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Over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, and months after the rollout of a vaccine, outbreaks of the virus…
Beltz & BeltzJune 23, 2021
When your loved one is in a nursing home, you would like to believe that they are residing in a…
Beltz & BeltzJune 16, 2021
Each year, there are nearly five million car accidents in the United States. Over half of these crashes are caused…
Beltz & BeltzJune 8, 2021
If your loved one has suffered from nursing home abuse, it is important that you find a nursing home abuse…
Beltz & BeltzJune 2, 2021
Picket Fence Manor, located near Bartlett Park, recently had its operating license suspended after the Florida Agency for Health Care…
Beltz & BeltzMay 25, 2021
Abuse in nursing homes is all too common. The sad truth is that over 20 percent of adults over the…
Beltz & BeltzMay 19, 2021
By some estimates, around 5 million older adults suffer abuse in nursing homes every year. Here in the Tampa/St. Petersburg…
Beltz & BeltzMay 10, 2021
Across the United States, there are around 1.4 million people residing in nursing homes. When your loved one enters a…
Beltz & BeltzMay 3, 2021
About 1 out of every 10 Americans aged 60 years or older have experienced elder abuse. This is an unfortunately…
Beltz & BeltzApril 23, 2021
Florida is the only state with a Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), a program that claims to “lower obstetrician’s…
Beltz & BeltzApril 17, 2021
The COVID-19 liability immunity legislation passed the House this week. It was then passed to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who…
Beltz & BeltzApril 13, 2021
In recent weeks, new legislation was passed that grants immunity to nursing homes from COVID-19 lawsuits, limiting the rights of…
Beltz & BeltzApril 5, 2021
The last year has been a difficult one, especially for people with family in care homes. Although Florida's governor has…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 22, 2021
When we talk about abuse, many people's minds automatically go to physical abuse. However, studies have shown that emotional abuse…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for over 100,000 deaths among long-term care residents. And unfortunately, the number continues to grow.…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 8, 2021
Did you know that, according to the World Health Organization, 1 in 6 people over the age of 60 experience…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 1, 2021
There are currently over 1.3 million seniors living in nursing homes throughout the country. Unfortunately, not every senior receives the…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 26, 2021
Elder abuse is hard to quantify. It is greatly underreported and much of it goes undetected. However, some research suggests…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 19, 2021
In an industry that already has a staffing shortage, the Coronavirus pandemic has been pulling at the seams of Florida’s…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 16, 2021
An estimated 1.3 million elderly people live in a nursing home in the US. Unfortunately, many of them have experienced…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 12, 2021
Senate Bill 74, which was filed last week, would grant immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits to nursing homes, hospitals, and doctors.…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 10, 2021
According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, almost two-thirds of nursing home staff in Florida chose not to get…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 10, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission is warning nursing home residents and their families to “beware of ‘grabby’ facility administrators” as the…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 9, 2021
Do you have injuries sustained on the property of a business? Have you been criminally attacked on the property of…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 1, 2021
Sometimes, scale makes all the difference. When a pharmaceutical company releases a toxic drug, or an oil company spills its…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 25, 2021
Your injury case may be omitting thousands of dollars in lost wages. In the whirlwind of litigation, do not let…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 18, 2021
Ridesharing may very well be the future of transportation. In the United States alone, Uber completes over 40 million rides…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 11, 2021
In the three weeks surrounding Thanksgiving of 2020, the death rate from COVID-19 doubled among nursing home residents in the…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 7, 2021
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that 4,889 buses and large trucks were involved in fatal car crashes in…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 5, 2021
Freedom Square of Seminole, Florida, has had one of the most devastating outbreaks of COVID-19 in the state since the…
Beltz & BeltzDecember 10, 2020
Were you injured on someone else's premises due to a property owner's negligence? You are not alone. In fact, over 53,000…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 11, 2020
Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday, October 22, that Florida will loosen its restrictions on visiting nursing homes and long-term…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 4, 2020
There are about 135,221 personal injury attorneys and 56,494 law firms throughout the country. Personal injury lawyers handle everything from…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 3, 2020
Dog bite injuries are more common than you might think. Over 800,000 Americans seek medical treatment for dog bites each…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 28, 2020
If you spend time walking, especially in Florida, you are at risk of being hit by an automobile and sustaining…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 19, 2020
Were you in a motorcycle accident in Tampa Bay recently? If you are healing from injuries, you will want to…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 14, 2020
In America, 1 in 10 elders has experienced some type of abuse. Although elderly abuse is more common than people think, many…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 8, 2020
There are over one million slip and fall injuries in the U.S. annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 2, 2020
Most of us do it every day, but we never think about how dangerous it is. Driving leads to about…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 25, 2020
On Tuesday, September 8, at around 5:00 am, three people were killed in a crash after a driver ran a…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 10, 2020
An 18-year-old Armwood High School student was killed on Tuesday after an SUV lost control after hitting a speed bump…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 8, 2020
Did you know that almost 1,800 elderly adults living in nursing homes die as a result of fall-related injuries? These…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 6, 2020
When it comes to voting, there is usually a debate about the safety of casting votes via mail-in ballot. This…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 2, 2020
Road traffic crashes could become the fifth-leading cause of death by 2030. If you were in a motorcycle accident recently,…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 26, 2020
When you order an Uber of Lyft, you expect a level of professionalism and care for your safety as a…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 17, 2020
At around 2:20 am on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, a driver was killed when a semi-trailer hit his car on…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 13, 2020
If you were injured by a dog, you might have legal recourse. Even though it may have been an accident…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 10, 2020
Patients should be able to trust medical professionals. Protections for the integrity of doctor-patient relationships have existed for thousands of…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 3, 2020
In America, 29 people die every day as a result of drunk driving, and 28% of all traffic accidents involve a…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 29, 2020
Slip and fall injuries are so common that they account for one million emergency room visits per year. Hiring a slip and…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 20, 2020
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has ordered the Alafia Village assisted living facility in Brandon, Florida to close…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 15, 2020
Apollo Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, is under scrutiny from families who claim they have been left…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 14, 2020
Getting a lawyer for your whiplash injury may not be your first thought in the event of an accident, but…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 14, 2020
There are roughly 3 million people in the Tampa Bay area. With an area this size, it is important to know how…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 8, 2020
A 41-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed on Sunday night in Sarasota after an accident with a sedan. Source.…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 6, 2020
Ten employees and forty-one residents have tested positive for Coronavirus at Apollo Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Petersburg. Source.…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 1, 2020
A 34-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries after a head-on collision in Wesley Chapel on Friday night.…
Beltz & BeltzJune 29, 2020
Bon Secours Maria Manor nursing center in Pinellas was recently hit by an outbreak of Coronavirus, with nearly half of…
Beltz & BeltzJune 26, 2020
Consulate Health Care, along with five other Florida nursing homes, received a letter from House Majority Whip James Clyburn demanding…
Beltz & BeltzJune 22, 2020
Six staff members and fourteen residents at the Grand Villa of St. Petersburg, a long-term care center, have tested positive…
Beltz & BeltzJune 22, 2020
On Monday morning around 9 am a motorcyclist from St. Petersburg was killed after being hit by a truck in…
Beltz & BeltzJune 22, 2020
Early Monday morning, at around 3:15 am, a collision occurred between a wrong-way driver and a tractor-trailer, resulting in a…
Beltz & BeltzJune 22, 2020
A crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle driving on US 41 North left 2 dead on Saturday night in…
Beltz & BeltzJune 22, 2020
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a day in which communities around the world work to promote a…
Beltz & BeltzJune 15, 2020
If your loved one currently resides in a nursing home, it is likely that you have been (and continue to…
Beltz & BeltzJune 11, 2020
In December 2017, Nicholas Capogna, a police officer in Clearwater, rolled through a stop sign while driving an unmarked Chevrolet…
Beltz & BeltzJune 8, 2020
As hard as it is to believe, nursing home abuse is a major problem in the world today. In fact,…
Beltz & BeltzJune 3, 2020
Is your loved one being abused? Sadly enough, 10 percent of seniors over the age of 60 have experienced elder…
Beltz & BeltzMay 19, 2020
Placing loved ones in the care of strangers is difficult and, sometimes, frightening. If family members need more support than…
Beltz & BeltzMay 15, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled the sale and consumption of prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine (commonly referred to…
Beltz & BeltzMay 6, 2020
88,000 motorcyclist injuries occurred in a single year. If that is not bad enough, 5,286 people died after a motorcyclist…
Beltz & BeltzApril 25, 2020
When it comes to car crashes, over one million people die on the road every single year. On top of…
Beltz & BeltzApril 21, 2020
Every year in the United States, nearly 30 million people visit emergency departments as a result of personal injuries. Another…
Beltz & BeltzApril 17, 2020
The Life Care Center of Kirkland, a nursing home in Seattle, Washington, has been fined over $600,000 by both state…
Beltz & BeltzApril 6, 2020
In the span of a few seconds, a car accident could change your life. The damage to your car is…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 14, 2020
Those that are involved in a pedestrian accident may be left feeling helpless. If you were hit by a car,…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 10, 2020
Life is full of unexpected surprises, some good and some tragic. Getting hit by a drunk driver falls pretty close…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 3, 2020
Everything we put into our bodies impacts our overall health. When a licensed physician hands us a prescription, we are…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 29, 2020
You might think that old age is a time that should bring honor and dignity. Sadly, as many as 10%…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 25, 2020
Shortly before 9:30 pm on Thursday, February 20, a head-on crash occurred at North Betty Lane and Springdale Street in…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 21, 2020
Medical errors claim the lives of an estimated 250,000 to 440,000 people in the US every year. That makes medical…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 21, 2020
On February 11, 2020, a 12-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries after he was body-slammed by a school staff member…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 20, 2020
If you are currently involved in a personal injury claim, you know that the process can be hard. Knowing who…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 17, 2020
Being the victim in a drunk driving accident can be one of the most life-changing and scary moments of your…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 14, 2020
A 32-year-old Tampa man was hit by a semitrailer on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 am. The accident took place…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 13, 2020
You now have the option to use apps such as Uber and Lyft to give you access to a rideshare…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 11, 2020
Driving a motorcycle is one of the most exciting ways to hit the road. Unfortunately, it's also one of the…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 9, 2020
It is normal to feel a cascade of emotions when deciding to place a loved one in a nursing home.…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 7, 2020
Thinking of going out for a bike ride? Do not forget your helmet. In a single year, there were 45,000…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 4, 2020
There are almost 130,000 people employed in the personal injury legal industry. The majority of them are lawyers and their…
Beltz & BeltzFebruary 1, 2020
In the United States, nearly 37,000 people die in road crashes each year and another 2.35 million come away from…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 29, 2020
An average of 6 million car accidents occurs in the United States every year. Meanwhile, 3 million people are injured…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 26, 2020
For adults older than 65, at least 10% will experience elder abuse at some point. This is awful enough, but…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 24, 2020
When you are driving your own car and end up in a car accident, it's not always easy to know…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 17, 2020
More than 700,000 personal injury lawsuits are filed each year in the United States. If you have recently been injured,…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 15, 2020
On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, near the intersection of Belcher Road and Catalina Drive in Clearwater, Florida, a crossing guard…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 10, 2020
Every year in the United States, some 214,000 people die from an injury. That comes out to one person every…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 10, 2020
According to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle, there were 402,592 crashes in Florida in 2018. This number includes…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 3, 2020
Beltz & Beltz is proud to have been named one of the Best Car Accident Lawyers in St. Petersburg. St.…
Beltz & BeltzDecember 3, 2019
The Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department was dispatched to a fire at an assisted living facility in Clearwater. Source. After…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 29, 2019
On Saturday, November 9, at approximately 8:20 pm in New Port Richey, a multi-vehicle crash occurred. One man involved in…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 18, 2019
On Monday, November 4, at approximately 1:33 pm, a motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Dale Mabry Highway. Source.…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 11, 2019
A fatal crash that occurred at Tampa Road and Lake St. George Drive in Palm Harbor is currently being investigated…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 24, 2019
At approximately 10 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2019, a crash involving a wrong-way driver occurred in Hillsborough County. Source.…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 22, 2019
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, at approximately 8:45 pm, a crash occurred in Clearwater involving a pedestrian and a vehicle.…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 21, 2019
School zones and construction zones are now officially hands-free areas in regard to texting and driving. Effective October 1, 2019,…
Beltz & BeltzOctober 3, 2019
A Florida man with Down Syndrome died in a hot car after his caregiver fell asleep. 35-year-old John LaPointe was…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 24, 2019
On Thursday afternoon, shortly after 12pm, a northbound SUV struck a bicyclist in the 2800 block of Dr. Martin Luther…
Beltz & BeltzSeptember 23, 2019
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at approximately 7:03 am, a vehicle crash occurred on the Howard Frankland Bridge. Witnesses reported…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 30, 2019
On Monday, August 26, 2019, at approximately 11:15 am a multiple-vehicle crash occurred in Pinellas Park. The Pinellas Park Police…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 29, 2019
On Friday, August 23 at approximately 8:44 pm a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Largo. The Largo Police…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 28, 2019
O’Nesha Cherdele Cummings, 24, was arrested on Sunday night after leaving the assisted living facility she was working at. Cummings…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 8, 2019
On Monday night, a stolen vehicle crashed into a police car at the intersection of 18th Ave. South and 7th…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 16, 2019
A 19 year-old driver has been arrested in St. Petersburg with charges of vehicular homicide after a pedestrian was hit…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 1, 2019
On Thursday, May 30th, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after being thrown from his bike, according to the Florida Highway…
Beltz & BeltzJune 10, 2019
Florida law enforcement agencies are preparing for the enforcement of the new distracted driving law. This new law is going…
Beltz & BeltzJune 4, 2019
A 7-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in the parking lot of the Arbors at…
Beltz & BeltzMay 9, 2019
Facebook has over 1 billion active users. It is the third most popular website in the world, behind only Google…
Beltz & BeltzMay 7, 2019
Courthouses throughout the U.S. lack the appropriate accommodations for nursing lawyer moms on the job. They have to turn to…
Beltz & BeltzMay 1, 2019
The Beltz & Beltz Law Firm is proud to announce that we will be once again sponsoring Movies in the…
Beltz & BeltzApril 24, 2019
On Sunday evening, a pedestrian was struck and killed while he was attempting to cross Belcher Rd in Clearwater with…
Beltz & BeltzApril 8, 2019
A nursing home or assisted living facility should be a safe place where your loved one is cared for when…
Beltz & BeltzJanuary 26, 2018
Most Floridians are familiar with the phrase “No-Fault State” but most do not fully understand the impact of the phrase.…
Beltz & BeltzNovember 13, 2017
After you are injured in a motor vehicle collision, preserving evidence of the accident and your injuries can help support…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 10, 2017
These days there are constant reminders about the dangers of cigarette smoking at almost every turn; radio and television public…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 5, 2016
Recently, you may have noticed more people buried in their cellphone screens than usual. There is a new mobile game…
Beltz & BeltzAugust 1, 2016
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that contain cartridges of nicotine, chemicals, and flavorings (such as pineapple or peppermint). The electronic cigarette…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 27, 2016
On July 1, 2000, Florida repealed the legal requirement that all motorcyclists wear protective helmets. State law now requires motorcycle…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 25, 2016
You might not realize that something seemingly innocent, like sharing a photo from your favorite band’s concert Saturday night, or…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 15, 2016
Despite laws that compel the purchase of auto insurance, many people choose to drive without it. According to the Insurance…
Beltz & BeltzJuly 8, 2016
Summer has officially arrived for Tampa Bay area students. While students, parents, and teachers are celebrating the beginning of an…
Beltz & BeltzJune 26, 2016
We are midway through the year and there have been 160,142 auto accidents in Florida so far in 2016. 103,581…
Beltz & BeltzJune 11, 2016
Lawyers many times have to get creative in representing their clients. An excellent example of this is occurring this week…
Beltz & BeltzMarch 13, 2016
