Posts tagged acc

• Motorcycle Awareness Month Applies to All Motorists

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | May 09, 2012 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I hear the same stories over and over again,” Jim Gladstone says in the video above. Gladstone is the president of West Coast ABATE of Florida, a non-profit organization that promotes...

• Aggressive Driving, Road Rage Have Similar Causes but are Different Offenses

  Council Wooten | April 11, 2012 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This video features a WPTV-TV report about a campaign by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) to crack down on aggressive driving. While this story revolves around one phase of the campaign that...

• ‘If We Save One Life by Doing This, We're Doing Something Right’

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | March 28, 2012 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This public service announcement (PSA) features Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Justin Bieber promoting the Drive Safe anti-texting application from PhoneGuard, Inc. The application...

• Cruise Ship Industry Meeting Addresses Medical Care aboard Cruise Ships

  Brett Rivkind | March 16, 2012 5:30 PM | 2 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I have repeatedly reported about instances involving medical negligence committed by the medical staff onboard a passenger cruise ship. Many issues arise in cases involving a claim of medical...

• ‘You Cannot Write a Paragraph and Read One at the Same Time’

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | March 07, 2012 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This video is one of the “Faces of Distracted Driving” series available at Distraction.gov, a website set up by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The...

• Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Dangerous Instrumentality to Include Tractors

  Ed Normand | March 05, 2012 9:36 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Early this year, the Florida Supreme Court expanded the scope of the dangerous instrumentality law finding that tractors are inherently dangerous and constituted a “dangerous...

• Be On the Lookout for Drunk Drivers on Super Bowl Sunday

  Ed Normand | February 02, 2012 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, it is of the upmost importance that you have a designated driver. Law enforcement will be on the lookout for impaired drivers, but the number of DUIs...

• The Increasing Deaths on Cruise Ships

  Brett Rivkind | February 01, 2012 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  With the recent Costa Concordia disaster, resulting in 17 known deaths, the spotlight has again been placed on the cruise ship industry regarding safety issues. Over the years, our firm has been...

• Should More Action Be Taken After Yesterdays Fatal Crash?

  Ed Normand | January 30, 2012 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Poor visibility on Interstate 75 was the cause of a fatal car accident killing 10 early Sunday morning. Involved in this car accident were tractor trailers, passenger vehicles, and even a mobile...

• Florida Law on Texting While Driving.

  Kevin Meredith | January 30, 2012 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for all states to ban talking, texting and emailing while driving, which includes talking on hands-free devices. As in many other...