After 31 years of practicing, personal injury law I have seen a lot of things come and go. One of them is the scourge called Billboard/TV lawyers. These are basically advertising executives with law degrees. These guys and gals are amazingly happy on the television and radio and full of information. They want you to […]
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What does “full coverage” mean for car insurance?
It’s no doubt, you have heard someone say: “I have full coverage” talking about their car insurance. If you’ve heard an insurance salesman say “we can sell you full coverage,” you may have believed him. Some people believe they are protected with this Florida “full coverage.” Do not be fooled. It’s not what you think. […]
Uber is trying to hurt you.
You are not safe from Arbitration clauses in your dealing with big corporations. As you know from my previous posts, any corporation that wants you to arbitrate is a corporation that is going to hurt you VERY badly financially. As I hav mentioned many times on https://www.facebook.com/JSteeleLaw/ and on this website, arbitration clauses are BAAAAAADDDDDD. […]
What to do about the manslaughter by cell phone drivers.
A man died on this road. A good man. A man who had two grown sons, a loving wife, old and dear friends, trustworthy business contacts, a caring doctor, a solid banker, people who supplied his farm, sought his advice and listened to his jokes. He was passionate about coaching his sons’ baseball team in […]
It’s Not Just a “Concussion” It’s a Permanent Injury to Your Brain
A chilling medical study, reported in Science Daily, described the findings of a new study presented November 29, 2016 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The study used specialized MRI scans to examine high school football players brains before and after one season of football play. The MRIs revealed […]
How to fire your attorney
Hired a billboard/TV lawyer and are not getting what they promised? Billboard/TV lawyers get thousands of phone calls every day. If they have a big case beside yours, chances are that’s why you’re not getting phone calls. They have a high volume practice and can’t hire enough lawyers to give the service of a real […]
Risking It All to Make Voting Fair in Florida.
The election in the Fall of 2016 marks a milestone in Florida history and the end of an era of corruption in Florida politics. It is important election for Steele Olmstead because he put his entire finances at risk to make voting fair in Florida. Florida beginning in the 1800s was always a victim of […]
Explained: Types of Car Insurance- what you got and need.
You have to understand why you have insurance to determine what insurance to have. First, understand you guy insurance so that somebody else (the insurance company) pays for the damage (which could be big $$$) when an injury occurs. You pay a premium (a little $$$) to avoid the big $$$. There are seven kinds […]
Crash victims are shocked: Your car insurance isn’t “Full Coverage” unless you have these. Las víctimas de accidentes se sorprenden: Su seguro de coche no es “cobertura completa” a menos que tenga estas.
The Florida Legislature decides what the insurance laws are. That means, it says is “full coverage” insurance is. Full coverage is supposed to mean “I am protected fully.” But what the Legislature calls “full coverage” is not because you are not fully protected. I am sure you know, insurance companies pay our legislature money to […]
Ten Things You Must Do After After a Car Wreck or Crash
There are many things swirling around because this is a huge thing. But there’s no such thing as an “ACCIDENT,” someone made a mistake and you are struggling from it,but here’s the best things to do: Call a friend or family member and tell them you’ve had a wreck and ask […]