Mistakes to Avoid After an Auto Accident

Mistakes to Avoid After an Auto Accident

Getting into an auto accident is—hopefully—something that you won’t experience very often. However, because of the unusual circumstances, people who have been involved in an accident may inadvertently harm their chances of recovering from their injuries. Here are some...
Social Media and Personal Injury Cases

Social Media and Personal Injury Cases

Social media has, for better or worse, altered the lives of many Americans today. While it certainly has its uses—such as providing a forum to connect with old friends and keep in touch with distant family members—it can be a minefield for those who are in the middle...
What is the duty of care?

What is the duty of care?

What is the duty of care? Are you aware that you can recover from injuries suffered on the property of another person, even if that person did not directly do anything to harm you? This can even be the case in some instances where the person was not even aware of your...
Fall in a Retail Store

Fall in a Retail Store

If you slipped and fell in a retail or grocery store in the Melbourne, Florida area, let us at O’Neal Injury Law, help you out. There are a number of legal theories, under which you may be entitled to recovery. What’s more, depending on the extent and type of...
Product Liability: Design and Manufacture Defects

Product Liability: Design and Manufacture Defects

If you live in the Melbourne, Florida area and you have been harmed due to a defective product, we would like to talk with you. You may have a cause of action to recover for your injuries, and you may even be able to recover for things such as the wages you lost due...
Safety in Construction Zones

Safety in Construction Zones

Road construction is a necessary part of our society today. Without it, our infrastructure would crumble and we would be unable to maintain the lifestyle to which we have become accustomed. Although it can present a minor inconvenience, it is truly a necessary evil....
What is Personal Injury?

What is Personal Injury?

Personal injury is a situation where you are injured as a result of the negligence of another. Personal injury in Melbourne can take many forms from being injured at work due to safety violations or falling in a store because the aisles weren’t properly cleared or the...
Have You Been Injured?

Have You Been Injured?

If someone has been negligent and you have suffered as a result, you may be entitled to compensation. This is because Florida recognizes that you should not be made to suffer a loss when someone else does something that they should not do — or when someone fails to do...
Employer liability for employee actions

Employer liability for employee actions

When an employer hires someone to work for him or her, the employer must take reasonable steps to ensure that the person is reasonably competent to perform the job with a minimal risk of harm to others. If you were harmed when an employee acted in a negligent manner,...
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