Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  The damages that can be awarded in a “wrongful death” case can be inheritance, medical and funeral expenses, interest, and more. The decedent’s age, character, and condition, as well as his/her earning capacity, life expectancy, health, intelligence, and circumstances of the death are all taken into consideration when determining the awards.
• Arson

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  As stated above, workers’ compensation laws vary from state to state. In some states, certain types of occupations are exempt, such as agricultural employees, domestic employees, and independent contractors. Contact the experienced workers compensation attorneys at Celeste Law Firm, to learn more about your rights, duties, and obligations under Florida’s workers’ compensation laws.
• Wrongful Termination
  A worker who believes he or she was wrongfully terminated for filing a workers’ compensation claim (or attempting to file a claim) can bring a lawsuit in Circuit Court to recover money damages, such as lost wages, a loss in earning capacity, payment of future medical benefits, pain and suffering, and loss or enjoyment of life in addition to a workers’ compensation claim. The worker must generally be able to show that the termination was related to a protected activity. This can be accomplished by proving that the employer knew of the workplace accident or injury or the employee’s workers’ compensation claim, and fired the employee soon after. The employer may claim that the termination was not in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim but for some other reason such as a bad economy or employee misconduct. The employee must then show that the employer’s reason was actually a sham pretext, and that retaliation was the true cause. There may be additional available causes of action for wrongful termination including, but not limited to, ADA violations, EEOC claims, Federal Civil Rights violations, Wage and Hour claims, and others.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  “Slip and fall” is a term used for a personal injury case in which a person slips, steps, or trips and falls, and is injured because of a dangerous condition on someone else’s property. These cases usually fall under the category of “premises liability” claims because slip and fall accidents generally occur on the property (or premises) owned, maintained, occupied, possessed or controlled by someone else – possession or control being the determinative factors. Contact our experienced attorneys for more information.
• Property Damage
  Do require homeowners to carry liability insurance, which can help to pay for injured incurred by others on a property, as well as property damage to another home (for example, a tree on one property falls onto a home on a separate property).

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  “Auto accident” personal injury lawsuits have become the most common type of “tort.” Those liable in auto accident cases may face criminal punishment, civil punishment, or both. If you are insured, and at fault, your insurance company’s attorneys will usually represent you. However, if you have suffered an injury in an auto accident as a result of someone else’s negligence, you will most likely need to retain you own attorney to represent you.
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
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