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Doug / 06-12-2014 / Attorney

Over the weekend, the country woke to news that famed comedian, star of NBC’s 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan, along with a handful of others, were involved in a deadly multi-vehicle collision on the New Jersey Turnpike. According to authorities, the accident was caused when a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer crashed into a limousine bus carrying Mr. Morgan and […]

Doug / 07-22-2013 / Dangerous

Little did she know, but Rosy Esperaza’s first trip to Six Flags, would also be her last. This past weekend, Rosy Esperaza lost her life while riding The Texas Giant, one of the monstrous rides at Six Flags Over Texas, and what they coin as the “the world’s steepest drop!” Rosy Esperaza was seated alongside […]

Doug / 09-24-2012 / Boat Accidents

A man was killed in a boating accident over Labor Day Weekend near Miami’s Venetian Causeway Bridge. According to reports, the victim was speeding on a personal watercraft and collided with a 22-foot boat just after 10 p.m. A Sea Tow operator heard the crash and saw two men in the water, one unconscious. The […]

Doug / 09-14-2012 / Boat Accidents

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a recreational boating accident that occurred at Fort De Soto Park near Tampa in Pinellas County, according to sources. The accident occurred around 8 p.m. on the Friday before Labor Day Weekend, and investigators believe alcohol may have been a factor. A 20-foot Mako boat carrying […]

Doug / 09-10-2012 / Auto Accidents

A car accident on State Road 408 killed two on the morning of August 30, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Reports from the Florida Highway Patrol say the driver of a black Hyundai Elantra crossed over into oncoming traffic in the eastbound lanes, colliding head-on with a Toyota Corolla. Shortly after the collision, the Hyundai […]

Doug / 08-31-2012 / Boat Accidents

A Connecticut woman on vacation with her husband in Florida died in a tragic parasailing accident on August 15, according to sources. Stephen Miskell, 31, and his wife Kathleen Miskell, 28, were parasailing together 200 feet above the ground off the coast of Pompano Beach when Kathleen’s harness broke. Kathleen plummeted into the water and […]

Doug / 06-04-2012 / Car Accident

Many of us are aware of the risks and penalties inherent in driving while intoxicated, but driving while “intexticated” is every bit as dangerous. The video above effectively demonstrates the difficulty the average driver might have in acquiring a driver’s license if the test required him or her to pass a texting test at the […]

Doug / 05-04-2012 / Dangerous

Jaclyn Raulerson was bullied so severely in the fifth grade that she had to change schools. She was teased because of her height, telling the Tampa Bay Times, “I was more willing to take the abuse than to tell someone.” She began to use beauty pageants as a refuge from the bullying and, as you […]

Doug / 03-26-2012 / Auto Accidents

This an incredibly effective and powerful video that AT&T put out a little more than a year ago, entitled “The Last Text.” We encourage you to watch it and let us know which portion stood out the most to you, as there are many powerful moments throughout this less than 11-minute video. You can also […]

Doug / 03-02-2012 / Consumer Safety

With spring fast approaching, parents and children alike are getting excited for little league baseball and other youth sports and activities. Sports are a great way to teach children about staying in shape, the importance of teamwork, and developing confidence and overcoming obstacles. However, all these sports come with associated risks, some more than others. […]

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 / 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 / 12-23-2011 / 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 / 12-16-2011 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 07-01-2011 / 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 / 06-29-2011 / 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 / 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 / 05-09-2011 / 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 […]

Doug / 05-04-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to PR News Wire, the First District of the Illinois Court of Appeals has received an appeal of a $16.56 million judgment entered more than two years ago against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and ALZA Corp. The appeal comes from a 2008 jury verdict in Cook County District Court. […]

Doug / 04-29-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to My FOX DFW, the family of a woman run over by a pickup truck in the parking lot of a strip club has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Kasey McKenzie’s estate is suing the driver, Eric Crutchfield, and the Spearmint Rhino Gentleman’s Club in Dallas. On March 17, Crutchfield’s pickup turned monster truck […]

Doug / 12-24-2010 / Wrongful Death

A Massachusetts state trooper was killed when he crashed his motorcycle due to debris in the roadway and was flung into the handrails in a Big Dig tunnel. The family of the trooper filed a lawsuit alleging that the poor design of the walkway handrails in the tunnel was to blame. In fact the rails […]