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• Toddler drowning death in Lee County Again!

  Joseph Bernardo | May 02, 2008 2:02 PM | 3 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A young boy tragically died in a pool April 30th here again in Lee County. This is the third child that has drowned in a pool in Fort Myers and Cape Coral in just the last two(2) weeks. What is...

• Raytheon's Groundwater Contamination Problem in St. Petersburg

  Joe Saunders | May 01, 2008 9:50 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In the last month, reports of groundwater contamination in the Azalea neighborhood have been directly linked to the Raytheon Corp.'s plant located at 1501 72nd St. North in St. Petersburg. The...

• I-95 Auto Accident Kills Teen Best Friends

  Eddie Farah | April 12, 2007 11:35 PM | 3 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Amanda Alzate was just 19 years old. One of seven children. She was often asked if she was a model.Amanda lost her life around 3pm Wednesday when she was ejected from the truck that was being driven by her best friend, Sandra Monzon.The truck tried to access a highway ramp and instead rolled.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Sandra Monzon, also 19, tried to cut through the grass to make...

• Repeal Of The Motorcycle Helmet Law - Now The Head Hits The Road

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2005 11:17 PM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A report by the National Highway Traffic Administration entitled Evaluation of the Repeal of the All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law in Florida shows what happens when unprotected heads hit the road. The report "reviews the crash reports after the repeal of the mandatory motorcycle helmet law [and] it indicates that motorcycle fatalities have increased 81% when comparing 2001-2003 fatalities...

• Chamber of Commerce Uses Scare Tactics

  Robert Blanchard | December 04, 2009 1:00 PM | 2 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The title of a recent US Chamber of Commerce spam email says it all, Terror by Trial Lawyer. Not only do they denigrate a profession with a long noble history that goes to the core of what it means...

• Tort Reform Lies and Illusions

  John Hopkins | October 13, 2009 12:08 PM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Is it okay with you if I limit your right to voice your opinion about the government? Good with you if you can not own a gun? You probably would appreciate me censoring what gets published in...

• Protecting Your College-Student from Alcohol

  Mark Willingham | October 07, 2009 10:50 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  We tell our college-bound (or college attending) children to be careful. We tell them not to drink. We may even tell them that if they must drink, always ride with a designated driver. Yet, 1,700 of...

• Tobacco Companies to Kids: Be Cool, Try It!

  Brian Denney | October 05, 2009 9:33 AM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Would you believe that eating lots of apple sauce is no more dangerous than smoking cigarettes? www.youtube.com/watch Would you believe that some pregnant women like to smoke so they can have...

• Cruise Ships Have Legal Responsibility for Your Safety

  Sandy Grinnell | September 21, 2009 8:47 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A cruise is supposed to be a relaxing getaway from the stresses of everyday life. Unfortunately, the injuries that occur on the mainland during everyday life sometimes follow us on board. There...

• Free Drug Samples: Does it Really Benefit a Patient?

  C. Todd Alley | September 08, 2009 2:40 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A problem we have come across time and again in our personal injury practice is that drug samples handed out by medical providers are often not well-documented (if even documented at all) in our...