We all know that our tires should be inflated to a specific level but not everyone knows that low tire pressure and hot weather can be a deadly combination. Under inflated tires can lead to impaired steering, traction, and braking of the vehicle. These safety issues are compounded when combined with
A Lynx bus and a van collided on Boggy Creek road today shutting down a portion of the road for hours. The car accident resulted in injuries to eight of the bus occupants. The accident may have been caused by construction debris on the road. The driver of the van had to be airlifted to a local hospi
Well the Federal Government finally seems to be starting to do something about the extensive malpractice occurring in our hospitals. Up until now, if malpractice was committed on a patient at a hospital the hospital would actually profit from the malpractice by billing for and getting paid from Medi
The American Association For Justice has prepared a detailed and disturbing report outlining the shocking behavior of insurance companies toward their own policy holders in connection with valid insurance claims. The report is called Pattern of Greed 2007: How Insurance Companies Put Profits Over Po
According to a recently published online study by the American Academy of Dermatology, patients that want to see a dermatologist for an evaluation of potential cancer in a mole must wait much longer than it takes to get an appointment to the same dermatologist for a cosmetic Botox injection. Given t
Those forms with lots of legalese that a parent must sign if their child wants to do an activity may not be worth the paper they are printed on. The form releases that parents are asked to sign to release others from liability for injuries to their children when engaged in activities are being used
The manufacturer of Oxycontin pain medicine was fined over 600 million dollars for fraudulently representing to physicians that OxyContin was less addictive and less subject to abuse than other pain medications. In fact just the opposite was true as the drug is so addictive it has been compared to h
Well they are at it again. State Farm announced it is dropping coverage for more Florida residents. These policy holders are not being dumped because of something they did wrong. They did not make fraudulent insurance claims or make excessive claims under homeowners or hurricane insurance claims. Th
The American Association for Justice conducted a recent poll showing Americans are very concerned about corporate misconduct in causing personal injuries. Most Americans support a strong civil justice system to ensure that corporations are held responsible when they injure people as a result of negl
Today Governor Crist signed into legislation a new law to try to limit auto accidents in Florida. The law was pushed by consumer activist groups including Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Florida Justice Association. Under this law motorists convicted of driving under the influence must have au
The State of Florida recently had a special legislative session to lower premiums on homeowners insurance. It has not worked. Now many families are forced to go without insurance. Many companies are also cancelling insurance policies, legally and illegally. The result is that many homeowners are for
The State of Florida requires that the major theme parks in the State prepare and file “occurrence reports”. The reports are filed with the Florida Bureau of Fair Ride Inspection. The parks are required to prepare the reports quarterly. This is a actually a sweetheart deal for the big three – Disney
