Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Medication Errors Rampant: Is Your Loved One at Risk in a Florida Nursing Home?
Over 1.4 million Americans reside in nursing homes across the country. As families search for just the right care facility for their loved ones, they might investigate by evaluating the cleanliness of the building, the relationships between staff and patients, and the activities available for residents. But something just as important to consider is… Read More »
It’s a DUI, Even if you’re Driving a Lawn Mower!
When Haines City police officers heard a loud commotion outside of a local business, they hurried outside to see what was going on. There they discovered that Gary Wayne Anderson had inadvertently struck their police cruiser while riding his lawnmower. That’s right: the 68-year old had been on his riding lawn mower, towing a… Read More »
Understanding Your Miranda Rights
If you’ve been arrested, you need to know that it is your right—and the smart thing to do—to keep mum, quiet, or shush (that means shut your mouth) until you have an attorney by your side. In fact, if law enforcement intends to interrogate you, whether or not they intend to arrest you—you must… Read More »
Johns Hopkins Admits Liability: Pays out $40 Million
What could be worse than watching your child suffer with overwhelming health issues that seem to have spiraling complications? Perhaps having trusted physicians and medical personnel fail you in their promise to provide reliable care is the only thing that could make matters more untenable. At Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, that is exactly… Read More »
Can DNA Evidence be Trusted?
When a defendant’s guilt or innocence is in the balance, it is often DNA evidence that clinches a final verdict. But the fact of the matter is, juries can be fooled by what is presented as irrefutable evidence. An experienced criminal attorney knows how to challenge such evidence when it, in isolation, might otherwise… Read More »
Wrongful Death
Losing a loved one can be a jarring experience, never more so than when the death comes as a result of someone else’s actions. If you find yourself reeling after the death of a family member, and you just cannot accept the circumstances surrounding the incident, a local attorney who is experienced in dealing… Read More »
Distracted Driving Costs Lives
Drivers get behind the wheel all the time without really thinking about the seriousness of the task at hand. Unfortunately, all too often the failure to focus on the road ahead leads to serious, and even deadly accidents. If you have suffered a serious loss as a result of another driver’s distractions on the… Read More »
Spinal Cord Injuries
Every hour of the day, someone suffers a new spinal cord injury. That means upwards of 18,000 people across the country are forced to deal with the harsh news that a traumatic injury will have life-altering impacts. If you are facing a future that has been transformed by a spinal cord injury, you may… Read More »
Florida Motorcycle Accidents
A young father on his way home from work on his motorcycle: suddenly, he is cut off by another vehicle, collided into by a car that weighed several times the amount of the motorcycle, and that had built-in safeguards that motorcycles simply do not provide. Within minutes, rescuers are attempting to save the motorcyclist’s… Read More »
Hit and Run Accidents
It was a day of drama, tragedy, and suspense. When Angel Rodriguez Fiallos took his motorcycle out for a spin one August morning this year, he surely had no clue that it would be his last. For that was the day that Cody Bearry flew through a red light and smashed into the unsuspecting… Read More »
