Posts tagged negligence

• A Family's Liability- when a family is negligent, does the liability extend down the family chain?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | August 24, 2009 6:24 PM | 6 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  On July 26th 2009, Diane Schuler loaded her 2 children and three nieces into her car and hit the road, returning home to Long Island after a weekend of camping. This was 9:30 in the morning. By 1:30...

• NTSB Investigation Into Flight That Killed Jacksonville Law Student

  Eddie Farah | May 14, 2009 9:00 PM | 3 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Jacksonville has a connection to the airline crash that is the focus of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing. A local law student was one of the 49 passengers aboard who died when...

• 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...

• Peanut Butter Danger Speads To 491 Infected Persons

  Ed Normand | January 25, 2009 8:44 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The food poisoning outbreak related to Salmonella keeps getting larger and larger. According to the the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) there are now 491 reported cases of people...

• Why Did A 7-Year-Old Fall Through A Skylight?

  Eddie Farah | January 06, 2010 10:23 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  It was an unbelievable fall at a Jacksonville Beach strip mall. A 7-year-old boy plunged through a skylight on the roof, falling 14-feet to the ground. A witness said she heard the child cry. The...

• Officials Find "Total Collapse" of Care at Local Assisted Living Facility

  Sandy Grinnell | November 17, 2009 5:21 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  According to the Orlando Sentinel, after seven complaints, officials from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration inspected an Emeritus Properties' assisted living facility called...

• Comparative Negligence - Do You Know What it Means For Floridians?

  Jeffrey Meldon | October 28, 2009 11:56 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a recent Florida court case, the jury found three drivers and the Alachua Police Department to be negligent (at fault) in a fiery I-75 and Hwy. 441 crash that left one dead and two seriously...

• A layman's explanation of comparative fault and or contributory negligence and how it affects your recovery.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 27, 2009 11:00 AM | 1 CommentMiami, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Many of us will at some point in our lives be involved in a personal injury lawsuit. It may be because we’ve been involved in some way in a car accident. Or, we could be on a jury listening to...

• "Go Ahead And Hurt My Kid" Law Progresses

  Ed Normand | April 17, 2009 12:41 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Incredibly the Florida Legislature is proceeding with a bill to allow negligent corporations to escape all liability for injuries or death that they cause to children even from negligence. At...

• Patient Suffers a Retained Object After Surgery and Pharmacy Error

  Ed Normand | August 18, 2011 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Nelson Bailey experienced a nagging digestive disorder that flared up three times and caused him abdominal discomfort. A doctor examined and performed elective surgery on Bailey, and then released...