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Do you have boxes of personal documents such as tax returns, paystubs or medical records that you don’t need but don’t want to spend all that time with your personal shredder? What about the…
According to the Orlando Sentinel, after seven complaints, officials from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration inspected an Emeritus Properties’ assisted living facility called…
According to the Transportation for America (TFA) latest report, Central Florida has the worst ranking in the number of pedestrian deaths for 2007 and 2008 among metro areas that have a million plus…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings on the cause of the bus accident that took the lives of 17 and injured 38 more back in August of 2008. The bus left the…
When police try to enforce jaywalking laws, it’s often a cause for a lot of verbal bashing by the anti-government, anti-establishment types and even some city officials. See what happened last July…
Injured by a piece of equipment or product you were recently using? Then you might be eligible to bring a product liability suit against the manufacturer, supplier, or retailer depending on where…
Kudos to the Sun Sentinel for bringing inadequate employment screening for daycare and senior care workers to light. Their in depth article has apparently caught the attention of Govenor Crist who…
Who knew? In under-developed countries, 1.5 million children die each year diarrheal-related illnesses each year. The focus of this year’s Global Handwashing Day is to improve the hygiene and…
Sometimes the first step to recovery is protecting yourself during your hospital visit. Medical and human error during standard daily care and medical procedures are very real dangers and patients…
As we prepared for hot summer days and fun in the pool last June, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) reminded parents of ways to keep their children safe from drowning around pools and…
A mid-afternoon heavy rain shower on Sunday resulted in multiple auto accidents from Polk County to Tampa, causing significant delays on both I-4 and I-95. The I-4 pile-up occurred at about mile…
The Orlando Sentinel has an excellent article today on the pitfalls of the state of Florida’s control over who is taking care of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult…