Pulled Over and Arrested in Miami Dade, Broward County, or Palm Beach? Know Your Rights! If you are pulled over or arrested in the Miami Dade, Broward County, or Palm Beach area- know your rights. Getting pulled over is nerve wracking as many things are going through your head. It…
This firm wants to take the time to answer your questions where your relative was injured by terrorism.The question we get most is “Can you collect money for me if my relative was injured in a terrorist attack?” The answer is yes if: 1.Your relative was injured in a terrorist…
My last blog post explained that in order to bring a claim under the US VSST act there must have been a death that occurred in the attack. The case requiring this was Borochov. That finding was affirmed on appeal. This means that the only way of changing this result…
When injured on the job, navigating the Worker’s Compensation system in Florida can be quite a daunting task. One of the most crucial decisions is whether to settle or take the case to trial (commonly referred to as a Final Merits Hearing). Keep in mind, if the case proceeds to…
By Deborah Caputo — Attorneys Jo Ann Hoffman & Associates, P.A. You sustained injuries while working with a Defense Base Act contractor. As a result, you filed a Defense Base Act claim for benefits for your injuries. The abbreviation that will be referenced throughout this article which is “DBA” for…
How has Artificial Intelligence Impacted the Legal Field? What is artificial intelligence? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science of programming machines, especially computer systems to think and reason like human beings. These computer systems have been programmed to perform tasks such as problem solving and providing answers to everyday questions,…
This article is intended to be a brief overview of the Defense Base Act (“DBA”) law. For more information on the DBA, please visit the Department of Labor website here. Before the Defense Base Act, there was only the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), a federal law passed…
When one person dies in a rocket attack, everyone injured in that rocket attack can make a claim for damages under the anti-terrorism law set forth at www.usvsst.com. The US Department of Justice has a website that explains the rights of US victims of state sponsored terrorism. US victims include…
Recently, I was honored by the Broward Bar with the Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence in Workers Compensation. I was touched and proud to be recognized for my hard work and dedication to helping the injured. My high school English teacher was the one who told me to go to…
On February 24, 2023, JoAnn Hoffman received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Broward County, Workers Compensation Division of the Florida Bar for her decades long work helping the injured in Florida. How far have we come and how far can we go to be Fair to all people? That…