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Another Motorcycle Death in Clermont Accident

Yesterdaqy a 20 year old riding a Suzuki motorcycle without a helmet tried to pass in between a dump truck and a semi. He did not make it, slid under the tractor trailer and died immediately from injuries in the Clermont, Florida accident. Many motorcycle crashes are caused by motorists just not pay

By Ed Normand

/ 6 Sep 2007

Is Your Attorney Board Certified?

The Florida Supreme Court established Board Certification in 1982 to help the public identify attorneys who are specialists in various legal areas. It is The Florida Bar’s highest level of recognition of the experience and competency of lawyers in legal areas approved for certification. Board Certif

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 Sep 2007

Back To The Future Ride Is A Thing Of The Past

Today Universal Studios Hollywood has now joined Universal Studios Orlando in closing down the Back to the Future ride at the theme park. The Orlando Universal Studios ride closed down on March 30, 2007. It is interesting to note that this ride is the subject of a recent law opinion related to alleg

By Ed Normand

/ 5 Sep 2007

Cab Driver Shot in Face

A cab driver picked up a fare near Universal, was directed to fake address, and was shot in the face. The driver is in the hospital fighting for his life in critical condition. Crime against cab drivers is a well known problem. In fact, drivers have been asking cab companies for years to offer prote

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Man Flips Off Cop: Judge Awards $3,000.00

A self described “pro-police conservative” decorated Navy Veteran and engineer flipped off a cop in Alabama. He apologized to the Cop but that was not enough. He was arrested apparently on the mistaken basis that it is illegal to bird a cop. Because Alabama is part of the U.S.A. and not Red China th

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Hit and Run Driver Hurt When Chased After Auto Accident

A woman driving a Honda south near UCF in Orlando rear ended another car in a minor crash. No problem until she left the scene in a hit and run. The car that was hit chased the woman until she crashed her car into a tree. What was a minor accident subject to a careless driving ticket may result in j

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Bus Crash Hurts 11 Kids

11 children were hurt in a single vehicle bus crash in Hillsborough County Florida today. The bus driver ran a curb went off the road and crashed near some trees. 11 of the kids went to the hospital for treatment. The bus driver was issued a ticket for careless driving in causing the auto accident.

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Florida Restaurants #1 in Making People Sick

Florida leads the nation in something besides College Football and Basketball, the state also has more people get sick eating out than any other state. Food poisoning is a major cause of illness in this country. The main culprits, you guessed it: seafood, ethnic food and the ubiquitous “all you can

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Hit and Run Driver Gets Jail Time

The driver of a hit and run vehicle that struck and killed a 13-year-old boy who was skating across a State Road 434 in Altamonte Springs Floriida. The victim was in a crosswalk and it was almost dark when he got hit in the car v. pedestrian auto accident. The driver did not even have a driver’s lic

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007

Minimum Required Florida Car Accident Insurance

The newspapers have been writing about the expiration of the requirement to purchase Personal Injury Protection insurance or no fault automobile accident insurance coverage (PIP) in Florida. While there is debate even among personal injury lawyers about the merits of PIP and its expiration there is

By Ed Normand

/ 3 Sep 2007

Electronic Logs Can Stop Truck Accidents

Currently, the Federal Regulations for interstate trucking place limits on the hours that interstate truckers may drive. Most truckers follow the regulations but some do not. Recent polls of long distance truck drivers revealed that up to 16% of them had fallen asleep while driving at least once in

By Ed Normand

/ 3 Sep 2007

Do You Know About Florida's Medical Malpractice Caps?

The 2003 Florida Legislature with former Governeor Jeb Bush’s backing passed caps on medical malpractice cases taking the decision of the amount of fair compensation of injuries away from the jury. Florida law has a $150,000.00 cap for “pain and suffering” for emergency room negligence and $500,000.

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Sep 2007