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Drivers Over 65 Less Likely to Cause Auto Accidents

The Rand Corp has issued the results of its study of drivers 65 and older. What they discovered is that the 65 and older group are only 33% more likely to cause auto accidents than younger drivers ages 18 to 25 and have only a slightly increased chance over those age 26 to 64.The study looked at aut

By The Legal Examiner

/ 24 Jul 2007

State Farm Dumping More Florida Insurance Policies

Well they are at it again. State Farm announced it is dropping coverage for more Florida residents. These policy holders are not being dumped because of something they did wrong. They did not make fraudulent insurance claims or make excessive claims under homeowners or hurricane insurance claims. Th

By Ed Normand

/ 23 Jul 2007

Urgent Easy-Bake Oven Recall

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for approximately 1 million Easy-Bake Ovens. This defective product recall comes after the February repair campaign failed to prevent injuries.Hasbro, Inc., the maker of the Easy-Bake Oven, has reported to the CPSC that repairs suggested in

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Jul 2007

Is The Tide Turning On Tort Reform Rhetoric?

The American Association for Justice conducted a recent poll showing Americans are very concerned about corporate misconduct in causing personal injuries. Most Americans support a strong civil justice system to ensure that corporations are held responsible when they injure people as a result of negl

By Ed Normand

/ 21 Jul 2007

Avandia: Increased Risk of Heart Attack

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study that indicated an increased cardiovascular risk associated with Avandia (rosiglitazone), a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. The study indicated an increase of about 40% in the risk of myocardial infarction among patients receiving Avandia as c

By Michael Damaso

/ 20 Jul 2007

Food Borne Illnesses: Is there any safe or adequate protection from tainted products and food borne illnesses?

Good Morning America today devoted several minutes to the topic of unsafe food. Apparently Congressional hearings are examining the issue. Imported food from China, and as well, the rest of the world, make up a large portion of America’s food supply. Processing and inspection abroad and in this coun

By Council Wooten

/ 20 Jul 2007

New Drunk Driving Penalties To Reduce Car Accidents

Today Governor Crist signed into legislation a new law to try to limit auto accidents in Florida. The law was pushed by consumer activist groups including Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Florida Justice Association. Under this law motorists convicted of driving under the influence must have au

By Ed Normand

/ 20 Jul 2007

MADD Announces Campaign To Eliminate Drunk Driving

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) recently announced that alcohol-related traffic deaths are at an all time high since 1992 and has called upon Congress to hold immediate hearings to address solutions. According to NHTSA, alcohol-related traffic fatalities exceeded 17,900 for the year 2006, the h

By The Legal Examiner

/ 19 Jul 2007

Where are the lower premiums?

The State of Florida recently had a special legislative session to lower premiums on homeowners insurance. It has not worked. Now many families are forced to go without insurance. Many companies are also cancelling insurance policies, legally and illegally. The result is that many homeowners are for

By Ed Normand

/ 18 Jul 2007

Investigating Injuries on Theme Park Rides

The State of Florida requires that the major theme parks in the State prepare and file “occurrence reports”. The reports are filed with the Florida Bureau of Fair Ride Inspection. The parks are required to prepare the reports quarterly. This is a actually a sweetheart deal for the big three – Disney

By Ed Normand

/ 18 Jul 2007

Train v. Auto Crash Causes 4 Deaths

There was a senseless car v. train crash in Lakeland, Florida on Monday July 17, 2007, the took the lives of four people. It was described by one investigating officer as a “useless, senseless tragedy.” An eyewitness observed the lights flashing and the bells ringing at the rail crossing as the safe

By Michael Damaso

/ 17 Jul 2007

Another Tragic Loss of Life In Auto Accident

Two days ago we posted a blog entitled: "How Safe is Your Car in an Auto Accident?" In that blog we observed that death rates were highest in small vehicles and that SUV’s caused high death rates in other vehicles they collide with. The point being that smaller the vehicle the less safe it is and th

By Ed Normand

/ 17 Jul 2007