Automobile Accidents

• Comparative Negligence - Do You Know What it Means For Floridians?

  Jeffrey Meldon | October 28, 2009 11:56 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  In a recent Florida court case, the jury found three drivers and the Alachua Police Department to be negligent (at fault) in a fiery I-75 and Hwy. 441 crash that left one dead and two seriously...

• Help Tony Save Lives and Keep America’s Roads Safer.

  Jeffrey Meldon | September 17, 2009 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  More of us do it every day than we’d like to admit. We know we shouldn’t; we’ve heard it’s dangerous but, we still do it. Meanwhile, one man is out to spread the word, town...

• 3 Ways to Protect Your Most Precious Cargo – Your Child Passenger:

  Jeffrey Meldon | September 03, 2009 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  National Child Passenger Safety Week is coming up from September 12th to the 18th This annual campaign provides parents an excellent time to: review child safety seat guidelines, make sure...

• Don’t Let Them Longhorns Outshine Us – Here Is What You Can Do Today:

  Jeffrey Meldon | August 31, 2009 12:50 PM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Austin, Texas, is the home of the University of Texas Longhorns and the Texas Legislature. In Texas, known for its rugged individualism, lawmakers have progressively passed a law restricting the...

• Texas Takes The Lead! But, We Floridians Can Also Protect Our School Children–Find Out How:

  Jeffrey Meldon | August 25, 2009 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Starting September 1st in Texas, it will be illegal to talk on a cell phone in an active school zone unless: the car is stopped, a hands-free device is used, or in an emergency. As we welcome a new...

• UM Coverage, …. “Stack” it up and save!

  Jeffrey Meldon | August 10, 2009 10:26 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Florida has some of the worst laws in the country when it comes to protecting the innocent person injured in a crash. As an accident attorney, it is heartbreaking for me to see legitimately injured...

• Texting while driving… it should be illegal in Florida!

  Jeffrey Meldon | July 31, 2009 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Yet another study has been released showing that texting while driving is dangerous! I say, how many studies do we need to prove the obvious and for this dangerous activity to become illegal in...

• A multitasker’s admission of guilt… Rehab?...sign me up!

  Jeffrey Meldon | July 30, 2009 4:41 PM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  What is all the buzz about multitasking while driving? I do it and it is even legal, at least in Florida! I am a multitasking king; it is a gift of mine. I can do a quick 3 miles on the treadmill...

• Care and Feeding of Tires.

  Jeffrey Meldon | June 30, 2009 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A married couple from Ocala were killed while their twin daughters left uninjured, after a tire on the family mini van blew out in Valdosta Georgia on June 11th, 2009. Officers reported that...

• Red Bull + Driving = Bad Idea… Heads Up!

  Jeffrey Meldon | June 09, 2009 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Highly caffeinated drinks such as Red Bull and Rockstar have begun to replace a good night’s sleep in many teen and young adult lives. Filling schedules with school, extracurricular activities...