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Q: What legal options do I have for inadequate medical care in Florida?
I have been experiencing severe health issues due to inadequate medical care from my neurologist in Florida. Initially, two MRI scans indicated the need for further testing, but the neurologist administered Botox despite a known viral infection. This resulted in severe complications, including... View More 
Peter J. Porcaro
answered on Jun 2, 2026
answered on Jun 2, 2026
I'm sorry you've been through this. Botox administered during an active viral infection, missed follow-up on MRI findings, abandonment without prescription continuity, and a subsequent CSF leak with permanent neurological sequelae is exactly the kind of compounding harm that, if the... View More
Q: What legal options do I have for inadequate medical care in Florida?
I have been experiencing severe health issues due to inadequate medical care from my neurologist in Florida. Initially, two MRI scans indicated the need for further testing, but the neurologist administered Botox despite a known viral infection. This resulted in severe complications, including... View More
David Pittman
answered on Jun 4, 2026
answered on Jun 4, 2026
In Florida, individuals who experience severe complications, improper treatment, or sudden termination of care from a healthcare provider generally have two main avenues to pursue:
1. Civil Lawsuit (Medical Malpractice)
A patient can file a civil lawsuit to seek financial... View More
Q: Does a Lady Bird deed transfer ownership if the homeowner isn't listed as a grantee in Florida?
In Florida, a Lady Bird deed was drafted with the grantor being the homeowner and the grantee being her sister, without listing the homeowner as a grantee. The deed does not specify any conditions regarding the homeowner retaining ownership until her death. Does the homeowner still retain ownership... View More
Andrey Mangushev
answered on Jun 2, 2026
answered on Jun 2, 2026
Your question touches on a nuanced aspect of Florida's enhanced life estate deed, commonly called a Lady Bird or enhanced life estate deed. Under Florida property law, a Lady Bird deed typically names the grantor as retaining a life estate with enhanced powers — meaning the grantor keeps... View More
Q: Does a Lady Bird deed transfer ownership if the homeowner isn't listed as a grantee in Florida?
In Florida, a Lady Bird deed was drafted with the grantor being the homeowner and the grantee being her sister, without listing the homeowner as a grantee. The deed does not specify any conditions regarding the homeowner retaining ownership until her death. Does the homeowner still retain ownership... View More
Kristen Weiss
answered on Jun 21, 2026
answered on Jun 21, 2026
This is a genuinely important question and the answer depends on whether the deed was actually drafted as a Lady Bird deed or whether it was drafted as a traditional life estate deed. The distinction matters enormously.
A properly drafted Lady Bird deed, also called an enhanced life estate... View More
Q: Does PTSD affect statute of limitations on elder fraud in FL?
In Florida, does the disability of PTSD and moderate cognitive decline extend the statute of limitations for financial fraud involving an elderly person? I am dealing with a situation where $50,000 was fraudulently obtained from us after a phone representation to provide services was made. No... View More
Andrey Mangushev
answered on Jun 2, 2026
answered on Jun 2, 2026
Your situation raises one of the more underappreciated protections in Florida civil law. Florida Statute § 95.11(3)(j) generally imposes a four-year statute of limitations on fraud claims, but § 95.051(1)(b) expressly tolls — meaning pauses — the running of that limitations period when the... View More
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