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Test Can Wrongly Accuse Victims of Being Liars

A test used by insurance companies to determine if plaintiffs are “malingerers” or lying has come under scrutiny recently because of its lack of reliability. Under the Fake Bad Scare virtually everyone can be a liar, say experts. For example, The test asks a person to answer true or false to 43 stat

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 Mar 2008

Heavy Rains Cause Two Semi-Tractor Accidents

Two tractor-trailers crashed in unrelated accidents at the same overpass on I-4 in Winter Park last night.At about 11:30 pm a semi lost control on the Wymore overpass and crashed into the guardrail. The tractor ended up hanging over Wymore Road. There were no reports on the condition of the driver,

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 Mar 2008

Teenger Credits Seatbelt for Saving His Life

At least one young man heeded the seatbelt warning and feels that deed alone saved his life. Reportedly the 18 year-old from the Panhandle of Florida was driving across the Pensacola Bay on Three Mile Bridge Monday. A gust of wind thought to be 30 to 35 miles per hour hit his SUV as he changed to th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 Mar 2008

Medical Malpractice Patients' Right To Know

In a decision just released earlier today the Florida Supreme Court ruled on the scope of the 2004 Florida Constitutional Amendment 7, entitled the “Patients Right to Know” Act. In a ruling that is welcome to consumers and patients who are concerned about the safety of their families when choosing a

By Ed Normand

/ 6 Mar 2008

FDA Warning – Internet Sales of Bogus STD Preventatives

The FDA issued an emergency alert today warning consumers of drugs being sold on the Internet falsely claiming that they can prevent or treat sexually transmitted diseases. The products are sold under the names of Tetrasil, Genisil, Aviralex, OXi-MED, Imulux, Beta-mannan, Micronutrient, Qina, and Sl

By The Legal Examiner

/ 6 Mar 2008

Truck Roll-over Kills Driver Without a Seatbelt

A 50 year-old Eustis man was almost home when he lost control of his pickup just enough so that he caught the shoulder of the road on a curve. The pickup rolled over and ended up resting against a fence. Unfortunately the driver was not wearing his seatbelt and was partially thrown from the vehicle

By The Legal Examiner

/ 6 Mar 2008

Officer in Crash, in Patrol Car, Positive Urine Test

A Casselberry Police officer was suspended after a minor traffic crash late Saturday Night or Sunday Morning. Thankfully, no one was hurt. A urine test on the officer was positive for a foreign substance, but the article in the Orlando Sentinel did not state what the substance was or provide any spe

By Michael Damaso

/ 4 Mar 2008

Punta Gorda Hit and Run Driver Nabbed by Man on Moped

An 82-yer-old Canadian man has been arrested for a hit and run accident thanks to a man travelling on a moped who witnessed the accident. The Canadain suspect was driving near Arcadia when he rammed his vehicle into a golf cart driven by a 77 year-old man. According to the witness, the driver got ou

By The Legal Examiner

/ 4 Mar 2008

Two Killed in I-4 Crash

A motorcyclist and a car passenger were killed early Sunday morning in a tragic wreck on I-4. A speeding BMW was reportedly racing another vehicle when it came upon the motorcyclist and was unable to stop. Earlier reports indicated that the BMW attempted to take evasive action but failed and still h

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Mar 2008

Lunsford Parents to Sue Sheriff's Office

The parents of Jessica Lunsford, the 9 year old girl who was killed by her neighbor John Couey who also was a sex offender, are suing the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department for negligence. Mark Lunsford and his attorneys recently appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and said that Sheriff’s investigators

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Mar 2008

Man Dies in ATV Accident

On the heels of our recent post regarding increasing ATV accidents, tragedy has struck a local family. A man riding his ATV in Ocoee, apparently had an accident and died at the hospital from traumatic head injuries sustained during his wreck. Police were originally called to the area because of comp

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 Mar 2008

Alleged Abuse at Pathways to Care in Casselberry

The Channel 9 Eyewitness News website is reporting allegations that an employee of Pathways to Care in Casselberry has been using illegal drugs and abusing patients.

By Michael Damaso

/ 29 Feb 2008