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Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Florida focus.
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Last Entry: January 13, 2010 at 11:16:39

Dangerous Downtown Condo Collapse Results in Loss Of Life and Lawsuits

Posted on January 23, 2009
The downtown Berkman Plaza condominium project was abruptly halted in December 2007 when a parking garage collapsed burying one worker under five feet of debris and concrete. Now the condo owner is suing six subcontractors for at least $36 million in damages...

Disastrous Drywall From China

Posted on January 23, 2009
The Florida Health Department is reporting that dozens of complaints have come in from people living around the state in newly constructed homes with some questionable drywall. A foul smell, sort of like rotten eggs, is driving folks out of their homes because it is so bad...

Patients Need To Be Aware of Medtronic Infuse Use In The Neck

Posted on January 17, 2009
Medtronic is facing more trouble over its Infuse Bone Graft. A Texas woman is reportedly preparing a lawsuit blaming off-label use of Infuse for injuries she suffered after cervical spine surgery. Mary Selke claims that bone formed in her neck and it made it difficult for her to breathe and swallow resulting in more surgery, this time of an emergency nature...

Brace For Impact- Would You Know What To Do In An Airplane Ditching?

Posted on January 16, 2009
"Brace For Impact,” are the last words you want to hear when you are on an airplane. But that is exactly what was said to the 148 passengers onboard a US Airways A320 airbus leaving New York’s LaGuardia Airport Thursday. The plane made a remarkably soft landing on water and amazingly everyone got off with a few broken limbs and hypothermia...

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More Deadly Teen Crashes Occur In Florida

Posted on January 16, 2009
They could be considered teen driving hotspots, and the top three cities for fatal teen car crashes are all in Florida. Allstate Insurance Company recently released a list of top cities for fatal car accidents involving teen drivers that occur around the holidays from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day...

Florida Insurance Commissioner Tells State Farm "NO"!

Posted on January 13, 2009
State Farm wanted to raise homeowner’s premiums to cover losses from hurricanes by more than 47 percent. Monday, the state insurance commissioner told the insurance giant “No!” This is not the first time they’ve been turned down...

Trucking Regulations Will Keep Drivers On The Road Longer

Posted on January 10, 2009
It was an eleventh hour rule by the Bush administration that does not keep us safer on the highways. The administration in its waning days has decided to finalize rules on just how long truckers can stay behind the wheel. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule allows drivers of big-rigs to work for up to 14 consecutive hours, including 11 behind the wheel...

Tea Leaves May Forcast Sailor's Future

Posted on January 10, 2009
The tea leaves from this cup have forecast disaster for Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Javier Trevino and his job as an air traffic controller at the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville. When a friend brought back some tea from Mexico and gave it to Trevino when was visiting in San Antonio last May, it tasted pretty good...

Florida Needs To Watch for Salmonella Cases

Posted on January 10, 2009
42 states have been stuck by a salmonella outbreak and the King Nut Company believes it may be responsible. King Nut out of Ohio, has issued a recall of the peanut butter it distributes nationwide. So far 399 people have been affected, people of all ages...

Florida Laid Off Workers Can't Afford Cobra

Posted on January 09, 2009
You lose your job and your medical benefits. At least there is COBRA to get you through. That’s the health insurance you can obtain up to 18 months after you lose your job. You must pay for, but at least it keeps you covered. A new study says that Florida is one of nine states where the cost of COBRA exceeds unemployment benefits – in other words you must dip into your savings at a time you have no job, if you want to afford COBRA health insurance...

Make Sure Your Doctor Has Insurance

Posted on January 03, 2009
Florida is facing a health care crisis right around the corner. First there was the failing grade for access to Florida’s emergency rooms. Then there was a forecast of a doctor shortage with the word that the majority of the state’s doctors are over the age of 45...

Private Medical Records Found In Garbage Sent To TV Station

Posted on December 31, 2008
We might never have known this happened, except some decided to send the medical records they found in the garbage to First Coast News, the NBC/ABC affiliate in Jacksonville. What they found were pages upon pages of un-shredded medical documents from pediatric and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr...

Consumers Beware Of Insurance Denial Tactics

Posted on December 30, 2008
If you’re one of the few who actually have health insurance coverage, consider yourself fortunate. However, if you have yet to file a claim for health insurance benefits, you may be in for some unpleasant surprises. Insurers are now using a scheme to deny claims and actually cancel insured’s policies through “postclaims underwriting...

Missing Woman At Sea

Posted on December 30, 2008
Millions of people go on cruises every year and have a wonderful time. Then there are the mysteries at sea which are difficult to solve, largely because no one is watching. The latest mystery involves a Florida woman, Jennifer Ellis-Seitz, 36, a journalist who apparently had everything to live for...

AstraZeneca Wants Expanded Use for Seroquel

Posted on December 27, 2008
AstraZeneca says the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants more information before it approves the schizophrenia drug Seroquel for expanded uses. The drug maker received a “complete response letter” from the FDA after it applied to have the drug prescribed to patients suffering from depression...

Florida Highway Patrol Crackdown

Posted on December 26, 2008
This Christmas and New Year’s holiday, expect the Florida Highway Patrol to have a zero tolerance policy toward any driving that puts another motorists in danger. The FHP will target aggressive and hazardous violators throughout Florida. That includes motorists who drive aggressively or under the influence, speed, or violate the rules of the road...

Man's Wife Moved To Nursing Home 1,000 Miles Away Without Permission

Posted on December 25, 2008
This is an incredible story and sounds like it could end up in court for violating the rights of the elderly. A St. Augustine, Florida man says that on Christmas eve, his 65-year-old wife was moved to an Illinois nursing care center in Elmwood, without his approval or knowledge...

Silver Alert To Quickly Find Elderly Dementia Patients

Posted on December 24, 2008
By this time everybody has heard of Amber Alerts – issued by law enforcement as soon as a child is missing. This is the latest twist on an Amber Alert but for people much older. “Silver Alerts,” managed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, will let the public know about mentally impaired elderly residents who wander from home...

Guide To Choosing a Nursing Home

Posted on December 20, 2008
Trying to choose a nursing home for a loved one? Your options might be a little easier with a new online rating system from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which provides ratings from one to five stars for 16,000 nursing homes in the U...

New Pool Drain Covers Mandated Nationwide By Friday

Posted on December 18, 2008
pp class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"Beginning Saturday, pools and spas that do not have the required anti-drowning drain covers could be forced to close down. The improved safety system was passed by Congress last year and pool and spa owners had a year to comply...

Sleep May Be The Best Injury Protection

Posted on December 17, 2008
pp class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"We know from the statistics and from the traffic we see in our offices at Farah and Farah that teenagers are one population group that has a higher likelihood of being involved in traffic accidents than others, particularly first year drivers...

Jacksonville Link To Killer of Adam Walsh

Posted on December 16, 2008
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Reckless Driver Could Be Out In Nine Months

Posted on December 12, 2008
A man was sentenced Thursday for reckless driving that caused a young man to die in a crash. The judge has ordered Mario Tellez to spend two years behind bars but because of the time he's already served, Tellez could be out again in nine months. Tellez is in the U...

Florida Court Rules - Sports Waivers For Kids Are Essentially Worthless

Posted on December 12, 2008
A ruling by the state's high court this week has far reaching implications for anyone who is forced to sign a waiver before their child can participate in a sport. Essentially, the ruling means the waivers are worth only the paper they are written on...

ER Access - Florida Worst In The Nation

Posted on December 11, 2008
The news is not good if you need emergency room care in Florida. Florida ranked dead last in a national report on the ability of someone in a dire medical need to access emergency care. The study comes from the American College of Emergency Physicians...

Careless Driver Kills Man - 27 Days Later Pulled Over Again

Posted on December 10, 2008
Imagine you had a loved one who was hit and killed by a careless driver. Wouldn't you hope that person would be arrested and at least face some charges? That is what the family of Terrance Fowler hoped. Maria Fonsica was driving on August 12th, when troopers say she veered off the road and onto the shoulder, hitting and killing Terrance Fowler...

Florida Slips in Health Ranking

Posted on December 06, 2008
Florida used to rank 41st in states in terms of health, now that number has dropped. Florida was No. 45 in the latest America’s Health Ranking. That represents a partnership between United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention...

Alcohol Sales To Minors Busted In Florida

Posted on December 06, 2008
With more than 7,000 businesses licensed to sell alcohol in Jacksonville’s Duval County, the state is doing what it can to ensure underage drinkers aren’t getting their hands on alcohol. Friday night police did a random check of more than dozen establishments in the Jacksonville area...

Jacksonville Second in Fatal Teen Crashes

Posted on December 05, 2008
With the holiday season just around the corner and more teen drivers out of school and on the road – Allstate Insurance has a word of caution. The roads in three metro areas in Florida are the tops nationwide for fatal auto crashes involving teens...

First Of Thousands Of Florida Smoker Lawsuits Since Engle Underway

Posted on December 03, 2008
Stuart Hess of Cooper City, Florida died of lung cancer at the age of 55 in 1997. His widow, Elaine, says Stuart tried to quit smoking. He tried Nicorette gum and hypnosis. He tried to quit cold turkey. Nothing worked. Whether or not Hess was actually addicted to cigarettes will be the key to the case that his widow is bringing against Benson & Hedges (owned by Philip Morris), the cigarettes Hess preferred to smoke...

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