The consistent problems that Tampa faces with I-4 traffic were brought into bold bas-relief during rush hour this morning when a fifty car pile-up killed three drivers and injured many more. Police struggled to reroute traffic on I-4 that was at a near standstill from the accident near Lakeland.Traf
A stay-at-home Dad was awarded $21.6 million Thursday for a fatal car crash that killed his wife. The jury found the driver negligent for talking on her cell phone or some other distraction that caused the horrific accident.The Husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the corpor
A woman, fishing on Long Island Sound, when a 324-foottanker barge crashed with her bot, died after she was taken off life support.The woman, 47, of the Bronx was in a coma at St. Francis Hospital since the accident on June 10. Visiting from Rhode Island, she was fishing in a 24-foot boat off Sands
A Port St. Lucie man was killed in a motorcycle accident when he was thrown from his motorcyle on Sunday, crashing into a sign post, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The man, 27, was traveling south on U.S. 441 just after 10:35 a.m. when he attempted a “one wheel stand” on his bike and lost cont
Citizens Property Insurance, facing criticism for thousands of 2004 and 2005 open hurricane claims and insurance claim disputes, seeks to rein in the adjusters and lawyers alleging they are creating disputes in order to pocket larger feesAssistant general counsel for the state-run propery insurer, s
According to a published report in the Wall St. Journal, Glaxo Smith Kline became the latest drug manufacturer to add a warning label to its ADHD drug, Dexedrine. The new warning label will include a warning about cardiac risks and psychiatric side effects. The new warning was posted on the FDA webs
A New Orleans jury returned a $50,000,000 award to a 62 year old plaintiff who had taken Vioxx for 31 months. Mr. Barnett had suffered a heart attack four years earlier and stopped taking the drug shortly before Vioxx was pulled from the market. The jury found that Merck failed to adequately warn do
Since the initial news broke about a link between the arthritis drug Fosamax and jaw bone death or osteonecrosis, a panel of medical and pharmacological experts has been convened to study the issue. In most instances, the resulting jaw bone death has occurred after Fosamax patients have had dental s
A drug touted as an effective treatment of epilepsy has been shown to cause birth defects or fetal death in cases where mothers were taking the drug during pregnancy. The birth defects include malformed hearts and genitals, cleft palate, and artery deformities among children born to women taking Dep
After initially fighting each individual lawsuit, Taser International has decided to settle claims against the company for a reported $20 million. The company also agreed to appoint a lead independent director as part of the settlement.
There was an excellent editorial published in the Palm Beach Postyesterday. The editorial sharply criticizes the docility and unwillingness to monitor Florida doctors. The editorial cites Boynton Beach Dr. Mark Schreiber who was cited by state investigators 3 1/2 years ago yet continues to practice
In the largest vehicle in history, Ford has announced that it will be forced to recall 1.2 million of its trucks, SUVs, and vans due to a faulty speed deactivation switch. The models affected include: 1994-2002 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550, 2000-02 Ford Excursion SUVs, 1994-96 Econoline vans and M
