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Doug / 02-24-2012 / Consumer Safety

Pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to the public to ensure that their medications are safe for the public. They must warn people of all known associated risks and side effects. This applies to both prescription medications and over-the-counter medications. Drugs do get manufactured with defects, and it is more common than anyone would like to […]

Doug / 02-20-2012 / Consumer Safety

Ropinirole, also known as Requip, is a prescription medication used by physicians to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome. This popular medication helps many to deal with Parkinson’s, but it does not come without side effects. The listed side effects are constipation, dizziness, sweating, lightheadedness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and weakness. The Federal […]

Doug / 02-17-2012 / Dangerous

Workplace injuries are one of the leading causes of injuries in Florida each year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workplace injuries declined 10% in 2010. Construction accidents are the most deadly type of workplace accident. Employers are required to maintain federal and state safety standards for their workers. Here are some facts about […]

Doug / 02-13-2012 / Consumer Safety

When you have your prescription filled, you assume the pharmacist is exercising caution and filling your script correctly. Most people don’t even think about whether the script is correct. But what happens when a pharmacy error injures, or even kills you or a loved one? It may occur more often than you would like to […]

Doug / 02-10-2012 / Auto Accidents

When you ride on a bus, you assume that the driver is properly trained and drives cautiously. This is normally the case. The effects of a bus accident can be tragic, however, and can kill or injure many people at once. Bus drivers, like all commercial drivers, are held to a higher safety standard because […]

Doug / 02-08-2012 / Consumer Safety

With spring approaching and tourist season a year-round affair in Orlando, there is no time like the present to freshen up on some safety tips for amusement parks. They are usually a blast, but we would hate to see your vacation ruined by a theme park injury. So keep the following safety tips in mind: […]

Doug / 02-06-2012 / Consumer Safety

When people think about Universal Studios, Disney World, Epcot Center or any of the major amusement parks in Orlando, they associate the parks with fun times with friends and family, often times a vacation. But these parks do a lot of business each year and have a responsibly to maintain safety standards for their millions […]

Doug / 02-03-2012 / Boat Accidents

With boating season just around the corner, many residents and tourists are looking forward to enjoying Florida’s gorgeous lakes and beaches. There is nothing better than hitting the water on a nice sunny day with family and friends. But you must always make safety the number one priority. A boating accident can turn a day […]

Doug / 02-01-2012 / Auto Accidents

Truck accidents are responsible for thousands of deaths each year in the United States. The legal issues surrounding a truck accident differ from typical car accidents, so if you or a loved one are involved in one, you will want to consult an attorney who has experience. If you are not at fault in the […]

Doug / 01-30-2012 / Auto Accidents

Often times a car accident is unavoidable, at least for one of the motorists involved. Even if you obey all traffic laws and drive defensively, you cannot account for the actions of other motorists. However, there are precautions you can take to reduce your risk of being involved in a car accident. Keep the following […]

Doug / 01-20-2012 / Consumer Safety

According to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report issued on January 6, over 80% of errors committed by physicians in hospitals go unreported and undocumented. This should shock and alarm health administrators, legislators and the public in general. There is no excuse for not reporting these errors, no matter how trivial they […]

Doug / 01-18-2012 / Auto Accidents

Fortunately, most drivers will never be involved in a collision involving a bus or a semi-truck. However, it is important to be prepared in the event that you are involved in a truck accident. Safety comes first, obviously. Any and all injuries need to be addressed immediately. It is also important that you protect your […]

Doug / 01-16-2012 / Boat Accidents

Before boating and swimming season starts up again in the spring, it is important to make sure you take all safety precautions before hitting the water with your friends and family. Thousands of people are out on the water in Florida every day on boats, and personal watercrafts (PWC) are becoming more popular each year. […]

Doug / 01-11-2012 / Auto Accidents

Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a sports car that ran a red light, collided with another vehicle and fled the scene of the car accident, according to the Sun Sentinel. A passenger of the t-boned vehicle died, and three others were injured. Thomas James Smith, 28, died at Health Central hospitals […]

Doug / 01-09-2012 / Car Accident

Orange County firefighters rescued a man pinned under a tractor-trailer on December 30, according to sources. The truck accident occurred when the man ran his Kia into the back of the truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at the intersection of Orange Blossom Train and Robinson Street in Zellwood. The victim […]

Doug / 01-04-2012 / Dangerous

Everyone is now aware of the dangers of drivers being distracted by smart phones and other devices, but what about distracted physicians? According to recent surveys and DigitalJournal.com, it is a rising trend that most people are completely unaware of. In addition to an increase in the usage of electronic devices, some surgeons have their […]

Doug / 01-02-2012 / Dangerous

The state of New York revoked the medical license of a cosmetic surgeon on Staten Island recently, according to SILive.com. Dr. Robert Cattani is no longer permitted to practice in the state, or any others for the time being. Dr. Cattani left many patients disfigured and scarred and sometimes in chronic pain. The state Department […]

Doug / 12-30-2011 / Auto Accidents

A jury in Miami ruled in favor of the family of a victim in a car accident who was killed by a distracted driver, according to The Huffington Post. Myriam del Socorro Lopez died in the accident, caused by a distracted driver who was speeding and swerving, 17-year-old Luis Cruz-Govin. The Miami-Dade jury awarded the […]

Doug / 12-28-2011 / Car Accident

An East Naples community has been pushing officials to add a traffic light on the dangerous U.S. 41, but may have to wait a few more months, according to NaplesNews.com. Jan Jackson’s grandson suffered a traumatic brain injury after a pedestrian accident recently while riding his bike home from Lely High School. “We have to […]

Doug / 12-26-2011 / Car Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recently urged state and federal governments to issue a ban on texting while driving, or using any distracting mobile device. Florida is currently one of only 15 states that do not have a ban on distracted driving. Legislation for a ban in Florida was proposed, but nothing has […]

Doug / 12-23-2011 / Auto Accidents

Tampa police arrested a man they suspect may have been responsible for a hit-and-run car accident, according to Fox News in Tampa. The deadly accident occurred on a Sunday night—December 10—after 28-year-old Henry Michael Tippins left Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Tippins ran a red light in his 2003 […]

Doug / 12-21-2011 / Auto Accidents

Miami Marlins baseball player John Buck came to the rescue of two elderly women who became trapped after a car accident. Buck and his wife were driving in their neighborhood in Broward County when he noticed a palm tree violently shaking in the distance. Buck drove up to the scene approximately one minute after they […]

Doug / 12-16-2011 / Auto Accidents

A 5-year-old girl is dead after a tragic hit-and-run car accident in Bradenton, Florida, according to MyFoxTampaBay.com. Friends and family held a candlelight vigil near the spot where young Kimora Samuel was killed after being hit by a car that fled the scene. “Just so hard right now,” said Sherley Mathieu, Kimora’s mother. “Real hard.” […]

Doug / 12-12-2011 / Car Accident

27-year-old Devon Quigley, son of PGA golfer Dana Quigley, remains in critical condition following a truck accident, according to sources. Quigley was returning from a birthday party when his BMW collided with a semi truck and he suffered serious injuries. “The doctors here didn’t think Devon was going to make it through the first night […]

Doug / 12-09-2011 / Car Accident

A 78-year-old man died in an Orlando car accident on November 25, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Kantilal Patel, of Clermont, was involved in the accident after a pickup truck, driven by a 21-year-old male, did not see cars stopped at a red light. The driver, Christopher Phillips of Rome, Georgia, did not see the […]

Doug / 12-07-2011 / Auto Accidents

The family of the victim of a hit-and-run is finally getting some closure, according to the Clinton Herald. Jeannie Fisher died in the accident 10 months ago in Florida. Her son, Taylor and mother, Pat were deeply saddened. Fisher died on February 4 when a Ford truck hit her as she was crossing the street. […]

Doug / 12-05-2011 / Dangerous

Police in Orange County, Florida confirmed that illegal hazing is to blame in the wrongful death of Robert Champion at Florida A&M University, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Champion was a drum major for the university’s band. Several parents of band members have been complaining about verbal and physical abuse lately, according to Orange County […]

Doug / 12-02-2011 / Boat Accidents

A North Carolina man is dead after a boating accident on November 22, according to sources. The boat, driven by a 71-year-old man from Lumberton, struck a jetty next to Wrightsville Beach, according to Fred Gorchess of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The name of the man is not available to the public at […]

Doug / 11-25-2011 / Dangerous

The owner of a two pit bulls who mauled man to death in a vicious dog attack last summer has been indicted, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Police charged Deanna Blitch, 51, for the attack. Her son, William Braxton Blitch, 25, is charged with resisting and officer without violence and providing false information. The man […]

Doug / 11-21-2011 / Car Accident

The family of a 2-year-old gir killed in a tragic car accident is seeking justice, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Roberto Zepka and Elizabeth Manzanilla were vacationing in Orlando in August of 2009 when their car was struck by a drunk driver. Young Isabelle Zepka died from her injuries three days later. The young family was […]

Doug / 11-07-2011 / Auto Accidents

A 3-year-old narrowly escaped death in a car accident on October 26, according to the Sun Sentinel. An argument between the child’s parents caused them to plunge off the road and into a lake in South Florida. The car submerged into the lake, and the boy’s father, Sandro Michel, drowned. Police believe that the buoyancy […]

Doug / 09-26-2011 / Medical Negligence

According to the American Association for Justice, Louisiana state trial court has said that the Louisiana medical malpractice damages cap violates the state constitution’s equal protection and adequate remedy guarantees. The court cited the appellate court opinion striking the cap in suits against nurse practitioners, calling it discriminatory only against the most severely injured victims […]

Doug / 07-08-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Red Orbit, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed resulting from the death of Modesta Alvarado-Vega, 87, former resident of the Harborage Nursing Home in North Bergen. The surviving family members announced the decision to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home after alleged nursing home abuse caught on granny cam. […]

Doug / 07-07-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Brooklyn Paper, a Fort Green man whose wife was fatally run over by a Treasury Department agent plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the department. Michael Dalton filed a notice of claim against the federal government, giving them six months to settle the case before proceeding with the wrongful death lawsuit. […]

Doug / 07-06-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to South Bend Tribune, the widow of a man killed after being hit by a car nearly four years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the car who hit him. This week a jury will decide whether to award the widow compensatory damages. Barbara Hales alleges that because of […]

Doug / 07-05-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to ABC News, a settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting death of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer. BART has agreed to pay $1.3 million to Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, a man shot by an officer. Johnson said that no money […]

Doug / 07-01-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the News Leader, Faith Stocker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her mother, Alberta Comstock, claiming she pulled the trigger and caused the death of Rolland Comstock, Stocker’s stepfather. Rolland Comstock was discovered lying face-up on his dining room floor by his longtime attorney and friend on July 3, 2007. The criminal […]

Doug / 06-30-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to KHTS AM 1220, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the city and the county of Valencia. The family of Matilde Garnica filed the wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal traffic accident that killed the woman during a fireworks show on July 4, 2010. Garnica was killed when a vehicle […]

Doug / 06-29-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Boston Channel, the family of one of the Boston victims killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against officials, airlines and security screeners at Logan International Airport. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the screeners did not know what mace was and could not identify it, […]

Doug / 06-27-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Central Florida Future, former UFC football player Cody Minnich testified in a wrongful death case that coach George O’Leary ordered athletic trainer to remove water from the indoor practice facility during Ereck Plancher’s final workout. Minich told a jury that the athletic trainers were not near the players as they were training on […]

Doug / 06-24-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to New York Injury News, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Sears, Roebuck &Co, Simon Property Group Inc., Schindler Elevator Corporation and Botany Bay Construction after a 4-year-old fell and died from an escalator. The family of the Massachusetts’ boy said that the child fell from an escalator in the Sears Department […]

Doug / 06-23-2011 / WKN News

According to Philly Articles, father of a dead 2002 Pennsylvania State University student is asking that the wrongful death lawsuit be moved away from Penn State’s hometown. Christopher Raspanti was about to graduate from Penn State when a fire swept through the off-campus house he shared with five other students. At least 50 party goers […]

Doug / 06-22-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to CHRON, a Texas couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Nebraska hospital over their child’s death. The parents of a child who died last year at the Nebraska Medical Center after an overdose of blood thinner have sued the hospital. The couple alleges the mistake caused excruciating pain and the girl’s […]

Doug / 06-21-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Kentucky Herald, the family of Umi Southworth has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Lexington. Southworth’s estate claims the city and Lexington police acted in a reckless, wanton and egregious manner by failing to realize that the victim was still alive for several hours while they conducted a homicide […]

Doug / 06-20-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Inside Bay Area, the family of Juan Mosso has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Freemont. The family of Mosso alleges that the man did not pose a threat to his estranged wife, and that the police were negligent in the fatal shooting. On June 19, 2010, Freemont police responded […]

Doug / 06-16-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Greenfield Daily Reporter, the U.S. Department of Justice has denied a wrongful death and personal injury claim filed by the family of a New Mexico man. The family of Adam Montoya filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging the victim died in prison in agony while his pleas for help went unanswered. Other […]

Doug / 05-27-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to The Oklahoman News, a dead robber’s mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the pharmacist who fatally shot him. Cleta Jennings has sued pharmacist Jerome Jay Ersland over the death of her 16-year-old son, Antwun Parker. According to documents, Ersland shot Parker once in the head and five times in the body […]

Doug / 05-26-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to CBS Sports, the family of deceased University of Mississippi football player has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NCAA, the University, coach Houston Nutt and as well as other staffers and medical personnel. Bennie “Buster” Abram died in February 2010 following an early offseason workout. An autopsy determined he died due to […]

Doug / 05-25-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Associated Press, the owners of an Arizona retreat where a self-help guru’s sweat lodge ceremony turned into a deadly tragedy have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the victims’ families and participants. A judge is still to approve the confidential settlement agreement reached between the owners, victims’ families and seven sweat lodge […]

Doug / 05-09-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to BND Southwest Illinois, Joyce Meyer Ministries has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Sheri Coleman. The lawsuit was filed in Monroe County and its 27-pages indicate that Joyce Meyer, her son Danny Meyer, plus Meyer Ministries played a role in the death of […]