A plane crash in Volusia County resulted in severe injuries to the 74 year old pilot. The plane crash was caused by mechanical problems that started shortly after the single-engine Swift GC1A aircraft took off from the New Symrna Beach, Florida airport. The plane crashed into trees and no one on the
Dan Rather, the beleaguered former anchor for CBS news filed a lawsuit against his former employer for seventy million dollars. In the suit Rather alleges that CBS left him out to dry as the scapegoat for the widely discredited news story attacking the Vietnam era military record of President Bush.
On U.S. Highway 27 in Leesburg motor vehicle accident involving six vehicles caused personal injuries and at least one fatality. The cause of the motor vehicle accident is still being investigated by the Leesburg Police Department. From what has been reported thus far it appears that an out of town
Every day there are cases of serious illness and death from diseases contracted while eating at a restaurant. Many of the dangers of eating out are hidden from the public, partly because of flaws in the restaurant inspection process in Florida. This topic is on my mind today, not just because our fi
A young man, a student lawfully at a University of Florida function featuring Senator John Kerry, was tasered by University police. This is clearly excesive use of force by the police. Videotape confirmed that University police tasered the young student while he begged them not to. He was not violen
Honda is recalling thousands of 2006 to 2007 Honda Civics because of a defect that could cause the wheels to fall off during use. According to a letter from Honda to NHTSA, the Civics have a leaky seal in the rear wheel bearing that could corrode and lead to potential car accidents if the wheel fell
In just over a year 60% of restaurants in Orlando had 10 or more serious food inspection violations. Hundreds die each year from food related illnesses. Many or most are preventable with simple hygiene. These illnesses include infections with Escherichia Coli O157:H7, also known as E. Coli and hepat
2 hit and run drivers caused a early morning auto accident on I-4 that shut down the highway early today. Four of the motorists had to get emergency hospital care for injuries sustained in the motor vehicle collision. This is a classic example of the importance of uninsured motorist auto insurance c
A young girl was killed and her teenage sister was seriously hurt in a parasailing crash last month in Florida. In the last four years in Florida there have been over 12 reported deaths from parasail crashes and who knows how many serious injuries. Despite these dangers Florida has no parasail regul
For years patients have been forced to sue physicians and hospitals because they just could not get a straight answer from them about what happened and why. Many times an apology and an offer to correct the problem would have prevented a lawsuit. Other times, especially in cases of clear negligence
A motorcycle accident in Sanford, Florida severed the leg of the biker. He sued the at fault party. There was not much to recover but he did get a modest settlement. His lawyer deposited the funds in his attorney trust account. Sadly, the lawyer did not preserve the personal injury settlement funds
There has been a lot of publicity about the impending sunset and death of the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) auto insurance law in Florida. Various pundits have opined about the good and bad effects of no more PIP but few discuss what the consumer should do when PIP expires. The answer really depe
