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Harry Potter Theme Park Ride Records First Significant Guest Injuries

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the popular Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride has experienced its first significant guest injury during the first quarter of 2011. A state record…

By Ed Normand

/ 21 Jul 2011

Harry Potter Theme Ride Injury Costs Knuckleballer Zink Five Months of Recovery

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is one of the most popular attractions at Universal Studios. The theme park is enjoying a flurry of attention from the fans of the wizardry franchise. Both…

By Ed Normand

/ 19 Jul 2011

Class Action Plaintiffs Allege Disney Parks and Resorts Discriminates Against Visually Impaired

A federal judge Dolly Gee has certified a class action lawsuit against Disney Parks and Resorts on behalf of plaintiffs Cari Shields, Amber Boggs and Teresa Stockton who claimed Disney…

By Orman Kimbrough

/ 13 Jul 2011

British Tourist Sues Walt Disney World Over Rented Watercraft Crash

According to Orlando court records, a female tourist is suing Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts for negligence after a small watercraft her husband rented collided with a ferry last year….

By Orman Kimbrough

/ 11 Jul 2011

Private Pools and Young Children Don't Mix Well

According to orlandosentinel.com, a two and one half year old toddler drowned in a family pool in Clermont while visiting the owners of the pool from out of state. The homeowner found the toddler…

By Ed Normand

/ 8 Jun 2011

Pool Safety Tips for Summer

According to the Florida Department of Health, studies from 2001-2005 suggest that the state averages 465 deaths per year from unintentional drowning. Similar studies suggest that Florida ranks in…

By Ed Normand

/ 3 Jun 2011

Cleveland Park Accident

Over the weekend a 6-year-old boy was killed when the miniature train he was on derailed. It’s being reported that a South Carolina state amusement ride inspector falsified a…

By Jason Herrera

/ 22 Mar 2011

Defective Toys Recalled

Over 10 million Fisher Price toys were recalled on September 30, 2010, after the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) declared them unsafe due to health hazards ranging from choking to…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Oct 2010

Haunt Event Safety

Is having a monster jump out at you with blood all over their face your idea of fun? Yeah, me neither. Anyhow, with amusement parks and local businesses putting on haunted house type events in the…

By Jason Herrera

/ 28 Sep 2010

US News and World Report Names Wooten, Kimbrough, and Normand a Tier 1 Law Firm

Recently, US News and World Report compiled a list of the best law firms in America. Wooten, Kimbrough and Normand, P.A. received a Tier 1 rating (highest possible) in the Orlando metropolitan area…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 17 Sep 2010

Reporting Amusement Park Injuries

You go to guest services and complain. They listen, but you can tell this is getting nowhere. A manager comes to talk to you, this, too, is getting nowhere. So what do you do? What are your…

By Jason Herrera

/ 1 Sep 2010

Florida High School Coaches Warned About Players' Heat Stroke

Just as Florida students returned to school this week, Florida football teams also returned to the practice field. And while a lot of folks consider may football a cool-weather sport, here in…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Aug 2010