On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 31, 2012 | Wrongful Death
Racing on public roads endangers the safety of drivers and passengers of other vehicles as well as those participating in the reckless, negligent activity. Collisions resulting from illegal racing can result in severe injuries. At worst, they can end in fatal...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 28, 2012 | Deportation and Removal
United States Immigration and Customs enforcement does not keep track of how many veterans who have served in the U.S. military are deported. However, one former service member says the number rises into the thousands. He is a military veteran who was deported to...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 25, 2012 | Wrongful Death
A hit-and-run accident can leave a victim not only in serious condition, but unable to pursue damages from the responsible party. Leaving the scene of a fatal car accident is a crime, and a driver who does so will be sought by police. With their own expertise and...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 18, 2012 | Family Visas
Cuban President Raul Castro announced earlier this week that the country will ease travel restriction for Cubans beginning in January. The government made the announcement Tuesday in the Communist newspaper Granma. The announcement indicates that beginning in January,...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 15, 2012 | Car Accidents
A busy North Miami street is perhaps the last place one would expect to see an all-terrain vehicle. Perhaps that had something to do with a recent ATV collision that resulted in the death of the vehicle’s rider. The car accident between the ATV and a passing...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 12, 2012 | Employment Immigration
There can be little dispute that efforts to achieve meaningful immigration reform in Congress have been stalling. Commentators and immigration advocates have proposed modifications to U.S. immigration law to create more H-1B visas in recent years. Another hot-button...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 11, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
The public expects doctors to meet the minimum standard of care that applies to their area of practice. When a doctor fails to meet that standard due to negligence, injured patients may be able to sue for medical malpractice. That prospect may be in the offing as a...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 6, 2012 | Employment Immigration
A Florida law student jumped through all the hoops before being allowed to sit for the Florida bar examination. He got through law school and applied to sit for the bar. He disclosed that he was an undocumented immigrant, and even received a waiver to sit for the bar...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 5, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
A medical malpractice suit that will be heard by the United States Supreme Court may set a landmark precedent for how states are reimbursed for Medicaid expenses. Florida is one of several states that could be dramatically affected by the court’s ruling next...