Viñas DeLuca Law Blog

The first step to filing a personal injury claim is to meet with an attorney. At Viñas & DeLuca, PLLC, all initial consultations with our lawyers are free and confidential. During your initial consultation, you and your attorney will discuss the facts pertaining to your case, your legal options for pursuing a claim, your rights as a client in a personal injury matter, and how legal fees and costs will eventually be paid.

Each year, tens of millions of Americas are admitted to hospitals, undergo surgery, or receive some form of medical care.  “Big medicine” is a multitrillion-dollar industry.  According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “U.S. health care spending grew 4.6 percent in 2019, reaching $3.8 trillion.

There are many reasons a Florida personal injury lawyer might refuse to accept your personal injury case, even if it has merit.  The lawyer may be too busy to accept new cases, lack adequate legal experienced or resources to effectively litigate your case, have a conflict of interest, or simply feel your case is not a good fit for his or her law firm. 

A typical shopping experience can quickly turn bad if a box, storage bin, display, or other merchandise falls on a customer. While this should never happen, falling merchandise and displays at “big box” stores cause far more injuries than you might think. This often results in patrons seeking immediate medical attention and being left wondering who or what is to blame.

The gallbladder stores bile, which is a fluid formed in the liver and used by the body to breakdown food and aid with digestion. When a person eats, the gallbladder releases bile which travels to the small intestine through narrow pathways or tubes knowns as “ducts.” Some ducts connect the gallbladder to the liver and others connect the gallbladder to the intestines. When bile builds up in the gallbladder, it can cause gallstones and gallbladder inflammation. This condition is referred to as “calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis.” Surgery is often necessary to remove the inflamed gallbladder and restore the proper flow of bile.