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Sign Your Rights Away or Die

Many health care providers are requiring patients to sign lengthy agreements absolving them from liablity for malpractice as a condition of treatment. A typical scenario is a family needs to put a…

By Ed Normand

/ 7 Jun 2008

NTSB Chairman Speaks to New Jersey Motorcoach Association

The Honorable Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board was the key note speaker at the annual meeting of the Greater New Jersey Motorcoach Association today. In his…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 Jun 2008

Orman Kimbrough Receives Award of Excellence

The Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association recognized Orman Kimbrough, Jr.as one of this year’s recipients of its Individual Award of Excellence. Each year the Board of Trustees of the…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 Jun 2008

Did MADD Intenionally Inflict Emotional Distress?

I came across a few blog posts this morning that raised an intersting question: Whether Mothers Against Drunk Driving intentionally inflicted emotional distress on high school students in…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Jun 2008

19 out of 27 Auto Deaths over Memorial Day Not Wearing Seatbelts

The Florida Highway Patrol says there were 27 deaths over the 96 hour Memorial Day weekend. Shockingly 19 of those 27 people were not wearing seatbelts. It is amazing that despite statistics such as…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 May 2008

Three Florida Hotels Make “Top Ten U.S. Dirtiest Hotels” List

Of all the hotels in the U.S., Florida has three of the top ten dirtiest ones out there as rated by TripAdvisor.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 27 May 2008

Statutes of Limitations

Statutes of Limitation (sol) serve to limit the time in which a claim can be brought. They bar claims that are not filed within the time the law allows for that particular claim. The sol vary from…

By Ed Normand

/ 26 May 2008

Hurricane Preparedness Week – May 25th thru May 31st

The National Hurricane Center and the National Weather Service have funded a program to promote Hurricane Preparedness Week May 25th through May 31st. They are asking residents in hurricane-prone…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 23 May 2008

Allstate Suspension Lifted in Return for Continuing Compliance

On May 15 the First District Court of Appeal’s issued an opinion affirming the suspension of Allstate from selling new business in the state. Allstate had file a motion for rehearing of the original…

By Ed Normand

/ 22 May 2008

Appeals Court Upholds No Consortium Claim for Same-Sex Partners

The First District Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court’s ruling that same-sex partners could not maintain a consortium claim because under Florida law, a consortium claim is based on…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 May 2008

NTSB Asks Americans to "Put Safety First"

As the long Memorial Day week-end approaches and summer vacations follow right behind, the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Mark V. Rosenker, wants all of us to be more…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 May 2008

Proposed Bill Would Allow Medical Malpractice Claims Against Military Providers

After 30 years of the victims of medical negligence and malpractice being denied their day in court, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, Democrat from NY, has introduced a bill that will allow medical malpractice…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 20 May 2008