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06/18/2026

A French network was in our office today to interview Tom for an upcoming documentary on cruise ship safety and the incidents that happen at sea. This is work we deal with closely, and Tom spoke to what passengers and crewmembers are up against and where the accountability falls short. We will share the piece once it airs.

06/16/2026

USinjury.Law has reached a confidential multimillion-dollar settlement for a family that lost a young child to a drowning at a short-term rental pool in Central Florida.

Drownings at vacation rentals are rarely one person's fault. The rental company, the owner, the property manager, the pool builder, and the maintenance company can all share responsibility, and we pursued every one of them.

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USinjury.Law has secured a confidential multimillion-dollar settlement for the family of a young child who drowned at a short-term rental pool in Central Florida. Here is what made the case complex, who can be held responsible, and what every Florida family should know.

06/16/2026

Three years ago, our client Heriberto Sanchez-Mayen was catastrophically injured and lost both legs. Last week, his long fight for justice ended.

On June 8, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill that secures the final $2.3 million of his $2.5 million recovery from the City of St. Petersburg.

In Florida, when a city or government agency seriously hurts someone, the law caps what they pay at just $200,000, no matter how devastating the harm. The only way past that cap is a claims bill passed by the full Legislature and signed by the Governor. It rarely happens. For Heriberto, it happened, and both the House and Senate voted for it unanimously.

If a government entity has hurt you or someone you love, you are not out of options. We know this path because we have walked it.
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Governor DeSantis signed HB 6517 into law, securing the final $2.3 million of a $2.5 million recovery for our client after a catastrophic St. Petersburg police injury. Here is how the Florida claims bill process works, and what it means if a government entity has injured you.

06/12/2026

A win for injury victims in Florida.

On June 11, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in Perlmutter v. Federal Insurance Co. that victims do not have to meet the tough trial standard just to ask permission to seek punitive damages. The bar at the pleading stage stays where the law put it: a reasonable showing, not proof by clear and convincing evidence.

Punitive damages exist to punish and deter serious misconduct. This ruling protects the ability of injury and wrongful death victims to hold bad actors fully accountable.

We explain what the decision says and why it matters in our latest blog: https://usinjury.law/florida-supreme-court-lowers-the-bar-to-plead-punitive-damages-what-perlmutter-means-for-section-768-72-practice

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The Florida Supreme Court just clarified how punitive damages get pled. In Perlmutter v. Federal Insurance Co. (June 11, 2026), the Court held the clear and convincing standard does not apply at the pleading stage under section 768.72(1). We break down the holding and what it means for your next mot...

06/08/2026

We have filed a federal lawsuit against Universal Orlando Resort over injuries sustained on the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster.

The ride generated up to 4.18 Gs of force. Its only restraint was a lap bar. No head restraint. No neck restraint. No upper body restraint of any kind.

According to our complaint, Universal had documented injury reports going back to October 2009, two months after the ride opened. It kept running for 16 more years.

The ride closed on August 18, 2025. Our client was injured on July 23, 2024.

If you or someone you know was injured on this ride or at any Florida theme park, you may still have a valid claim. The statute of limitations depends on when your incident occurred, and some windows are still open.

Read the full story and find out what the record shows:
https://usinjury.law/scolaro-law-files-lawsuit-against-universal-orlando-over-hollywood-rip-ride-rockit-injuries

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Universal Orlando's Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit generated 4.18 Gs of force with nothing but a lap bar holding riders in place. No head restraint. No neck restraint. No upper body restraint. Scolaro Law has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Universal knew its ride was injuring guests for over 15 years a...

05/22/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled 8-1 against Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, and MSC in one of the most significant cruise industry legal decisions in decades. The case involves the Port of Havana, the Helms-Burton Act, and hundreds of millions of dollars in potential liability.

At Scolaro Law, we fight these same cruise lines every day on behalf of injured passengers and crew members. We broke down exactly what this ruling means, what it does not change, and what every cruise passenger and referral attorney needs to know.

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The Supreme Court just handed the cruise industry one of its most significant legal losses in years, ruling 8-1 against Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, and MSC in Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. The case centers on the Helms-Burton Act and the cruise lines' use of Cub...

05/20/2026

Uber is quietly working to limit what rideshare accident victims can recover after a crash. Through a California ballot initiative, Tallahassee lobbying, and legislation already signed into law here in Florida, the company is systematically dismantling the legal tools that allow injured people to fight back.

The playbook is not new. Florida lived through an almost identical campaign in 2003 and 2004 when the medical malpractice industry used the same rhetoric, the same promises, and the same tactics to cap attorney fees and limit victims' rights. The promises were not kept then. There is every reason to believe they will not be kept now.

We broke down the entire strategy, the history, and what Florida accident victims need to know right now.

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Uber is quietly rewriting the rules of rideshare accident litigation, and Florida is directly in its crosshairs. Through a high-stakes California ballot initiative, Tallahassee lobbying campaigns, and favorable legislation already signed into law, rideshare companies are systematically dismantling t...

05/15/2026

Most people who get hurt in a trucking accident only know about two parties: the truck driver and the trucking company. What they don't know is that in many cases, there is a third party who chose that trucking company in the first place. That party is called a freight broker.

For years, brokers hid behind a federal law to escape accountability entirely. Last week, the United States Supreme Court shut that door unanimously.

The decision is called Montgomery v. Caribe Transport, and it means that if a broker hired a carrier they knew or should have known was unsafe, they can now be held responsible when that carrier's truck causes a crash.

At Scolaro Law, we have been fighting trucking cases for over 25 years and recovering millions for our clients. This ruling opens a new avenue we are ready to pursue.

If you or someone you love was seriously injured or killed in a trucking accident, read our full breakdown of what this decision means for you.

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The Supreme Court just ruled unanimously in a case that changes everything about who can be held accountable when a truck crash destroys a life. If a freight broker put an unsafe carrier on the road, they can no longer hide behind federal law to escape responsibility. Here is what that means for you...

05/12/2026

An 88-year-old woman fell off a pier at Carnival's Celebration Key in the Bahamas and died. Her husband watched it happen and jumped in after her. What makes this especially devastating is that Carnival had already seen a child fall from the same pier five months earlier and did nothing about it.

Our attorneys break down exactly what happened, why it was preventable, and what every passenger using a mobility scooter on a cruise needs to know before they board. We also explain what your rights are under maritime law if you or someone in your family has been hurt on a cruise pier, a gangway, or anywhere in connection with a cruise voyage.

The window to act in maritime cases is shorter than most people realize. Read the full article at the link below and share it with anyone you know who cruises regularly.

On May 9, 2026, an 88-year-old passenger fell from the pier at Carnival's Celebration Key destination in the Bahamas and died. Five months earlier, a child had fallen from the same pier. Carnival had been warned. We examine what the evidence shows, what the law requires, and what every passenger usi...

05/11/2026

A Florida court just refused to let a hotel escape accountability for what happened to our client.

She was a minor. A predator groomed her online, drove her to a Pinellas County hotel, and sexually assaulted her inside that building. When we filed a lawsuit against the hotel, its first move was to ask a judge to throw the case out before discovery could even begin. Before a single question could be asked under oath. Before a jury could hear one word of what happened on that property.

On May 7, 2026, the court said no.

This is not just a win for our client. It is a signal to every hotel in Florida that operational failures have consequences. Failing to train staff. Failing to monitor guest access. Failing to comply with Florida's human trafficking awareness laws. These are not technicalities. They are legal duties. And when a hotel ignores them and someone is hurt, we are going to be there.

We already secured a seven-figure settlement against the institution whose negligence first put our client in danger. Now we are holding the hotel accountable. The court has cleared the way.

If you or someone you love was assaulted, trafficked, or harmed at a Florida hotel, read our full article at the link below. And then call us. Consultations are free. You pay nothing unless we win.

A Florida court denied a hotel's motion to dismiss in a child sexual assault and trafficking case. Here is what that ruling means for victims of hotel negligence and sexual assault across Florida, and what your legal rights are if it happened to you.