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The I-35 bridge crossing the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis collapsed around 6:00 p.m. yesterday plunging at least 50 vehicles to the river below. Some vehicles landed in the water; others fell with the roadbed and landed upright on the surface of the sunken bridge or, like the school bus
Under the Florida Statutes (FS 458.320) in order for a doctor to have hospital medical staff privileges the physician must meet certain financial requirements in order to pay medical malpractice judgments against the doctor for negligent medical care. However, the Florida Surpeme Court held a hospit
Did you know that under the Florida Statutes a recovery for personal injuries is limited against a government agency? Under Florida’s sovereign immunity statute the most a government agency will have to pay is $100,000.00 per an individual’s claim. If a jury awards more than the cap on damages the i
A Tampa jury awarded a family $23.5 million dollars for the wrongful birth of their second child. The jury found a University of South Florida physician was negligent for giving the go ahead to the couple to have a second child even though the couple’s first child had severe disabling birth defects.
This past weekend the Castleberry Food Company expanded its voluntary recall of canned meat products after 16 cans of chili sauce tested positive for botulinum toxin, the toxin resulting in botulism. FDA officials said the cans showed signs of swelling, a telltale indicator of botulism contamination
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a rule set in place by the Bush Administration that allowed truckers to work longer hours, which increased the number of fatigue related truck accidents. The new rule had increased the average number of driving hours from app
One person was killed and three more injured in an early morning car crash involving three vehicles on I-4. One of the vehicles left the highway, went thru a guardrail and landed on a power pole below at the intersection of Wymore and Rogers. After being ejected from the vehicles, one of the injured
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
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
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
Mientras que nos preparamos para hacer frente a la estación del huracán en la Florida, las compañÃas de seguro han dejado a mucha gente sin opciones de seguro de los dueños de casa. Las compañÃas de seguros han decidido a no proporcionar seguro a los dueños de casa de la Florida o las tarifa
As we prepare to face hurricane season in Florida, many folks have been left without homeowners insurance options. Insurance companies have decided to no longer provide insurance to Florida homeowners or the rates have increased dramatically for Florida residents. Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida lawm
