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US Men Need to Clean Up Their Act

A study released by the American Society for Microbology and the Soap and Detergent Association reveals the number of men in the US who was their hands after using the restroom has dropped 9%- from 75% in 2005 to 66% in 2007. The number of women observed washing their hands was 88%, down 2 % from 20

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Sep 2007

Helicopter Crashes into Gulf Killing 1, Injuring 2

Tuesday morning, September 11th south of Sarasota a helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico in an area where the water was approximately 20 feet deep. The occupants were doing a video shoot for a boating magazine. Several boats in the area attempted to rescue the victims of the crash, All three o

By Michael Damaso

/ 18 Sep 2007

Dangerous Child Seats Recalled

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation has recalled 1.2 million child seats made by the Dorel Juvenile Group because of the serious injury risk they could pose to children involved in an auto accident. The child harnesses in question were made fr

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Sep 2007

Orlando Restaurants Are Filthy

In just over a year 60% of restaurants in Orlando had 10 or more serious food inspection violations. Hundreds die each year from food related illnesses. Many or most are preventable with simple hygiene. These illnesses include infections with Escherichia Coli O157:H7, also known as E. Coli and hepat

By Ed Normand

/ 14 Sep 2007

Florida Now Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors

With the hurricane season well underway, the new law took effect July 1st, although there is a one-year grace period to incorporate the new standard into the state building code. The law was enacted primarily as the result of families who lost loved ones as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning due

By The Legal Examiner

/ 14 Sep 2007

Video Cameras Tell the Tale

Many of Florida’s intersections and roadways now have video cameras monitoring traffic throughout the day. In addition to the highly-traveled roads in Florida such as I-4, I-95 and I-75, there are cameras at the toll booths on virtually all toll roads in Florida. These video cameras can provide a fi

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Sep 2007

Uninsured Patients Bear the Greatest Financial Burden

The New York Times reports that uninsured patients on average are billed 2 Â½ times more than what the insured patients are billed through their insurance, and more than 3 times what is billed to Medicare patients. The result is that the uninsured are billed at full price while health plans and Medi

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Sep 2007

Thought for the day …..

In her book You’ve Got to Dance With Them What Brung You, humorist Molly Ivins observes:When you look at political money in the aggregate, more than 60% comes from organized corporate special interests and they get what they pay for. Except that the rest of us end up paying for it eventually. Corpor

By The Legal Examiner

/ 11 Sep 2007

Parasailing Perils

A young girl was killed and her teenage sister was seriously hurt in a parasailing crash last month in Florida. In the last four years in Florida there have been over 12 reported deaths from parasail crashes and who knows how many serious injuries. Despite these dangers Florida has no parasail regul

By Ed Normand

/ 10 Sep 2007

Is Your Attorney Board Certified?

The Florida Supreme Court established Board Certification in 1982 to help the public identify attorneys who are specialists in various legal areas. It is The Florida Bar’s highest level of recognition of the experience and competency of lawyers in legal areas approved for certification. Board Certif

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 Sep 2007

Back To The Future Ride Is A Thing Of The Past

Today Universal Studios Hollywood has now joined Universal Studios Orlando in closing down the Back to the Future ride at the theme park. The Orlando Universal Studios ride closed down on March 30, 2007. It is interesting to note that this ride is the subject of a recent law opinion related to alleg

By Ed Normand

/ 5 Sep 2007

Man Flips Off Cop: Judge Awards $3,000.00

A self described “pro-police conservative” decorated Navy Veteran and engineer flipped off a cop in Alabama. He apologized to the Cop but that was not enough. He was arrested apparently on the mistaken basis that it is illegal to bird a cop. Because Alabama is part of the U.S.A. and not Red China th

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Sep 2007