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• Agri-Farm Settles Pesticide Case; Limbless Boy Taken Care Of For Life

  Seth Miles | April 25, 2008 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A novel premises liability lawsuit results in a very favorable settlement with an Agri-Farm for a boy born limbless as a result of maternal pesticide exposure.

• Plastic bottles recalled due to safety concerns

  Joseph Bernardo | April 25, 2008 2:45 PM | 2 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Nalgene bottles with BPA are being recalled over safety concerns. Wouldn't it be nice to see companies studying these issues sufficiently before shoving their product into the stream of commerce and...

• Tragedy Illustrates How Bad Things Can Happen To Good People

  Diego Madrigal | April 25, 2008 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The tragic death of an Inverness girl last week on the Florida Turnpike brings up several thought provoking points that may bring a positive out of this sad instance. The girl was traveling with her...

• Twice as Many Intestinal Infections Reported by Hospitals

  Sandy Grinnell | April 25, 2008 5:20 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  U.S. hospitals have reported a 200 percent increase in the deadly CDAD disease from 2000 to 2005. While there has been a lot of press about the drug-resistent MRSA staph infection virus, you may not...

• Florida Ranks 31st in Serious Physician Disciplinary Actions

  Sandy Grinnell | April 24, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A study by the Public Citizen, an independent watchdog group, reported a significant drop in State Medical Board Serious Disciplinary Actions against doctor's from 2005 to 2007. It is their opinion...

• Tampa Streets Dangerous to Pedestrians and Cyclists

  Shannon Weidemann | April 24, 2008 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Last year 204 people were injured on the streets of Tampa, either walking or on bicycles. Ten people were killed in pedestrian accidents and 3 were killed riding on bikes. They were all hit by cars...

• FDA Condemned for Lack of Inspections

  Sandy Grinnell | April 24, 2008 5:16 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials were raked over the coals this week for the administration's lack of inspections of foreign drug manufacturing plants. Both Republicans and Democrats...

• Car Crash kills two(2)

  Joseph Bernardo | April 23, 2008 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Two men died when their automobile crashed in Labelle Saturday night. This is more evidence of just how bad our roads have become here. We continue to see an increasingly dangerous level of serious...

• What Car Insurance Does Florida Require? Is it Enough?

  Patricia Doherty | April 23, 2008 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Did you know that in Florida, automobile owners are not required to carry bodily injury liability coverage? The only insurance that Florida requires is property damage and, effective January 1,...

• Florida Tobacco Engle Class Members Must Register before June 16, 2008

  Brenda Fulmer | April 23, 2008 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  At a hearing on April 15, 2008, Judge David Miller in Miami made a number of rulings with regard to the distribution of the Engle Trust Fund (the "Fund"), previously referred to as the Guaranteed...