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A 47 year-old semi driver from St. Petersburg was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and reckless driving when he lost control of his tractor trailer near Wilkesboro NC last Friday. A St. Petersburg couple in their 60’s and their friend who live part of the year in Ashe County NC were killed
The Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a notice on Friday that Simplicity, Inc. of Reading, PA has a repair kit for the cribs that were recalled September 21, 2007 because of faulty drop-sides. The repair kit should only be used on older model Simplicity or Graco cribs with the faulty mounti
A Tampa school was ordered to pay $4 million by a jury as the result of a young man having his arm broken by a bully during a football game. The jury found that the private Hillel School in Tampa should have provided better supervision for Danny Heidenberg. Danny had his arm broken in a football gam
Thousands of Americans lose their lives each year because of medication errors. Some hospitals are trying to prevent medical neglect in the administration of medications through electronic verification systems. With this system a patient wears a bar-coded armband. The nurse scans the patient’s armba
The Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued an immediate, voluntary recall of booster chairs manufactured by Bumbo International and sold at Target, Walmart, Sears, Toys R Us, Babies R Us and other retailers. The Bumbo “Baby Sitter” booster seat is a foam seat with holes for the legs and a se
Upon the heals of subpoenas from insurance regulators for documents supporting 28.3 and 41.9 percent rate hikes, Allstate is sending notices to 100,000 more homeowners that there policies will not be renewed. The policy holders are being referred to Royal Palm of Volusia County for their homeowners
Two Amish families returning from a church function lost 5 family members in a terrible auto accident on I-69 near Muncie Indiana. Eleven other family members were injured and transported by helicopter to local hospitals. The 15-passenger van rolled over at least four times and because of a hole in
It’s time to get your flu shot. Flu season starts in October and comes to a peak in January and February. Once you receive your flu shot it takes two weeks from the time of the vaccination to obtain protection from the influenza virus. So, the sooner you get your flu shot, the sooner you will be pro
Three people who alleged they were raped while being held in the Alachua County Jail settled their civil lawsuit against the Alachua County Sheriff’s Dept. The case was settled in late August for $1.25 million dollars. The vicitms reported they were raped in 2003 by another inmate while they were ho
Florida served subpoenas on the state’s fourth-largest insurance company as part of Florida’s investigation into possible conspiracy among property insurers to keep prices high. The subpoenas order Allstate to produce documents pertaining to its business relationships and practices with trade groups
Another product manufactured in China has caused severe personal injury. We have heard about toys manufactured in China that are dangerous and now a curling iron made in China has permanently injured a hairdresser. The hairstylist filed a lawsuit against a Chinese curling iron company alleging she w
A panic-striken mother of three watched as passers-by tried to save her three children from the murky waters of a pond on I-4. Her van left the highway and flipped into the water leaving her three children trapped in the sunken vehicle. The rescuers, who were being called heroes, were two Disney emp
