Motorcycle Accident Blog

The legal landscape of motorcycle injury claims in Central Florida is dominated by insurance companies employing a variety of defenses to limit settlements. In this article, we discuss this and more, including: Common defenses used to limit or deny motorcycle injury claims. The...

In the case of Jesse Anthony Eckols v. 21st Century Centennial Insurance Company, Case Number 5D17-2904 (Fla. 5th DCA December 7, 2018), Florida’s Fifth DCA held that the UIM exclusion while riding a motorcycle in the plaintiff’s automobile policy was ambiguous and,...

In Stewart v. Draleaus, (Case Number 4D15-2320, 4D15-2321- and 4D15-2322), a violation of a temporary motorcycle license, not allowing him to the motorcycle driver to carry a passenger, was held to be considered relevant evidence in a trial. Contested Facts Of The Accident To...

Scratty Joseph died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Lakeland, Florida at the intersection of 540A and S. Florida Avenue.  The accident happened on June 13, 2017 and he died the next day at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center.  Joseph, who was from...

Ali Habeil sustained serious injuries while riding a motorcycle in Lakeland, Florida on March 9, 2017.  This motorcycle accident happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. on the southbound side of US98 at Marcum Road when Ginger Myre made an improper U-turn directly in Habeil’s...

Philip Brown was riding a motorcycle on CR630 when he was struck head on by a pickup truck that was attempting to pass a truck.  Brown was 40 years old and died at the scene of the accident. The accident happened at approximately 6:00 a.m. when Jarrod Lee was westbound on CR630...

A motorcyclist died as a result of an accident with a Saddle Creek semi-truck on Drane Field Road in Lakeland, Florida on December 11, 2016.  The accident occurred in the 4000 block of Drane Field Road at approximately 11:30 a.m.  In the photograph, it appears that the...

James Redner-Gilmartin died as a result of a motorcycle accident near the intersection of 66th Street and 30th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida on December 5, 2016.  The accident happened when an SUV driven by Patricia Stevenson failed to see Redner’s motorcycle and...

Steven Neill died as a result of a motorcycle accident in Lake Wales.  He was turning into the Polk County Health Department when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Andrew Palmer.  At the time of the collision, Palmer was making a left hand turn from the westbound lane....

Kristen Pierre, 22-years-old, died as a result of an accident with an RV at the intersection of CR557 in Lake Alfred, Florida.  The accident happened as Richard Cummings was driving his 1988 Cobra recreational vehicle with a trailer going northbound on CR557 when he attempted...