Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Florida Truck Accident Lawsuit Yields Nuclear Verdict Against Logging Company
A Florida logging company that failed to vet their driver recently lost a personal injury lawsuit filed by three injured plaintiffs. After a 4-week trial, a Nassau County jury reached a unanimous decision awarding $141.5 million to the plaintiffs. The case involved a logging truck crash that happened in March 2020. Three people were… Read More »
Lake Worth Beach Postal Carrier Awarded $6M by City After Crash with Garbage Truck
The City of Lake Worth Beach recently will pay a postal carrier $6 million after her mail truck was rear-ended by a city garbage truck. The postal carrier was leaning into her vehicle attempting to retrieve mail when the garbage truck struck her mail truck. The mail truck was parked at the curb at… Read More »
U.S. Department of Labor Finds Florida East Coast Railway Fired Railway Worker In Violation of FMLA
FMLA protections exist to ensure that a worker is never forced to choose between their health and their job. U.S. laborers are allowed to take leave from work when they have a qualifying medical condition that prevents them from doing their job. Employers cannot fire or otherwise take adverse actions against the employee who… Read More »
Truck Driver Found Not Guilty in a Crash that Killed Two Siblings
There are numerous ways to hold a trucking company and their truck driver accountable for causing a fatal accident. In some cases, prosecutors decide to file charges against the truck driver for causing death. In one specific case, prosecutors alleged that the defendant truck driver was speeding and ran a red light when he… Read More »
Mother Sues Character A.I. After Son’s Suicide
Several lawsuits have been filed against social media companies regarding teen suicides and the toll social media takes on the psychological health of youngsters. These lawsuits allege that social media companies exposed young people to disturbing or upsetting content that caused a significant decline in their mental health. While none of these lawsuits have… Read More »
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Boar’s Head After Man Dies of Listeria
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Florida after a man died of listeria. According to the lawsuit, he contracted the disease after consuming a Boar’s Head product. This is a new wrongful death lawsuit and the first to allege an infection contracted from a product other than the company’s liverwurst. The lawsuit… Read More »
EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Asphalt Paving Systems for Racial Harassment and Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems, an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Tennessee. The agency will force the company to pay $1.25 million in damages and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit. According to the… Read More »
Can You Be Fired In Florida While on FMLA?
Florida is considered an at-will employment state. That means that your employer can fire you at any time for any reason, not just because you performed poorly at your job. However, U.S. workers are offered certain protections against losing their work for specific reasons. If you’re on an unpaid leave of absence under the… Read More »
Tampa Company J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle Claims of Racial Harassment and Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled a lawsuit against a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor. The EEOC forced the company to pay $1.6 million and provide other equitable relief to settle a race and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic company employees. Under… Read More »
Florida Company in Trouble for Firing Employees for Using FMLA Leave
CSX Transportation is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit filed May 7 on behalf of several employees. A group of former workers is accusing the company of baselessly firing workers for purportedly abusing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) during holidays and weekends. In other words, the company is accused of retaliating against workers… Read More »