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NTSB Recommends Child Restraint Seats for Children Flying This Summer

As summer vacations approach, the National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) is stressing the importance of child restraint seats on all airline flights. For most parents, strapping the kids into…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 28 May 2010

Amusement Ride Safety Tips – 2010

Riding an amusement ride should be fun, thrilling, and an escape from reality; however, there are risks. Here is a list of easy ways to ensure your safety while enjoying your favorite amusement…

By Jason Herrera

/ 27 May 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Causes 13 More Florida Counties to be Added to Emergency Preparedness

As the Deepwater Horizon disaster spreads across the Gulf of Mexico, Governor Crist has expanded the state of emergency to cover several more of the beach counties on the west coast of Florida. The…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 3 May 2010

Charlie Crist Declares State of Emergency as BP Oil Spill Threatens Florida Coastline

This afternoon Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist declared a State of Emergency for 6 Florida counties as the huge BP oil spill approached the state’s fragile coastline. Bay, Escambia, Gulf, Okaloosa,…

By The Legal Examiner

/ 30 Apr 2010

Knott's Berry Farm's Xcelerator Ride Failure

In September of 2009, at Knott’s Berry Farm theme park in Buena Park, California, two riders were struck with debris after a cable came loose on the Xcelerator roller coaster. A 12-year-old…

By Jason Herrera

/ 30 Apr 2010

Disney World Injury Reporting

Tracking injuries at Disney parks — one of the toughest things I have ever tackled. Guests have a right to know what might happen when they board an amusement ride at Disney World, right? Disney,…

By Jason Herrera

/ 8 Apr 2010

Alcohol and Energy Drinks: An Unrecognized Danger

What if there was a way to feel intoxicated and wide-awake at the same time? What if a drinker could party until dawn without feeling the fatigue brought on by alcohol consumption? Would this be…

By Mark Willingham

/ 5 Apr 2010

Busch Gardens – Tampa: Injury Reporting

In a case of reporting, or lack thereof, we present injury information on Busch Gardens – Tampa: Gwazi: Back related injuries were not uncommon with this ride, with rider’s being thrown around…

By Jason Herrera

/ 31 Mar 2010

The Need for Trial Lawyers

With the recent Toyota recall, and the numerous crashes that have resulted in fatalities and serious injuries, the need for trial lawyers has never been more important. Trial lawyers encourage…

By Ed Normand

/ 4 Mar 2010

The Dangers of Legionnaires’ disease

A recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease at an Orlando hotel serves to remind us about this dangerous disease: The Orange County Health Department says two laboratory-confirmed cases of…

By Ed Normand

/ 1 Mar 2010

Danger of Theme Park Rides

When you think of central Florida, what do you think of? The first thing that probably comes to your mind is Disney World, maybe followed by Universal Studios, Cape Canaveral, or Sea World. This is…

By Ed Normand

/ 25 Feb 2010

The Push by Florida Theme Parks to Bring Back Parental Waivers

Disney and Seaworld are part of a larger group of tourism industry businesses in Florida that are lobbying the Florida Legislature to reintroduce parental waivers for potentially dangerous…

By Ed Normand

/ 25 Feb 2010