About: Ted A. Corless
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Bad to the Bone: What Happens When Insurers Engage in Bad Faith
Property owners, condo associations, commercial property owners, and builders will rely on property insurance to cover the cost of repairs or any loss related to property damage. However, many insurance companies deny or dispute a property insurance claim, which can be financially devastating for a property owner, property management company, and homeowners association. The experienced […]
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Why Your Property Management Business Needs a Lawyer
Businesses, property managers, homeowners associations, and real estate developers purchase property insurance to protect their land, buildings, inventory, and other property. Without insurance, damage due to theft, plumbing leaks, fire loss, sinkholes, busted pipes or weather-related events could be financially devastating. However, delayed, underpaid, or denied claims for coverage can be equally calamitous. The experienced […]
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The Perfect Storm: What You Need To Know About Hurricane Prep
Each named storm puts a new set of communities in its path on alert for floods, winds, power outages, lost businesses, and property damage. Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) are expecting to see above-average storm numbers in the Atlantic, despite the uncertainty of whether an El Niño will develop over the […]
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The Obvious Danger Doctrine – Will an Obvious Danger Relieve a Property Owner of Liability?
Generally, a property owner is responsible for injuries to people that result from dangers on the property. However, there are many defenses the property owner can potentially use, and one of them is that the danger was so obvious that no one should have been injured (the obvious danger doctrine). In Trainor v. PNC Bank, […]
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Distracted Driving Car Accidents
The Imperfect Present: Did you know Florida ranks second only to Louisiana for distracted driving, according to a recent study conducted by the online insurance company EverDrive? The firm compiled data through a motion-sensing app to detect speeding, quick acceleration, hard braking, and other bad driving traits while the phone was in use. Cellphone usage […]
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Major Changes in the Works For Motor Vehicle Insurance in Florida
Under Florida’s no-fault system, motorists are required to carry $10,000 in personal injury protection, or PIP, coverage, which is designed to pay medical bills after accidents. But that $10,000 figure could soon increase. The proposal would eliminate the $10,000 no-fault coverage in 2018 while mandating motorists get at least $25,000 in coverage for bodily injury […]
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Who Is Responsible When Wild Animals Attack?
Ocala, Florida is about 100 miles away from Tampa Bay, and it serves as the setting for the latest legal drama involving a wild animal. On March 13, a venomous 2-foot-long monocle cobra escaped from an Ocala home and is still on the loose. The cobra belongs to Floridian Brian Purdy, who has a venomous […]
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Tampa General Hospital Escapes Liability in Malpractice Lawsuit
One of the delicacies of medical malpractice cases lies in who can be held responsible when a patient dies from a medical procedure. On March 17, the Florida Supreme Court declined to take up a dispute about whether Tampa General Hospital (TGH) could be held liable in a medical malpractice suit. The court did not give […]
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$52 MILLION VERDICT FOR FLORIDA AUTO CRASH
On February 28, 2017, an Ocala, Florida, jury awarded a family $52 million for injuries and damages resulting from a 2013 car crash. Yolanda Aldana, Leyvier Herrera, Kevin Martinez, Anthony Martinez, Alejandro Aldana and Kenneth Herrera were awarded a total of $51,813,591 in their lawsuit against Nathan Pyles. In December of 2013, Yolanda Aldana and […]
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