by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Nov 11, 2025 | Accidents, injury
In the first half of 2025 alone, an estimated 17,140 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes—a welcome 8% drop from the previous year—yet millions more suffered non-fatal injuries that left them grappling with medical bills, lost wages, and emotional trauma. Despite...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Oct 20, 2025 | Accidents
Distracted driving is a major problem in the United States in regard to auto accidents. Distracted driving involves any event where the operator of the motor vehicle is not fully focused on the road and has their attention placed elsewhere. These distractions can...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Oct 3, 2025 | Accidents, Florida
Brevard County, just like any county with a significant population, has its share of accidents. There are “hotspots” where more accidents are likely to occur because of congestion or poorly designed traffic intersections. These occur all over the county...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Sep 16, 2025 | Accidents, Attorney, Florida, injury, Law
No one wants to be injured in an accident. And in general, no one wants to see anyone injured in ana accident either. But with a society as complex as ours with all the moving parts, such as motor vehicles, escalators and the like, there are going to be a significant...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Sep 9, 2025 | Accidents, Attorney, Florida, injury, Law, Medical, Motorcycle
Auto accidents happen every minute of every day in a nation as large as the United States. Just in Florida alone there are over 1,000 auto accidents daily. At O’Neil Injury Law, we believe that an everyday accident doesn’t have to derail your life. With the...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Sep 1, 2025 | injury
Sustaining a personal injury can be a life-altering experience, impacting your physical health, emotional well-being, and financial stability. Whether it’s a car accident, slip and fall, or workplace injury, the road to recovery requires resilience, knowledge, and a...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Dec 30, 2024 | Accidents, Attorney, Florida, injury
Accidents involving massive vehicles such as large container trucks, cube trucks or semi tractor-trailers can be very dangerous and scary. These massive vehicles can weight many tons and travel at high speeds. They are susceptible to the same poor weather and road...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Nov 14, 2024 | Accidents, Florida, injury
Florida is near the top of most auto accident categories each and every year. This goes for both total accidents as well as fatalities. We have a very large state and a large population too. In fact, there are over 8 million registered drivers in Florida. This makes...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Oct 16, 2024 | Accidents, Attorney
Statutes of limitations exist in order to protect defendants from having to defend themselves against old claims where evidence has aged and witness memories have faded. Last year, House Bill 837 changed the statue of limitations on injury cases from 4 years down to 2...
by Attorney Melbourne Florida | Aug 9, 2024 | Accidents, Florida, injury, Law, Medical, Motorcycle
A recent study concluded that from March 2021 to March 2022 there were 264,000 private civil cases in the United States. Of those cases a whopping 80,689 were in Florida. Of those 80K+ cases, over 66,000 of them were personal injury cases. At 40% of all private civil...