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What Causes Automobile Accidents?

Most motor vehcile collisions can be avoided. To help you avoid an accident it helps to know the causes. The main factors causing most car accidents are Driver behavior, Poor Roadway Maintenance, Road Design and Equipment Failure. More than 95% of car wrecks (motor vehicle accident, MVA, in the USA

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Aug 2007

Two Teens Hospitalized After Parasailing Accident

Two teenage sisters vacationing from Ocala were severly hurt in a frightening parasailing accident on Pompano Beach. The skies were overcast when they took off for what they surely thought would be an exciting, but safe, parasailing ride. When the wind started gusting, the driver of the boat headed

By The Legal Examiner

/ 20 Aug 2007

Fatal Car Crash Takes 3 Teenagers

A horrific car crash has taken the lives of three teenage girls ages 15, 17 and 18 years old, all of Orlando. Around 10:50 last night, the vehicle they were riding in crossed John Young Parkway and struck another vehilcle head on. The driver of the second vehicle was a 44 year-old man from Kissimmee

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Aug 2007

Florida No-Fault Likely to Expire

Florida’s No-Fault law will expire October 1st and it appears unlikely that Florida’s Legislature will reach an agreement on preventing this. As a result, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink, is urging motorists in Florida to be sure they have enough insurance to protect themselves and thei

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Aug 2007

"Runaway" Jury Verdicts Rarely Occur

In a study published in the May edition of the Michigan Law Review, Professor Philip D. Peters, Jr. states that The efforts of the Bush administration to reform the tort system on medical malpractice and decrying ‘runaway’ jury verdicts was phony. Studies which were examined showed this claim to be

By The Legal Examiner

/ 15 Aug 2007

Multiple Toy Recalls by Mattel for Lead Paint and Loose Magnets

One of America’s leading toy importers is recalling over 9 million toys due to either lead paint or magnets that may fall off. The recall includes the play sets Doggie Day Care, Barbie and Tanner, Batman and One Piece action figures, “Sarge” die cast toy cars, and Polly Pocket Play Sets.The Consumer

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Aug 2007

Red Yeast Rice Fans Beware

The FDA has issued a warning to consumers who use red yeast rice in an effort to control their cholesterol. The defective products are sold by two Internet retailers – Swanson Healthcare Products and Sunburst Biorganics and are sold under the following brand names: Red Yeast Rice, Red Yeast Rice/Pol

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Aug 2007

China Acts After Lead Paint Recall

According to a story attributed to the Associated Press appearing in the Orlando Sentinel on August 10th, the Chinese Governmental Agency responsible for product quality, inspection, and quarantine has issued a temporary ban on exports by the maker of lead tainted children’s toys. Toys involved at t

By Council Wooten

/ 11 Aug 2007

More China-Made Toys Recalled

More toys made in China and sold for use by toddlers and young children are recalled. According to a report in the Orlando Sentinel on August 9, 2007, a voluntary recall was initiated Wednesday, August 8, 2007 for Chinese-made tops which included a painted wooden knob that contained excessive lead.F

By Council Wooten

/ 10 Aug 2007

Criminal Charges Filed in Big Dig Auto Accident

The company that supplied the epoxy for anchors in the concrete ceiling panels for Boston’s Big Dig tunnel was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter yesterday. The Massachusetts Attorney General, Martha Coakley, charged Powers Fasteners in the death of a 38 year-old woman resulting from

By The Legal Examiner

/ 9 Aug 2007

Orlando Streets Turn Deadly on August 7

Yesrterday was a very busy day for Florida Highway Patrol as they handled three deadly car crashes. The first one happened on State Road 520 when a female driver was ejected from her vehicle after a crash. Then later in the morning a bicyclist was struck by a truck on OBT and Orange Camp Road close

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 Aug 2007

$1.75 Million Awarded for Auto Accident Due to Cell Phone

After almost 2 years, 26 year-old Ms. Tiffany Barrett will finally receive justice for the injuries she received due to a car crash. Just two months before they were set for trial, Ms. Barrett’s attorney annouced that a settlement had been reached in the case against Philip DeBeard, who was a salesm

By The Legal Examiner

/ 7 Aug 2007