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• Tomato Salmonella Scare Hits Florida Hard

  Eddie Farah | June 20, 2008 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Just take a look at the FDA's list of states from which you can safely buy tomatoes not tainted with salmonella Saintpaul. At last look, Florida was the only state broken up by counties. The FDA...

• Another Train Collision Takes A Life

  Eddie Farah | June 20, 2008 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Last month, a high school football hero died when he was struck by a CSX train in Clay County, outside of Jacksonville. Now another person was killed this morning when a freight train struck their...

• Motorcycle Driver Killed in Tampa Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 19, 2008 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A 54-year-old man driving his motorcycle in Tampa was killed when he was hit by a car. The motorcycle accident happened last night. The victim of North Edison Street was westbound on West...

• OSHA Cites Jacksonville's T2 Laboratories For December Explosion

  Eddie Farah | June 18, 2008 11:32 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a blast that was seen for miles away. Last December 19th, a chemical plant on the Northside of Jacksonville exploded. Four people were killed and many were injured. The...

• Contingency Fees Are the Best Way to Prevent "Frivolous Lawsuits"

  Diego Madrigal | June 18, 2008 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  One of the big myths about trial lawyers is that they are the reason for the existence of "frivolous lawsuits." In reality, most economic studies show that trial lawyers, because of their fee...

• Does Your Body Harbor Debris from a Medical Procedure?

  Sandy Grinnell, Staff Contributor | June 17, 2008 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Most of us have heard of the cases of a whole sponge or clamp that a surgical team has left in someone after surgery. But you may not be aware that there are times when only a piece of a piece of a...

• Woman Files Lawsuit After Slip and Fall at Florida Sanctuary

  Chrissie Cole | June 15, 2008 7:33 AM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL

  A Florida woman is suing the owner of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, in Naples, after an alleged slip and fall accident when she slipped on mud or bird poop that was on the ground during her visit. The...

• Truck Driver Gets 7 Years for 7 Child Deaths

  Eddie Farah | June 14, 2008 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Truck Driver Gets 7 Years for 7 Child Deaths by Eddie Farah Thiswas one of the most horrible truck accidents this area can remember. On January 25th, 2006, a tractor-trailer driver reportedly...

• Girls Drowns At Pool Party While Florida Lags In Pool Safety Standards

  Eddie Farah | June 14, 2008 11:11 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Girls Drowns At Pool Party WhileFlorida Lags In Pool Safety Standards by Eddie Farah These are the sorts of stories we hear far too many of in the summer. Florida leads the nation in the number of...

• Prescriptions Killed More Floridians Than Street Drugs In 2007

  Eddie Farah | June 14, 2008 10:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Prescriptions Killed More Than Street Drugs In 2007 By Eddie Farah on June 14, 2008 A report released this week by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Medical Examiner’s...