Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Cruise Line Reports Over 700 Passengers Sick

  Bob Carroll | November 17, 2006 5:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Over 25% of the passengers sailing from Rome to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the trans-Atlantic Carnival line appear to have been infected by norovirus. This is not how anyone would want to end their Roman holiday. More than 700 fall sick on cruise shipFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - More than 700 passengers and crew members aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise have fallen ill with flu-like symptoms, cruise...

• Helen Farber - Personal Injury Lawyer

  Evan Rosen | November 10, 2006 9:59 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Achievements:American Bar Association The Florida Bar Broward County Trial Lawyers Association Fluent in Greek Education:University of Miami, Miami, FLJuris Doctor, May 2000, Cum Laude Merit Scholarship, Dean's List Adelphi University, Garden City, NYBachelor of Arts, May 1995, Magna Cum Laude Major: Psychology, Minor: Art History

• Diana Castrillon - Personal Injury Lawyer

  Evan Rosen | November 09, 2006 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Achievements: Fluent in Spanish Association of Trial Lawyers of AmericaAcademy of Florida Trial LawyersAmerican Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionFlorida Association of Hispanic AttorneysBroward County Hispanic Bar AssociationBroward County Trial Lawyers AssociationFlorida Workers' AdvocatesILSA Journal of International and Comparative LawSenior Staff Member, 1999, 2000 Goodwin Fellowship...

• Ronald Rosen - Personal Injury Expert

  Evan Rosen | November 07, 2006 9:56 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  RONALD ROSEN - A Civil Trial Specialist AV Rated: the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory reserved for a select group of attorneys with the very highest standards of legal expertise and professional reputation. Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer: In addition to passing a difficult exam, recommendations by four attorneys and at least one judge are required. Selected and...

• Arkansas Woman Files Dog Bite Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | October 30, 2006 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A woman who was attacked by a pit bull last December has filed a dog bite lawsuit against the dog's owner. Lynetta Jones was walking to check her mail when she saw Paul Watson's daughter walking his dog. The pit bull broke free from the girl and attacked Jones - biting her on the arm and yanking her from side to side until a good samaritan driving by stopped to help her.Watson knew the dog was...

• Alaska Woman Loses Slip and Fall Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | October 26, 2006 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A Fairbanks jury has ruled against a woman seeking $400,000 after she broke her leg in an icy parking lot while on her way to a hockey game. The woman's attorney was seeking compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages and future lost wages.Attorneys for the defense argued that the arena's management company had taken the proper precautions by spreading gravel in the parking...

• Mailing A Fruitcake Has Its Risks

  Bob Carroll | October 14, 2006 6:47 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Post office wins fruitcake suit was the headline that caught my eye.When I came across this story carried by the Associated Press I thought it was a variation on the tort reform effort to label many lawsuits as frivolous. It turns out the lawsuit, although lost by the plaintiff, was a trip and fall claim based upon an alleged defect in the Post Office and the conduct of a postal clerk. The...

• Fire At Hazardous Waste Storage Site Left To Burn Itself Out

  Bob Carroll | October 06, 2006 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  It may seem reasonable to collect hazardous materials or wastes in one location - until the location experiences a major fire. That is exactly what the New York Times reports is happening in North Carolina. And, 17,000 people have been moved out of harm's way. Blaze in North Carolina Prompts Huge Evacuation A fire at a chemical storage plant in Apex, N.C., a suburb of Raleigh, produced a plume...

• Chlorine Leak At Hotel Underscores Duty Of Management To Guests

  Bob Carroll | September 16, 2006 4:24 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  "I'm not a chemical engineer, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night."One Holiday Inn Express wishes it had hosted a chemical engineer on April 9,2004.Jury awards $650,000 in chlorine leak case A Mason County jury, in a 21-page verdict, on Thursday awarded nearly $650,000 total to five plaintiffs who said they suffered physical and mental damages after a chlorine leak at the...

• Department Store Dummies On A Rampage

  Bob Carroll | August 19, 2006 6:25 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Department store dummies have caused their share of injuries, believe it or not. After reading this compilation of dummy lawsuits you may be more wary of these supposedly inanimate objects as you walk the aisles of your favorite store. "Attack of the Mannequins" might sound like a horror film title, but a Southern California woman insists it could be a documentary.Diana Newton sued J.C. Penney...