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Do Cell Phones Cause Auto Accidents

Recently a very large jury verdict was entered in a case where one of the main issues was whether or not the drivir who caused the car accident was talking on a cell phone while driving. Currently, Florida has not legislation directly prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving. Further there i

By Ed Normand

/ 14 Dec 2007

Worker Injured at Disney, Dies

A Disney employee who fell from a ride platform at Disney’s Animal Kingdom last weekend has died. The sixty-three year old victim was an attendant on the Primeval Whirl when she stepped into the restricted area and was hit by a moving car. The impact of that crash caused her to fall and hit her head

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Dec 2007

World Record For Man Hit By Car

There are many ways to get in the Guinness Book of World Records but some seem easier than others. A good Samaritan who stopped to help out the victims of an auto accident made it the hard way. The man was hit by a car and thrown in the air for 118 feet–a world record. The distance entitled him to a

By Ed Normand

/ 9 Dec 2007

Hepatitis Infection Risk Kept From Patients(2)

The reuse of syringes by a physician was kept from the public and the potentially infected patients even when known by the authorities. The state health departments and even officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were aware of the risk of infection but delayed reportin

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Dec 2007

Hepatitis Infection Risk Kept From Patients

The reuse of syringes by a physician was kept from the public and the potentially infected patients even when known by the authorities. The state health departments and even officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were aware of the risk of infection but delayed reportin

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Dec 2007

Doctors Keep Medical Negligence Secret

In yet another study of the medical malpractice problem in the United States a recent study revealed that almost half of physicians in the United States admitted they knew of a serious medical error that had been made but did not tell authorities about it. The report stated that most of the physicia

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Dec 2007

Longstanding Effects of Brain Injury

While we are all familiar with the obvious signs of a major head injury, subtle effects can remain forever unnoticed even by the family or the patient!! An interesting study of the long term effects of brain injury succinctly evaluates some of the long term less obvious problems that head injury vic

By Ed Normand

/ 3 Dec 2007

Tourist Dies at Disney

A tourist who slipped outside a restaurant at Disney’s Magic Kingdom died. The 72 year old man, who remains unidentified, was enjoying a fun day at the theme park when he fell. He was rushed to the hospital and died the next day. With theme park tickets as high as they are, a trip to the theme park

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 Dec 2007

FHP: 27 Killed in Auto Accidents over Thanksgiving

Twenty seven (27) people were killed over the Thanksgiving Holiday in auto accidents investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol. Despite both the law and common knowledge, many of those killed were not wearing their seatbelts. In fact, 80% of those killed in vehicles equipped with safety belts were

By The Legal Examiner

/ 29 Nov 2007

Slippery Shopping

I never cease to be amazed at the number of stores that respond to spills or other dangerous conditions on their floor by simply throwing out a plastic cone and leaving it there. As if this is where their responsibility ends. How often have you asked someone to please clean up ‘aisle 5’ , only to be

By The Legal Examiner

/ 27 Nov 2007

Death and 8 injuries in turnpike car accident

A tragic auto accident on the turnpike near Yeehaw Junction resulted in the death of one man, and 7 others injured including 5 children. It was a one car accident. According to the FHP none of the passengers in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts. The SUV was headed north on the Turnpike, near mile m

By Ed Normand

/ 25 Nov 2007

Theme Park Oversight Demanded

In the near future The United States House of Representatives is voting on proposed laws to reauthorize the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to oversee theme parks and ride safety. They seek to correct a 1981 loophole freeing theme parks and their rides from federal safety regulation and revi

By Ed Normand

/ 24 Nov 2007