Automobile Accidents

• Gainesville Florida Law Enforcment Cracks Down on Drunk Driving

  Jeffrey Meldon | August 16, 2008 4:02 PM | 3 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Gainesville, Florida law enforcement has joined a nationwide effort to increase DUI arrests and hopefully reduce the number of accidents, injuries and deaths caused by drinking and driving. The...

• CSX Railroad Train Kills Grandmother

  Jeffrey Meldon | May 08, 2008 5:19 PM | 3 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Cynthia Forman, a 58 year old grandmother, was killed yesterday when a CSX railroad train was unable to stop and hit her as she was crossing the tracks in her car. The railroad tracks crossed a...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Safety Advocates Get a Victory for Stronger Roofs

  Jeffrey Meldon | June 01, 2009 9:44 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Good news for automobile safety advocates – the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently passed a new rule requirin light vehicles to have stronger roofs. According to...

• The Never-ending Debate: The Legal Drinking Age in the U.S.

  Jeffrey Meldon | April 20, 2009 11:40 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  As an accidet attorney in Gainesville, a resident of a university and college town, and as a parent, the debate over the legal drinking age in the U.S. is of importance and interest to me. The...

• If these are "good neighbors" I'm changing neighborhoods!

  Tom Copeland | November 19, 2008 10:25 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  Every day we emphasize to clients and others we come into contact with the importance of having the proper automobile insurance. Florida's no fault system does not require a car owner to carry...

• 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...