a positive one. For example, one prospective juror recently commented that jury duty, "is the basic level of citizen involvement. It is what you can do if you cannot serve in the military. This is a system that keeps going because someone is willing to step up and keep it going."

We believe that every one who goes to trial deserves to have a lawyer present their case in a manner that assists jurors to make the best decision possible. After more than 20 years, we know that too many individuals involved in car accident, injury and medical malpractice cases unfortunately choose lawyers who do not specialize in civil trial law. For this reason we wrote the Florida Accident & Injury Book. Order your free copy now.

October 2, 2008

Sports Injury – Aluminum Bats

Recently, a boy suffered severe brain injury when struck by a line drive off of an aluminum baseball bat. As Orlando injury lawyers, we have followed the debate over whether aluminum bats are inherently more dangerous for children than wooden bats. Advocates for allowing aluminum bats include aluminum bat manufacturers and leagues that choose to use metal bats because they do not break as easily, and thus reduce costs. Aluminum bats can also be a better teaching tool as they are easier to use.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about dangers created by metal bats as early as 1975, shortly after they became widely used. A 2002 Brown University study confirms that balls hit by aluminum bats have a greater velocity than those by wooden bats. However, after that study new standards were promulgated which advocates for metal bats conclude make those findings moot.

Obviously, an inherent danger in baseball is the risk of a child being struck by a batted ball. However, the severity of the injury can be minimized by careful regulations. Currently, many leagues regulate the specifications of the aluminum bats permitted for use. These regulations seek to restrict the amount of force the bat can transfer to the ball. State legislatures have considered banning metal bats, have banned their use in high school games and have considered a ban in any recreational game in which a child under age 13 participates.

It is important in any sport to balance the interests of the sport and the safety of the participants. No where is this more appropriate than where children are concerned.