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Head On Crash; 3 Seriously Injured; 2 Teens Hospitalized; Again, No Seat-Belt

Late Sunday in Brevard County, 2 teenagers were airlifted from the scene of a collision in serious condition and flown to the hospital. Unfortunately, it appears it is the result of not wearing seat-belts. Another man was seriously injured. According to an article in the Orlando Sentinel, an 18 year

By Michael Damaso

/ 28 Feb 2008

State Farm: No New Property Policies in Florida

The Orlando Sentinel reported on Sunday that State Farm will cease writing new policies for homes in Florida. State Farm is Florida’s largest private insurer. The article reports that the reason for the decision by State Farm is a result of recent Florida legislation passed last year to reduce prope

By Michael Damaso

/ 27 Feb 2008

Man Killed in Crash; Not Wearing Seat-belt

The Orlando Sentinel reported that a man was killed Friday afternoon when his 2006 Ford Expedition drifted into an oncoming lane, struck a mailbox, and ran into a fence. The crash occurred in Brevard County. The driver, Richard A. Granim, 63, of Apopka, was pronounced dead at Palm Bay Hospital. The

By Michael Damaso

/ 26 Feb 2008

New Study: Surgery More Effective for Spinal Stenosis

Last week, ABC News reported that a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is shaking up the world of spinal health and medicine. The study says that surgery is a better and more effective treatment for spinal stenosis – more so than conservative therapy and pain medications. Spi

By Michael Damaso

/ 24 Feb 2008

Dangers of Driving While Texting

Recent studies have confirmed what most of us know already: that driving while using a cell phone is highly dangerous. In fact, after just 3 minutes of driving and talking on a cell phone there is a higher risk of an auto accident than when the driver is legally impaired with a .08 percent blood alc

By Ed Normand

/ 23 Feb 2008

ATV Accidents Increasing

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its report for the year 2006, and at least 555 people were killed in all-terrain vehicle accidents. More than 100 of these were children and officials expect that number to increase as they continue to obtain information from hospitals across th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Feb 2008

Simpson Civil Judgment Renewed By Judge

A California Court has renewed a $33.5 million civil judgment awarded against O.J. Simpson for a civil finding that he was guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Simpson tried to claim that a California Court could not reinstate the award because he now lives in Florida. The

By Ed Normand

/ 21 Feb 2008

High-Low Agreements In Lawsuits Are Becoming More Common

A “high-low” agreement is an agreement entered in to prior to a trial by the parties in a case. It is an agreement that assures the injured party in a lawsuit that they will receive a recovery, regardless of the jury’s verdict, but these agreements actually give a level of protection to both sides i

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Feb 2008

Local 5 Million Dollar Sex Harrassment Award

Local Billionaire David Siegel has been found liable in a sexual harassment lawsuit and the victim has been awarded over five million dollars in damages. Allegations in the lawsuit included that the Plaintiff, Georgette Myers, was forced to work in a hostile environment and that she suffered a batte

By Ed Normand

/ 21 Feb 2008

Insurance Companies Taking Settlement Funds

In a trend that is steadily getting worse, employers and insurance companies are attacking settlements and taking all of the funds that injured parties get in a settlement or verdict. Many times the victims are then left on welfare or medicaid with, yes us, the taxpayers footing the bill for future

By Ed Normand

/ 20 Feb 2008

Deadly School Bus Crash in Rural Minnesota

Four students were killed and at least 11 others were injured when a school bus was hit broadside by a van near Cottonwood MN. The collision caused the bus to collide with a pickup truck and then flip over on it side. The first driver to come upon the scene called 911 and ran to the bus where the bu

By The Legal Examiner

/ 20 Feb 2008

Auto Safety Bill for Children Approved by the Senate

In response to the number of children killed each year in “non-traffic” auto accidents, the Senate has approved a bill which was sent to President Bush last Thursday. Last year there were 230 children killed from being backed over, choked by electric windows, or run over by cars that rolled out of p

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Feb 2008