This Southwest Ranches Personal Injury Lawyer represents clients in need in Southwest Ranches, Florida. Situated in Broward County, Florida, Southwest Ranches lies next to Florida’s Everglades. It is located fifteen miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
There were 7,345 people living in Southwest Ranches as of the year 2010 (as of 2016, that number was 7,898). There are three zip codes in the Town.
Southwest Ranches was incorporated as a Town in the year 2000. It was incorporated in part because the residents did not want to be annexed into Pembroke Pines, Florida.
There are many horses in Southwest Ranches. The name “Southwest Ranches” was chosen due to that and the fact that the Town is located in southwest Broward County. It was chosen by a vote of Town residents in 1999.
Mr. Quackenbush represents clients who have been injured in horseback-riding accidents. While horseback riding can be fun, it can also be dangerous. Horses have been known to throw people off of their backs. When this happens, victims can sustain broken necks and backs, spinal cord injuries and experience paralysis, quadriplegia and paraplegia. Death can also result (leading to a wrongful death case). The owner of the horse may be liable. This will be particularly true if the owner knew that the horse had a propensity to “buck” or throw riders off of its back.
The mottos of the Town of Southwest Ranches is “Preserving Our Rural Lifestyle” and “The pavement stops here!”
Southwest Ranches is governed by a Town Commission. It is run by a Town Manager. The Town has a Mayor, a Vice Mayor, three City Commissioners, one Town Administrator and a Town Clerk. Known as cases of “sovereign immunity,” lawsuits against the Town must be approved by the Town Commission. They are also capped at $200,000 in damages and carry with them certain notice requirements (i.e., you must let the Town know six-months before filing a lawsuit).
Southwest Ranches is 13.15 square miles total. Of that, .02 square miles is made up of water. Mr. Quackenbush represents people who have been injured in all sorts of water related activities. These include boating, jet ski and waverunner related accidents, wrecks and crashes. They also include tragic cases of drowning.
In an effort to keep the Town rural, laws in Southwest Ranches typically disallow streetlights and sidewalks. The lack of streetlights generally keep the roads very dark, and this can contribute to car accidents. Mr. Quackenbush represents people who have been injured in car accidents, wrecks and crashes in Southwest Ranches and throughout the State of Florida.
In addition, because of the lack of sidewalks, bicyclists are typically expected to ride their bikes in the street. This can lead to bicycle accidents. Mr. Quackenbush represents clients who have been injured in bicycle wrecks, accidents and crashes in Southwest Ranches and throughout Florida.
Mr. Quackenbush represents people who have been injured in premises liability cases in Southwest Ranches. These include slip and fall and trip & fall accidents. They also include cases of negligent security. A negligent security case results when you are the victim of a crime on the property of another person or entity. If the property owner did not provide enough or adequate security, a crime results and you are hurt as a result – then you might have a negligent security case. Your case will be strongest if the crime occurred in a high crime area (because then it can be easily argued that the property owner should have known that proper security was necessary).
Mr. Quackenbush also represents people in Southwest Ranches with their products liability, defective products, medical malpractice and doctor/hospital negligence cases.
If Mr. Quackenbush becomes your attorney, he will work on contingency. This means that he won’t get paid until you’ve received compensation in your case – so there is absolutely no risk to you.
Call Mr. Quackenbush today at 954-448-7288 for a free, no obligation consultation. He will gladly talk to you about your case for free.