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• Are Elderly Drivers Dangerous?

  Ed Normand | September 27, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Many assume that older drivers are unsafe behind the wheel, cause more auto accidents and should be tested more frequently. Actually the truth is just the opposite. According to a study by the Rand...

• REAL ID Driver's License Coming To Florida

  Eddie Farah | September 19, 2008 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Beginning in October, Florida drivers will have to obtain a nationally compliant drivers license called Real ID. This is controversial because it moves us one step closer to a national ID card,...

• 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...

• Three Injured in Pensacola Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2008 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A car accident in Pensacola on Thursday sent three people to the hospital. The accident involved two cars traveling on Mobile Highway. One car flipped and landed on top of the other car. The first car was stopped, facing west on Boulder Avenue, then pulled out into the path of McClain's vehicle, which was traveling north on Mobile Highway, troopers said. McClain's vehicle collided with the...

• A Christmas Eve Suicide In The Pinellas County Jail

  Bob Carroll | December 28, 2005 5:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Should this suicide have been prevented? Juvenal Hernandez Flores, 28, of 2903 Forestbrook Drive, Charlotte, N.C., was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Thursday. He was being held on charges of failing to appear in court and driving without a driver's license. A Sheriff's Office report notes Flores made suicidal statements while he was being booked. It appears he was recognized as a...

• Troubling Ghostwriting Survey Prompts New Medical Journal Policies

  Don Greiwe | October 06, 2009 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A survey released by The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concludes that six of the top medical journals in the U.S. published a “significant number” of...

• Pinellas Park Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on I-75

  Joe Saunders | June 03, 2009 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A 24 year old Pinellas Park motorcyclist was killed early this morning when his motorcycle veered into the path of a tractor trailer. The crash caused the motorcycle to split in two and catch on...

• Regranex Gel (becaplermin): Is It Too Risky to Use?

  Armand Rossetti | November 11, 2008 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Regranex is a prescription gel that diabetic patients apply directly to foot and leg ulcers. On June 6, 2008, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a follow up communication about their...

• No Car Insurance?

  Craig Cannon | May 22, 2007 8:23 AM | 14 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL

  After Oct. 1, 2007 Florida car drivers will no longer be required to carry PIP (No-Fault) car insurance and possibly no insurance at all. That's the consequence of lawmakers' inaction during the regular legislative session that ended two weeks ago. Can you imagine being able to drive a car in the state of Florida without any - zero - insurance coverage. It's crazy and ridiculous. The Florida...

• Reporter Makes Mistatement about Bad Faith Negotiation Law in Florida

  Evan Rosen | March 08, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I am posting a response that I sent to the author of an article I recently read about the upcoming Personal Injury and Auto Accident debate in the Florida Legislature.Dear Ms. Garcia, I am a Florida attorney and our office has been handling personal injury cases since 1965. I recently read your article on line, and wanted to point out a misstatement.The sentence in your article that reads, "And...