"Miami Personal Injury Lawyers"

Published on: May 14, 2025

Washington Boy, 13, Killed in E-Bike-Related Incident; Leesfield & Partners’ Outspoken History with Micromobility Devices.

A family has lost their 13-year-old son after he hit a metal cable in a “freak accident” while riding his e-bike through the neighborhood, according to local media.

Emiliano Munoz, of Everett, Washington, was playing with friends at a neighborhood field on May 2. As he left on his e-bike, he took a shortcut through a yard where he did not see a braided cable strung up between two bollards in the grass.

The boy ran into the cable and cut his vocal cords, a spokesperson for the family told local media.

Published on: May 1, 2025

One Dead After Altercation in Miami’s Brickell Neighborhood; Police Investigating.

By Leesfield & Partners

At least one person has died following an altercation near Brickell City Centre in Miami Wednesday morning.

The incident happened in the area of Southwest Eighth Street and First Avenue around 1 a.m. when two women were leaving Blackbird Ordinary, a popular bar and music venue. The two women were allegedly approached by an unrelated man who began “heckling them” before pulling out a firearm, according to reporting from Channel 7 News.

A second man, allegedly a boyfriend of one of the two women, pulled up to the scene with his own firearm. The two exchanged gunfire before the boyfriend and the two women left in a car. The trio was later stopped by Miami police.

Published on: April 24, 2025

Miami Lifeguards Rescue Over 40 People. With Summer in Miami Approaching, Here are Some Water Safety Tips from Leesfield & Partners.

By Leesfield & Partners

Thousands of tourists and locals languish on Florida’s white, sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters.

It’s a dream many vacationers fantasize about while enduring frigid winters, but for Floridians, it’s just another typical Sunday afternoon. Whether visitors return sunburned to a hotel room or their primary residence, one thing they all have in common is venturing into the water – a choice that can carry dire consequences, even for the most experienced swimmers.

A Slew of Rescues

Published on: March 13, 2025

Elementary School Substitute Sicks Mob of Children on Classmate in Florida, Now She Faces Criminal Charges.

By Leesfield & Partners

A substitute teacher is accused of asking multiple students in her elementary school’s classroom to hit another child, then allowing the beating to take place.

Geanene Che’rrie White, 57, was charged March 1 with one count of child abuse and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. White’s child abuse charge is a third-degree felony that, if convicted, could result in a five-year prison sentence and/or a $5,000 fine. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor is a first-degree misdemeanor that can carry a penalty of up to one year in jail, a year of probation and/or a $1,000 fine.

The incident happened while White was subbing for a class at YMCA Tiger Academy, an elementary school in Jacksonville, Florida, on Feb. 12. As she was asking the class to separate into small groups to complete their work, one student did not cooperate.

Published on: February 19, 2025

Broward County High School Teacher Faces Felony Charge After Student Reports ‘Disturbing Messages.’

By Leesfield & Partners

A teacher with the Broward County School District is facing felony charges after allegedly soliciting an 11^th grader, police say.

Lem McKinney, 40, of Broward County, was charged with a second-degree felony Tuesday after police said he solicited a student to engage in sexual conduct via social media. If convicted of the charge, penalties could include a fine of up to $10,000 and/or up to 15 years in prison.

McKinney was a social science teacher at J.P. Taravella High School, a public school located in Coral Springs.

Published on: November 13, 2024

Private Contractor in Weston Electrocuted. What to Know.

By Leesfield & Partners

A private contractor in Weston was shocked by an underground electrical line this week at construction site, according to local media.

Emergency responders were called out just after 9 a.m. to the construction site at 2300 Glades Circle after reports that a worker had been shocked. Officials told reporters that a private contractor was operating machinery that hit an underground electrical line, critically injuring the worker.

The man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Published on: November 7, 2024

Motorcyclist Knocked Off a Miami Overpass, Killed in Crash, officials say.

By Leesfield & Partners

A motorcyclist riding near Miami International Airport died after crash that threw them over an overpass where they landed on train tracks, officials told The Miami Herald.

The crash happened on exit 2 of State Road 112 near Miami International Airport. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.

The Miami-Dade County Police Department’s Traffic Homicide unit is investigating the crash.

Published on: October 25, 2024

One Dead, Two Others Hospitalized Following I-95 Crash Friday

By Leesfield & Partners

A fatal, overnight crash that killed one and left two others in the hospital caused parts of I-95 to still be shut down Friday morning.

The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. near Northwest 119th Street on I-95 when a Dodge SUV driver lost control of the vehicle, slamming into a concrete wall, according to local media.

A black Honda sedan crashed into the dodge and several others who were standing in the road.

Published on: October 25, 2024

Lawsuit Filed Following Shooting at Miami Gardens Community

By Leesfield & Partners

In 2023, the families of Edward Dixon and Taborez White were rocked by the news of their deaths in two separate shootings within the same Miami Gardens community. Now, over a year after their deaths, their families have banded together in a lawsuit, claiming that Cedar Grove Apartments, the complex where the shootings took place, didn’t do enough to protect them.

“He was in the prime of his life when he was ripped from this Earth and us,” Marcia Dixon, Dixon’s mother, said in a press conference Wednesday.

Dixon went to the apartment complex to visit a friend in January 2023 when he was shot, his mother told local media.

Published on: October 11, 2024

Electric Vehicles Burst into Flames in Florida Garages Amid Flooding from Hurricane Milton. Why?

By Leesfield & Partners

Videos of electric vehicle fires amid the Hurricane Milton storm surges have spread across social media.

Tesla, a clean-energy company, sent advisories to customers urging them to move their cars to higher ground ahead of Hurricane Milton. Various insurance carriers also alerted electric vehicle owners to make storage arrangements ahead of the storm, suggesting that people park their cars in protected garages and on higher ground to ward against fires and other damage caused by flooding.

And it’s not just cars. The Florida Fire Marshal has called the vehicles and other products “ticking time bombs” due to their lithium-ion batteries.