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Lawsuits Filed in UF Student Pedestrian Accidents
Represented by Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, the families of two University of Florida students who died in pedestrian accidents on West University Avenue are filing suit and advocating for safer roads.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Who: Representatives for the families of Margaret Maggie Paxton and Sophia Lambert, and the Law Firm of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen.
What: A
press conference is being held to advocate for safer roads in and around the campus of the University of Florida and to announce two wrongful death lawsuits filed in the Aluchua county courts against the negligent drivers and related entities that caused or contributed to the sudden deaths of Margaret Maggie Paxton and Sophia Lambert, both of whom were University of Florida students at the time. Defendants named in the lawsuits include the owners and drivers of the cars that caused the accidents.
UF Student Pedestrian Accidents Lead to Major Lawsuits
Represented by Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, the families of two University of Florida students who died in pedestrian accidents on West University Avenue are filing suit and advocating for safer roads
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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nationally acclaimed, award winning law firm Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen has been retained to help the families of the late Sophia Lambert and Margaret Maggie Paxton receive justice for their deaths. Attorneys Stuart Z. Grossman, Andrew B. Yaffa, and University of Florida (UF) alumni William P. Mulligan have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the negligent drivers and related entities that caused or contributed to the sudden deaths of Sophia and Maggie, both of whom were University of Florida students at the time.
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In the meantime, staff can analyze what it would cost if all bus rides were free, City Commissioner Harvey Ward said.
Ward said the estimated annual loss in revenues from giving the young and seniors a free ride only adds up to about $230,000, which isn’t much when compared to the city’s larger budgets.
But he said eliminating bus fares for those age groups “speaks directly to equity.
The no-fares plan could help young people get to the library or to part-time jobs, and could help seniors get to a doctor or other key destinations, Ward said.
Ward said this is not the first time the fare waivers have been discussed and it is time to implement the concept.