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Plane Crash Injures Elderly Pilot

A plane crash in Volusia County resulted in severe injuries to the 74 year old pilot. The plane crash was caused by mechanical problems that started shortly after the single-engine Swift GC1A aircraft took off from the New Symrna Beach, Florida airport. The plane crashed into trees and no one on the

By Ed Normand

/ 22 Sep 2007

Infant Herbal Supplement for Stomach Discomfort Recalled

Baby’s Bliis Gripe Water, Apple Flavor, is being recalled by MOM Enterprises, Inc. due to the Cryptosporidium infection. This infection has been diagnosed in a 6-week old infant who was given the drink. Symptoms of this infection include watery diahhrea, dehydration, weight loss, stomach cramps, fev

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Sep 2007

Was Use of Taser Unreasonable on a Florida Student?

A blog about the tasering of a University of Florida was posted on Sept, 19, 2007 offering an opinion on whether the tasering was excessive and whether there was an issue of free speech. For an excellent analysis, check outthe website for the University of Florida’s newspaper the Independent Florida

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Sep 2007

E.Coli Found in Lettuce

Dole has recalled over 5,000 bags of its salad mix due to the lettuce in the bags possibly being contaminated by e. coli. A bag of the salad mix that tested positive for e. coli was sold in Canada. The same lettuce, however, was used in bags that reached 9 US states. The latest recall affects packag

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Sep 2007

BMW safety features malfunction

Some BMW owners are finding that they are not getting as much safety for their money as they had originally thought. The NHTSA is investigating a faulty Occupant Classification System (OCS). The OCS is supposed to recognize whether or not a seat has a passenger in it. The malfunctioning OCS seems to

By The Legal Examiner

/ 21 Sep 2007

Boating Accident Kills One and Injures Another

An Oviedo man was killed and his son severally injured when they were involved in a boating collision off Port Canaveral early Sunday morning. They were on an overnight fishing trip when, at around 6:40a.m., another boat driven by a man from Merritt Island and carrying two others hit them. No one fr

By Michael Damaso

/ 20 Sep 2007

Dan Rather Sues CBS For Millions

Dan Rather, the beleaguered former anchor for CBS news filed a lawsuit against his former employer for seventy million dollars. In the suit Rather alleges that CBS left him out to dry as the scapegoat for the widely discredited news story attacking the Vietnam era military record of President Bush.

By Ed Normand

/ 20 Sep 2007

Investigate Before You Eat Out

Every day there are cases of serious illness and death from diseases contracted while eating at a restaurant. Many of the dangers of eating out are hidden from the public, partly because of flaws in the restaurant inspection process in Florida. This topic is on my mind today, not just because our fi

By Ed Normand

/ 20 Sep 2007

Taser of Gator is Outrageous!!!!!

A young man, a student lawfully at a University of Florida function featuring Senator John Kerry, was tasered by University police. This is clearly excesive use of force by the police. Videotape confirmed that University police tasered the young student while he begged them not to. He was not violen

By Ed Normand

/ 19 Sep 2007

Carnival Leads in Cruisers Overboard

A study conducted by Ross A. Klein, PhD, a Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, which compiled information from the years 1995 through 2007, reports that Carnival leads many of the major and non-major cruise companies in incidents involving passengers and crew overboard. Between 2000 an

By Michael Damaso

/ 19 Sep 2007

Feds Require Side Curtain Airbags

The National Highway Safety Administration is requiring all car makers to equip their vehicles with side curtain airbags by 2013. These airbags protect the head and torso, especially in auto accidents involving side impact, such as when a car is “t-boned” at an intersection. According to the NHTSA,

By The Legal Examiner

/ 19 Sep 2007

Defibrillator Recall

The FDA is recalling the MRL/Welch Allyn AED 20 Automatic External Defibrillator that is used by emergency personnel in hospitals, at fire stations and other risk management departments to treat heart attack victims. The defective equipment may show an error message (Defib Comm) which can result in

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Sep 2007