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Doug / 10-19-2011 / Auto Accidents

While there are entire campaigns devoted to stopping drunk driving, it bears mentioning that any operating any vehicle while under the influence is dangerous and illegal. Unfortunately, in many cases even walking under the influence can lead to tragedy. Late Saturday night, Mount Dora police Officer Barry Strykowski struck and killed pedestrian Scott Ferguson on […]

Doug / 10-14-2011 / Car Accident

Early on October 4, a car hit a 13-year-old girl walking to her school bus. This incident was the latest in a string of student pedestrian related car accidents in the area, bringing the total up to nine in the last six weeks since school has started. This incident could have been much worse had […]

Doug / 10-12-2011 / Car Accident

In the 6 weeks since school started, Volusia County has reported eight accidents involving pedestrian students struck by cars as of October 3, and that number is on the rise. While there have thankfully been no fatalities reported this year, these numbers seem too high for what is an entirely preventable problem. The Volusia School […]

Doug / 10-10-2011 / Car Accident

In a tragic turn of events, a 66-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a bus struck her motorized wheelchair on October 4th. The Orlando Sentinel reported that she crossed in front of the bus without giving the driver enough time to stop. Fortunately, neither the bus driver nor any of his 15 passengers […]

Doug / 09-23-2011 / Pharmacy Errors

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Florida’s prescription-drug-monitoring database, which advocates expect to help discourage doctor shopping and overprescribing of medications, has launched. Those supporting the database have called the system a key tool in combating Florida’s prescription-drug problem. Law enforcement has said that abusers choose Florida because their home state already has a similar monitoring […]

Doug / 09-21-2011 / Food-borne Illnesses

As we previously reported, Cargill Corp has resumed productions on their turkey meat recall after a massive recall of its product. However, a second incident with contaminated ground turkey has prompted the company to issue yet another salmonella-related recall. Cargill Corp has announced an immediate recall of 185,000 pounds of 85 percent lean, fresh ground […]

Doug / 09-19-2011 / Consumer Safety

According to the Duval County Health Department, a Jacksonville woman has died after contracting the West Nile virus. The death is the second this year from the mosquito-borne illness. The Duval County now has twelve confirmed cases of West Nile this year, the latest case involving a 43-year-old man. The West Nile virus spread to […]

Doug / 09-02-2011 / Theme park accidents

Millions of people visit Florida amusement parks each year. Disney World and Universal Studios are some of the most popular theme park attractions in the world. According to the Themed Entertainment Association, approximately 119 million people visited Disney attractions in 2009. Unfortunately, injuries and accidents are as common as tourists visiting Florida’s amusement parks. In […]

Doug / 08-31-2011 / Consumer Safety

According to the Food and Drug Administration, anti-depressant Celexa in higher doses may trigger potentially fatal changes in heart rhythm. The FSA issued a warning saying that the maximum recommended dose of Celexa has been changed to 40 mg per day and that studies showed no benefit in the treatment of depression with doses higher […]

Doug / 08-29-2011 / Tourist Injuries

Summer season is a busy time for tourist leaving their homes for days or weeks at a time. Tourists traveling to Florida have several ways of keeping their homes safe. A vacant home, or one that appears vacant, is an appealing target to a burglar. Here are several ways you can keep your home safe […]

Doug / 08-26-2011 / Theme park accidents

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Universal Studios has adjusted the popular Harry Potter-themed thrill ride following two recent accidents in which tourists suffered injuries from loose objects. The Dragon Challenge attraction injured a man recently, causing permanent injuries to his right eye. Universal Studios in Orlando said that it has stopped simultaneously launching a pair […]

Doug / 08-24-2011 / Food-borne Illnesses

According to Quality Assurance Magazine, Cargill has enhanced safety programs and resumed production of ground turkey after receiving approval from USDA. The plan in Springdale, AK, responsible for a massive recall of ground turkey that was found to be contaminated with salmonella, has resumed its full production. Cargill recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey […]

Doug / 08-22-2011 / Medical Negligence

According to the consumer group Public Citizen, ten basic patient safety steps could save 85,000 lives and $35 billion annually. The group analyzed the results of several studies of treatment protocols for chronically recurring, avoidable medical errors. The group also said that severe pressure ulcers cost an average of $70,000 apiece to treat. A catheter […]

Doug / 08-19-2011 / Food-borne Illnesses

According to Food Safety News, some safety experts are not sure if recalling 36 million pound of turkey is enough. An Oregon epidemiologists says that he fears, despite the massive recall, that more Cargill ground turkey products may be contaminated with salmonella and should be taken off the market. Dr. Bill Keene, a nationally known […]

Doug / 08-17-2011 / WKN News

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Florida will end weekly bacteria tests at some of state’s beaches. The state plans to stop weekly testing for bacteria at fifty five locations statewide because of budget cuts that have wiped out resources to continue with the Florida Healthy Beaches program. The Florida Department of Health cut $525,000 from […]

Doug / 08-12-2011 / Defective products

A new study conducted by a Johns Hopkins researcher says that the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix may be responsible for increasing the risk of heart attacks and other serious heart problems in healthy, middle-aged smokers. Dr. Sonal Singh, the study’s lead author, is calling for the Food and Drug Administration to issue a stronger warning […]

Doug / 08-10-2011 / Tourist Injuries

Thousands of tourists visit Florida each month, many of them traveling by airplanes. Airplanes may be more comfortable forms of travel for some families but flights can be sources of germs and illnesses. Thousands of flights in the air each day carry millions of microscopic germs along for the ride. Keep your family safe when […]

Doug / 08-08-2011 / Food-borne Illnesses

According to the Orlando Sentinel, salmonella cases linked to fresh or frozen ground turkey meat have been reported in 26 U.S. states. Since March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked 77 incidents to salmonella, which causes nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea. One person has died as a result of the salmonella […]

Doug / 08-05-2011 / Auto Accidents

According to CBS News 12, nine people were injured when a car rear-ended a central Florida commuter bus. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the Lynx bus was stopped to pick up passengers when a car hit it. Injured travelers were taken to three different Orlando hospitals. The officials report that none of the injuries […]

Doug / 08-03-2011 / Theme park accidents

According to the Orlando Sentinel, eleven riders had to be rescued from the E.T. ride at Universal Studios after the ride stopped moving. A technical glitch caused the theme park ride to stop and the Orlando Fire Department used a ladder truck to get the people off the website. Officials said the call came in […]

Doug / 08-01-2011 / Consumer Safety

According to the Orlando Sentinel, college football and sickle cell trait are a lethal combination for young athletes. There have been nine deaths related to sickle cell trait in college football since 2000, making up approximately 42.9 percent of the 21 non-traumatic deaths in college football. Sickle cell has killed more college athletes than heatstroke […]

Doug / 07-29-2011 / Theme park accidents

According to Orlando Parks News, Disney’s Primeval Whirl located in the infamous Disney’s Animal Kingdom will remain closed until at least September of 2011. The wild mouse coaster claimed the life of a Disney worker in March, the ride will remain closed while the investigation of the accident is ongoing. Another cast member fell on […]

Doug / 07-27-2011 / Theme park accidents

According to CF News 13, light-up watches sold at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida have been recalled due to being a potential burn risk and tourist injuries. The children’s light-up watches, featuring Disney characters such as Buzz Lightyear, Tinker Bell or Lightning McQueen, were sold at Disney’s theme parks from November to January 2011 […]

Doug / 07-25-2011 / Theme park accidents

A British postal worker visiting Florida’s Walt Disney World claims he was injured while riding on Big Thunder Mountain. George Ramplin, 43, filed papers in court this week alleging that a ride on Big Thunder Mountain caused him to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, an unusual tourist injury , which led him to steal […]

Doug / 07-22-2011 / Tourist Injuries

According to the Florida Department of Health report from 2001-2005, the state averages 465 deaths per year from unintentional drowning. Another study found that Florida ranks top in drowning deaths of toddlers and young children. A 2008 report found that 71% of Florida’s unintentional drowning deaths involved children under the age of four. It is […]

Doug / 07-20-2011 / Theme park accidents

A trip to a Disney theme park can be quite a wonderful time for the entire family. Taking children to very crowded and busy public venues can create unique safety challenges for parents. While having fun, it should be important to always be safe. Parents can enjoy family adventures knowing their children remain protected and […]

Doug / 07-18-2011 / Tourist Injuries

Disney World theme park touring can be a great and fun adventure for the entire family. It takes money to prepare for the trip, as well as travel and attending many theme parks that Orland has to offer. Keeping your family safe during a visit to Disney World theme parks is important. However, many things […]

Doug / 07-15-2011 / Tourist Injuries

According to the Theme Park Insider, Florida tourists can enjoy the state’s many theme parks while preventing theme park injuries. Here are a few tips to help keep you and your family safe on your next vacation to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World or another amusement park. Stay cool and avoid sunburn: Water […]

Doug / 07-13-2011 / Tourist Injuries

According to the Injury Lawyer Directory, a fire broke out on the water ride “Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls” at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando. A theme park employee noticed the smoke and evacuated all tourists and staff members before flames engulfed one of the ride’s housing structures. Some of the guests […]

Doug / 07-11-2011 / Tourist Injuries

According to New York Injury News, a parasailing accident off Florida’s west coast left a male tourist dead on June 27, 2011. The fatal accident occurred about a mile off Longboat Key after the boat lost speed and the victim floated down to the water, according to local media reports. David Richard Sieradzki, 31, of […]

Doug / 07-08-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Red Orbit, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed resulting from the death of Modesta Alvarado-Vega, 87, former resident of the Harborage Nursing Home in North Bergen. The surviving family members announced the decision to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home after alleged nursing home abuse caught on granny cam. […]

Doug / 07-07-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Brooklyn Paper, a Fort Green man whose wife was fatally run over by a Treasury Department agent plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the department. Michael Dalton filed a notice of claim against the federal government, giving them six months to settle the case before proceeding with the wrongful death lawsuit. […]

Doug / 07-06-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to South Bend Tribune, the widow of a man killed after being hit by a car nearly four years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the car who hit him. This week a jury will decide whether to award the widow compensatory damages. Barbara Hales alleges that because of […]

Doug / 07-05-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to ABC News, a settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting death of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer. BART has agreed to pay $1.3 million to Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, a man shot by an officer. Johnson said that no money […]

Doug / 07-01-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the News Leader, Faith Stocker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her mother, Alberta Comstock, claiming she pulled the trigger and caused the death of Rolland Comstock, Stocker’s stepfather. Rolland Comstock was discovered lying face-up on his dining room floor by his longtime attorney and friend on July 3, 2007. The criminal […]

Doug / 06-30-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to KHTS AM 1220, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the city and the county of Valencia. The family of Matilde Garnica filed the wrongful death lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal traffic accident that killed the woman during a fireworks show on July 4, 2010. Garnica was killed when a vehicle […]

Doug / 06-29-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Boston Channel, the family of one of the Boston victims killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against officials, airlines and security screeners at Logan International Airport. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the screeners did not know what mace was and could not identify it, […]

Doug / 06-28-2011 / WKN News

According to About Lawsuits, an appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision to award $3 million to a Texas mother who filed a wrongful death lawsuit after her son was tasered 18 times by police before dying. Shirley Nagel filed a lawsuit after her son Joel Don Casey died in 2005 while police were attempting […]

Doug / 06-27-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Central Florida Future, former UFC football player Cody Minnich testified in a wrongful death case that coach George O’Leary ordered athletic trainer to remove water from the indoor practice facility during Ereck Plancher’s final workout. Minich told a jury that the athletic trainers were not near the players as they were training on […]

Doug / 06-24-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to New York Injury News, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Sears, Roebuck &Co, Simon Property Group Inc., Schindler Elevator Corporation and Botany Bay Construction after a 4-year-old fell and died from an escalator. The family of the Massachusetts’ boy said that the child fell from an escalator in the Sears Department […]

Doug / 06-23-2011 / WKN News

According to Philly Articles, father of a dead 2002 Pennsylvania State University student is asking that the wrongful death lawsuit be moved away from Penn State’s hometown. Christopher Raspanti was about to graduate from Penn State when a fire swept through the off-campus house he shared with five other students. At least 50 party goers […]

Doug / 06-22-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to CHRON, a Texas couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Nebraska hospital over their child’s death. The parents of a child who died last year at the Nebraska Medical Center after an overdose of blood thinner have sued the hospital. The couple alleges the mistake caused excruciating pain and the girl’s […]

Doug / 06-21-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Kentucky Herald, the family of Umi Southworth has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Lexington. Southworth’s estate claims the city and Lexington police acted in a reckless, wanton and egregious manner by failing to realize that the victim was still alive for several hours while they conducted a homicide […]

Doug / 06-20-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to Inside Bay Area, the family of Juan Mosso has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Freemont. The family of Mosso alleges that the man did not pose a threat to his estranged wife, and that the police were negligent in the fatal shooting. On June 19, 2010, Freemont police responded […]

Doug / 06-17-2011 / Personal Injury

According to Philly News, a Philadelphia woman is suing Dunkin’ Donuts for serving coffee that she said was too sweet, so sweet that it sent her into a diabetic coma. Danielle Jordan, 47, filed a personal injury lawsuit against Dunkin’ Donuts shop on Frankford Avenue claiming she ordered coffee with artificial sweetener on June 15, […]

Doug / 06-16-2011 / Wrongful Death

According to the Greenfield Daily Reporter, the U.S. Department of Justice has denied a wrongful death and personal injury claim filed by the family of a New Mexico man. The family of Adam Montoya filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging the victim died in prison in agony while his pleas for help went unanswered. Other […]

Doug / 06-15-2011 / Auto Accidents

According to the Chicago Tribune, Hugh Jones has filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago after his toddler daughter was injured due to an auto accident, when a drunk city worker drove into a crowd of pedestrians. The toddler’s father filed a lawsuit against the city after the accident left his daughter Taylor injured […]

Doug / 06-14-2011 / Auto Accidents

According to Yakima Herald Republic, the city of Yakima is facing a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit after an innocent motorist died during a wild police chase that ended in a fatal auto accident. The family of Pascual Ayala contacted a personal injury lawyer, who filed papers in the Yakima County Superior Court, claiming that […]

Doug / 06-13-2011 / Personal Injury

According to the CT Post, a Providence jury has sided with the state of Rhode Island in a $40 million personal injury and premises negligence lawsuit brought on by an injured man. The jury said that the state does not have to pay damages to Brett A. Roy and his family, despite the fact that […]

Doug / 06-10-2011 / Personal Injury

According to the Digital Journal, a former vendor of a meat distribution warehouse has won a personal injury lawsuit in the case involving injuries caused when his foot was run over by a forklift. The man was on the meat distribution warehouse’s premises selling goods to the warehouse employees when one of the warehouse employees […]