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<v Speaker 1>Time for law and disordered. I demand a lawyer with

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<v Speaker 1>attorney Jeff Kaufman on one oh one one W JR R.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jeff Kaufman is here. He is a personal

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<v Speaker 2>injury attorney for Kaufman and Lynn where he's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the partners. If you or someone you know has been injured,

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<v Speaker 2>however it may be, and you think you might need

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<v Speaker 2>a lawyer to get involved, that's a good question asked.

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<v Speaker 2>The first question asked, DoD does my situation even warrant

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<v Speaker 2>legal representation?

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff? I mean that's the way it works. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times you think about you know, people see all

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<v Speaker 1>the billboards and everything, and they're going wonder what the

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<v Speaker 1>deal is. And it's real simple. If you got hurt

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<v Speaker 1>it was no faulty your own, you know, then you

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<v Speaker 1>got to see a lawyer. Don't trust the insurance companies,

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<v Speaker 1>don't do anything. Call a lawyer immediately. It doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>to be me, but you know somebody who will give

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<v Speaker 1>you advice and you feel comfortable with.

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<v Speaker 2>If you do, want to call Kaufman and Lint here

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<v Speaker 2>locally four oh seven, seven oh six thirty five thirty five,

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<v Speaker 2>or you can email Jeff directly, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, at when you need Jeff at when Union this

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<v Speaker 1>dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So I do have some questions that have

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<v Speaker 2>come in here from listeners. I want to get to those.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to bring one real quick that we just

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<v Speaker 2>had in idiotology. Though three year old kid is with

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<v Speaker 2>mom at a Walmart supercenter in Bedford, Indiana. Somebody, another

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<v Speaker 2>shopper in there has their emotional support monkey with them. Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>a sixteen year old Java macom monkey. Of course, the

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<v Speaker 2>three year old sees a monkey. Monkeys is strong, and

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<v Speaker 2>three year olds are curious and attractive. Nuisance monkey scratches

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<v Speaker 2>up the three year old. Now, the kid's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be fine. Mom's not going crazy or anything. The person

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<v Speaker 2>who has the emotional support monkey produces paperwork. I've got

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<v Speaker 2>an emotional support It was paperwork for an emotional support

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<v Speaker 2>dog that they were trying to They're faking it. They're

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<v Speaker 2>faking it. So what would have been and the potential

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<v Speaker 2>liability there if this mom decided you know, hey.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's absolutely there. She's responsible. The hard thing in

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<v Speaker 1>these situations the monkey owner is yes, the monkey owner

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<v Speaker 1>is absolutely responsible. Even if it was a support dog

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<v Speaker 1>and it did it. The fact is this is that

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes down to it, they're responsible for their animals.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, these are the animals are the same, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know people are gonna have a problem with this.

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<v Speaker 1>Animals are considered property in most states, so you're responsible

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<v Speaker 1>for your property and what it does and what it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't do. I mean, that's just the way it works.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like there's no difference between a gun and an animal.

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<v Speaker 1>That happens all the time, so the store has no

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<v Speaker 1>liability in a situation like this. No, Well, here's the problems.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of places, based on federal law, aren't allowed

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<v Speaker 1>to ask for you know, to show paperwork and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. It depends on the state, depends on what

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<v Speaker 1>you're dealing with. Emotional support animals are difficult. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen emotional support sheep, I've seen these others issues.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never seen a monkey. It's kind to the point

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<v Speaker 1>where some of these are you know, people are telling me,

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<v Speaker 1>they go, Jeff, you're a little rough here. Okay. First off,

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<v Speaker 1>this the support animals the people who need them. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>like my son is on the autoism spectrum, if he

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<v Speaker 1>needed one, I mean, they it costs ten twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to maybe even fifty to you know, train these

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<v Speaker 1>animals to make sure they're okay. Just don't slap, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a jacket on it and say, okay, this is my

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<v Speaker 1>emotional support animal. You know, you've got to be responsible.

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<v Speaker 1>There are people out there that really need It's like

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<v Speaker 1>steal in parking space, handicap parking spots.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of cars and whatnot, this is a good question.

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<v Speaker 2>Listener wants to know. Hey, I'm currently looking to buy

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<v Speaker 2>a new vehicle, and I've been, you know, going and

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<v Speaker 2>checking out some different dealerships and whatnot and trying.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's our own piece of hell, isn't it trying?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well you eat.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody goes through this, but every five years. Yeah, test drives.

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<v Speaker 1>If I take a vehicle out from a dealership on

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<v Speaker 1>a test drive, you know, someone from the dealership generally goes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>just show your license. You go, you take the test drive,

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<v Speaker 1>see if you like the car.

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<v Speaker 2>What happens if you are involved in an accident, whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's your fault or someone else's fault in that brand

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<v Speaker 2>new vehicle that.

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<v Speaker 1>You're test driving, How does that play out? It depends

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<v Speaker 1>on what kind of insurance policy do you have. It's

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<v Speaker 1>your insurance, you know it might cover it. The place

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<v Speaker 1>most the car place most likely has their own insurance

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<v Speaker 1>on top of that, so you know it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be trying to figure out which insurance policy covers it.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're in their car, the dealership's car, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>say you're just out, you know, minding your own business,

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<v Speaker 2>taking the test drive, and somebody smashes into you, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not your fault there is, it'll be all on

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<v Speaker 2>them that you have no life.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, here, we've talked about this before. In the state

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<v Speaker 1>of Florida, forty percent of all drivers don't have insurance,

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<v Speaker 1>which is scary. It is. So that's why I keep

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<v Speaker 1>telling you and your people think I'm selling insurance, make

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<v Speaker 1>sure you don't opt out of your uninsured motorist. And

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<v Speaker 1>you have to do that when you're whether online or

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking to your person, and you're only allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>get as much uninsured motorists as you actually if you

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<v Speaker 1>hit somebody, let's say you have fifty thousand, you know

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<v Speaker 1>you can get fifty thousand of uninsured motorists. On top

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<v Speaker 1>of that, you can't get more uninsured motorists. And you

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<v Speaker 1>have regular insurance.

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<v Speaker 2>And generally that uninsured motorist does not. It's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to add tremendously to your assure does Oh no, you

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<v Speaker 2>mean to your premium? No, no, not to the premium.

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<v Speaker 2>But I can tell you the difference. I mean, I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen people that nothing and thank God they had this thing.

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<v Speaker 2>And it feels bad every once in a while when

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<v Speaker 2>I try to tell people and they're going, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>opted out because I couldn't afford the three hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's about what it is. Do not opt out.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an extra lay or protection for you. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>the only protection you have a lot of time, So

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<v Speaker 1>be careful.

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<v Speaker 2>For people on the road right now. Think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're going to work right now, or school or wherever.

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<v Speaker 1>Could you mention that Georgia is better than we are

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<v Speaker 1>with this. Georgia beats us. And I'm not saying there's

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<v Speaker 1>anything wrong with Georgia. I'm just going you Normally people

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<v Speaker 1>think george is a little you know, backass, but they

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<v Speaker 1>are so much better than we are est requiring.

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<v Speaker 2>People funneling into this state from all over the place,

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<v Speaker 2>so you have no idea what you're dealing with.

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<v Speaker 1>It's painful all right.

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<v Speaker 2>This question actually came up years ago when we were

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<v Speaker 2>facing this problem here and we now have it again

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<v Speaker 2>in a good portion of Central Florida. Debris piles everywhere, Yeah, everywhere, everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>There's bags and bags of it now, debris piles and

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<v Speaker 2>bags and just you know, post the two hurricanes.

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<v Speaker 1>And when that hurricane came by, you how much that

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<v Speaker 1>debris just took everything out, right, So.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be a while, obviously before all this stuff

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<v Speaker 2>is picked up.

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<v Speaker 1>We're pretty good, I mean, our cison's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's pretty good, and there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>crews out there doing it. I'm not coming down.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to thank all those people who are taking

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<v Speaker 1>all this crap and making it safe for all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you guys who are working the trucks and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>A huge deal.

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<v Speaker 2>So what happens if we this was the specific question.

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<v Speaker 2>We get to Halloween coming up next week, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know there's a neighborhood where kids are out doing their thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, a debris pile comes into play, whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's a kid, yeah, ducking out from behind one and

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<v Speaker 2>somebody accidentally or is injured. Because it's dark, they don't

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<v Speaker 2>see it. How does because these things are piled up

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<v Speaker 2>at the foot of people's property called hidden dangers. And

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<v Speaker 2>if it's hidden and it can't be seen, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have to put some yellow stuff around it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have to do something so people can see it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like having a hole in your in your yard.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the same thing applies.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I've seen this happen where somebody has a

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<v Speaker 1>huge hole in the yard and you can't see it

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<v Speaker 1>at night, and somebody walks across it, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna say, well, they were trespassing. Trespassers, you have

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<v Speaker 1>to protect them against hidden dangers. Yeah, so be careful.

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<v Speaker 1>Obvious dangerous, no hidden dangerous.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, right, all right, what else we get? Oh question

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<v Speaker 2>from a listener says, I've heard you say that it's very,

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<v Speaker 2>very difficult to sue the government.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say it's difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, there's limitations to their specific question is what

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<v Speaker 2>happens if you are injured on government properties? Say, and

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<v Speaker 2>they give the examples, like a state or national park.

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<v Speaker 1>In the state of Florida, we have what we call

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<v Speaker 1>state sovereignty, and it limits your damages to two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and three hundred thousand dollars two hundred thousand for an individual,

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred total for a whole event. So let's say

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<v Speaker 1>three of you are in a car and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get hit by a police car or something. Each

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<v Speaker 1>person is limited to a maximum of two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>the incident to three hundred. So there's only three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>thousand for the whole car. So those that's if an

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<v Speaker 1>emergency vehicle, that's any government vehicle that could be a

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<v Speaker 1>dog catcher.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, what happens if you're just what if you trip

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<v Speaker 2>or something over a hazard? And like they gave the example,

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<v Speaker 2>like let's use Washington, d C. So much of that

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<v Speaker 2>is national problem. That's a different situation. DC has different laws.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about Florida.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll be careful because every state has different rules and

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<v Speaker 1>some don't provide it. In some states it's unlimited. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's why when you say, oh, that city had to

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<v Speaker 1>pay seven million dollars or fifty million dollars, that wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>happen Orlando. Orlando's limited to two hundred and three hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>Every city, every state, in every state group in Florida

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<v Speaker 1>is limited to that. About got you.

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<v Speaker 2>One final question, and it's not about it, it's advice

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<v Speaker 2>in general from you. They're looking for your opinion. Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>my Son is in high school. He's expressed interest in

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<v Speaker 2>becoming a lawyer. He's pretty bright. I don't think you'd

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<v Speaker 2>have a problem doing that. I just i'd love to

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<v Speaker 2>get your thoughts on the landscape these days of someone

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<v Speaker 2>looking to go into that field.

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<v Speaker 1>In general, our field is like any other one. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to have aggressive people. You got to have people

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<v Speaker 1>who care. I mean, the problem we have now is

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<v Speaker 1>half my office, i'd say right now, eighty five percent

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<v Speaker 1>of my office or women. And it's because women tend

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<v Speaker 1>to be more aggressive in today's world than they were

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<v Speaker 1>maybe twenty thirty years ago. So what's going to happen?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this your son? You know, how can I put it?

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<v Speaker 1>He's got to learn how to fight for himself. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I would tell him, go on the speech in deb eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>get good at this, Take theater classes, anything that allows

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<v Speaker 1>you to come out of your shell. But whatever you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to do, you're gonna have to fight

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<v Speaker 1>for it. The legal landscape is tough. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 1>do need lawyers, though, so that's a good thing. Is

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<v Speaker 2>Specific area of law that you think might be have

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<v Speaker 2>hold more opportunity for someone who's just looking to go

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<v Speaker 1>I think you got to love what you love. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's any job. If you go into something and you

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<v Speaker 1>hate doing it, you're going to be terrible at it. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>what I tell people new lawyers and everything else like that,

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<v Speaker 1>when they first come in, I say, get into the

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<v Speaker 1>criminal defense realm. Get work at the public Defender's office,

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<v Speaker 1>the state attorney's office. These are opportunities. You'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>be in court and to fight, and you can't teach.

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<v Speaker 1>You need that experience. Like when I fly courts all

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<v Speaker 1>over the world. Could you image walk into a court

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<v Speaker 1>with a judge you don't know, you're on foreign territory

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to you don't know what the room

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<v Speaker 1>looks like, you don't know the bailiffs. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>be prepared to fight at all times. And that's the

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<v Speaker 1>benefit I love about what I do is that I

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<v Speaker 1>get an opportunity to fight for people in different arenas,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's kind of fun for me.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a question on that note here of the

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<v Speaker 2>millions of people that are lawyers, that's what they do

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<v Speaker 2>for what percentage of that do you think never step

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<v Speaker 2>foot in a courtroom for I mean, you could be

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<v Speaker 1>Well, if you're a divorce attorney, you got to go

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<v Speaker 1>to court. If you're a criminal attorney, you got to

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<v Speaker 1>go to court. God, there's certain areas that you might

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<v Speaker 1>not have to be like trademark and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I know lawyers who sometimes never go to court ever.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, if you're in the you're in certain

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<v Speaker 1>areas you're going to go a lot. I would say,

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<v Speaker 1>there's some civil areas, like some proper stuff that you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to like if you do, for example, title

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<v Speaker 1>work like home closings, she'll never go into a court room.

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<v Speaker 1>Which the boring stuff, they're really boring stuff, okay, But

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<v Speaker 1>the boy stuff pays. So I mean, I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>boy's good, look in he's got a little flair, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he might do well in property.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you never know. I mean criminal defense, criminal defense.

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<v Speaker 3>I would not went over that journey. I did it

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<v Speaker 3>for five years and that was enough for me. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just a lot of darkness about it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Yeah, anything going on you want the listeners

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<v Speaker 2>to know about you job?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I had a good time. I was in I

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<v Speaker 1>want to thank the Melbourne Independent Film Festival for inviting

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<v Speaker 1>me there. This weekend I got to support a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of special kids. Sorry,