South Florida Injury Attorney Blog

Whilst doing research on sports injuries I stumbled across this article whereabouts a 12 year old girl Nicole was injured whilst playing basketball. The article stated that apparently during basketball practice, Nicole was shooting the ball when a defender tried aggressively to block her shot. The two players made contact, and Nicole hit the floor headfirst. “The way she was hit took her whole body out from under her, and she landed directly on her head,” said her mother, “We immediately knew this was serious as she was very confused and looking at people like she didn’t know who they were.”

Paramedics were called to the scene and she was taken to the hospital for observation. At the hospital, doctors diagnosed a minor concussion —an increasingly common injury in basketball, particularly among minors, yet one that has yet to gain widespread attention. In fact, Nicole's mom said, she knew enough to worry about concussions — she also stated that even though Nicole played soccer more than basketball she worries more about the latter sport as the chances for broken bones and other injuries can occur being that it is a hard floor as the physical contact of basketball similar to that of football except that its indoors.

Injuries on basketball courts are common across South Florida from Sunrise, Plantation, Miramar, Coral Springs and Aventura, some are serious to warrant hospitalization and observation at a hospital or some maybe minor not requiring medical attention, although we always advise to visit your medica practioner to ensure that the injury in not serious. Also it allows you to keep record of your injury if you do eventually decide to file a claim. Practicing law in Fort Lauderdale and representing victims of sports injuries I always recommend to parents and victims that it does not matter how serious the injury you should always seek advice from an experienced sports injury attorney.

Should you or a loved one be the victim of a sports injury, always seeks legal counsel to ensure you know your rights and you are compensated for your damages. Contact us online or call at 954 431 8100 or 305 624 9186 to set up a FREE consultation to see legal counsel.

Recently, I read an article in one of the Sunrise local newspapers and found it to be a good idea for a blog entry. The article covered spectator injuries that can occur while watching sport games at local parks.

Mr. Sanchez, an enthusiastic dad, was waiting for his son to complete a batting practice session at a park in Sunrise, when he was hit in the eye with a stray ball while he stood at an open gate near a fence surrounding the baseball field. Paramedics were called to the park and he was taken to the hospital for the eye injury and was admitted for observation. He was eventually released, and was planning on filing a claim against the City for the damages, medical bills and loss of wages that he incurred from this injury.

In the State of Florida, if you are injured at any recreational park in any of the various cities, in order to be able to file a claim against local authorities or a city entity, paramedics have to be called out and the injured person has to be taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

There is always risk to be taken into consideration when attending sporting activities and one should always seek legal counsel from an experienced personal injury attorney to ensure that you know your rights and the responsibility of the public parks or recreation centers.

Attorney Alan Cohn has been representing victims of this and other types of injuries both in and out of the courtroom for years. His experience will help you recover for your injuries and get you back on your feet. Cohn, Smith & Cohen have offices conveniently located in Broward, Miami-Dade and West Palm Beach and has successfully represented seriously injured individuals throughout the cities of Broward County such as Sunrise, Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Weston, Tamarac and Margate. Contact our office for a free consultation.