Author: Jim Magazine

James (Jim) Magazine is a Florida Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer who has spent his career helping injured victims. Jim is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida since 1990 and is also admitted to practice at the Appellate level and admitted to the United States Supreme Court.

What Is Auto Negligence in Florida?

10Aug
Auto negligence in Florida happens when a driver fails to drive responsibly and causes an accident. The accident, in turn, causes other road users to suffer injuries, damages, and other losses. The injured parties pursue compensation by filing a personal injury claim with the at-fault driver’s insurance carrier or suing the driver directly. Florida follows […]
auto negligence in Florida

Will the Camp LeJeune Claim Affect My VA Benefits?

10Aug
Millions of Americans and the thousands of families impacted by the Camp Lejeune Water Crisis have followed the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit, one of the most well-known legal cases in the country. If they served, worked, or resided at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987, they may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water. This includes […]
Retro US city map of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Vintage street map.

What is ACV and RCV?

10Aug
When a Florida storm hits and causes property damage, homeowners would like to rest easy knowing their homeowner’s insurance policy will pay the bill for needed repairs. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. To understand why filing an insurance claim for a damaged home might lead to difficulties in collecting payment from insurance companies, […]
A woman calculating the value of a property.

What are the Most Common Causes of Bicycle Accidents in Florida?

10Aug
The most common causes of bicycle accidents in Florida include speeding, distracted driving, unsafe lane changes, and drivers failing to yield to cyclists. These crashes often occur on high-traffic roads where cars and bikes share space—and they’re alarmingly frequent. In 2021 alone, Florida reported nearly 6,000 bicycle collisions, giving it one of the highest cyclist […]
Speeding car passing beside cyclist on the road

Uber/Lyft Accidents, Ride Share Legal Battles and Finding Out Who is Liable

10Aug
According to the research paper “The Cost of Convenience: Ridesharing and Traffic Fatalities,” rideshare services like Uber and Lyft have accounted for a 3% increase in traffic accident fatalities since 2011. Uber and Lyft drivers were involved in 97 crashes that led to 107 deaths between 2017 and 2018.[1] Due to the increasing number of Ubers and […]
Passenger is sitting on the back seat of the car and using smart phone app to rate a driver. Taxi or modern peer to peer ridesharing concept