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• Woman Killed by Semi-Truck Wheel Near Ocala

  Shannon Weidemann | April 04, 2007 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  A 30-year-old woman was killed when the car she was a passenger in was hit by a tire from a semi-truck. The accident happened early Monday morning on I-75 outside of Ocala. The car was headed north when the front wheels on a semi-truck heading south broke off the truck and came across the median. The semi-truck driver did not stop.Lt. Mike Thomas said the truck driver stopped at a Petro Truck...

• Knee Injuries Are Common in PI Practice

  Robert Blanchard | December 20, 2006 12:00 PM | 1 CommentPensacola, FL

  Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACLI) usually happen from low-velocity, noncontact, deceleration injuries or from contact injuries with a rotational component. Some sports may also produce injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) secondary to twisting, valgus stress, or hyperextension all directly related to contact or collision. We have all seen the signigicance of the ACL in athletes...

• Time Running Out on Chinese Drywall Class Action Lawsuit

  Joe Saunders | November 16, 2009 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The deadline for inclusion in the Chinese drywall class lawsuit against defendant Knauf is only a few weeks away. If your home has been affected by Chinese drywall and you'd like to participate in...

• FDA’s Oversight of Post-Marketing Studies Inadequate

  C. Todd Alley | November 10, 2009 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report about the FDA’s lack of post-marketing oversight in a number of the drugs which it conditionally approved. The FDA...

• Headphones, Pedestrians and Railroad Tracks Don't Mix

  Eddie Farah | October 26, 2009 5:35 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  This is a very sad story to report out of Auburndale, Florida. An 18-year-old high school student was walking along Amtrak train tracks wearing headphones and apparently didn’t hear an...

• Pain Pump Manufacturers Trials and Tribulations for 2010 and 2011

  Brenda Fulmer | October 01, 2009 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Jurors from around the country will be let in on a dirty little secret in 2010. In state and federal courtrooms across the country next year, jurors will hear testimony about how the...

• Injuries on Disney Rides and Attractions: Second Quarter 2009

  Ed Normand | September 10, 2009 6:05 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  Recent filings by Disney to the Florida Bureau of Fair Ride Inspection show 11 reported injuries on attractions or rides at Disney World theme parks in Florida during the second quarter of 2009....

• Hillsborough County to Get Red Light Cameras at Major Intersections

  Joe Saunders | January 17, 2008 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Hillsborough County Commission voted unanimously last evening to obtaining cameras at major intersections throughout the county. Advocates of the red light cameras say that the cameras save lives and deter would be red-light runners. The statistics show there's a problem in Tampa Bay with motorists running red lights. Hillsborough County Sheriff's issued 3,784 red light citations last...

• Separate Incidents Kill Two Elderly Drivers

  Eddie Farah | October 11, 2009 10:44 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  A question we often get in Florida is - how old is too old to drive? This generally comes from the adult children of elderly drivers who are concerned that they may be liable if they don't...

• New Bill Proposes to End Foreign Manufacturer Tort Liability Loopholes

  Don Greiwe | September 09, 2009 2:34 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Each year, many people in the United States are injured by defective foreign products imported into the United States. Loopholes in the law give foreign manufacturers ways of delaying lawsuits...