Posts tagged wrongful death

• 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...

• Top 5 Ways To Stay Safe During Gasparilla And Super Bowl:

  Ed Normand | January 25, 2012 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Tips to avoid personally injury both behind the wheel and in the streets. Floridians will have no shortage of opportunities to celebrate in the upcoming weekends. With the Gasparilla Parade...

• Another Teen Killed in Pedestrian Accident

  Council Wooten | January 19, 2012 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An Orlando pedestrian is dead following an accident on January 7, according to the Miami Herald. The teenage victim was with two other people at the time. He stumbled and fell while crossing...

• Maryland Family Sues Dentist for Wrongful Death

  Ed Normand | January 10, 2012 9:02 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Maryland family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an anesthesiologist and a surgeon after their teenage daughter died 10 days after a routine surgical wisdom tooth extraction, according to...

• Prison Transportation Officer Killed in Truck Accident

  Council Wooten | December 29, 2011 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A prison transport officer died in a truck accident in Palm Bay on the early morning of December 20, according to WTSP.com. Reports indicate the 47-year-old male, Officer Jeffrey Farless, died...

• US Dept Of Transportation Bans Drivers From Using Phones

  Council Wooten | December 08, 2011 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The US Department of Transportation ruled that commercial truck drivers may no longer use cell phones or handheld devices of any kind, according to sources. Violators can face up to $2,750 fines...

• Yamaha Found To Be Liable In Wrongful Death

  Council Wooten | December 06, 2011 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A Florida court recently found Yamaha Motor Corporation USA at fault in a products liability case after a boating accident, which resulted in the wrongful death of a 14-year-old girl. Two riders...

• SeaWorld Orlando Charged With A “Willful Violation” In Trainer’s Death

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | November 22, 2011 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A trainer who was injured in an accident at SeaWorld involving a killer whale does not hold the park accountable, according to Reuters. Ken Peters was nearly drowned by a whale in California in 2006...

• Florida Teen Charged With Vehicular Homicide

  Council Wooten | November 15, 2011 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  19-year-old Joshua Ritter faces two counts of vehicular homicide and one charge of driving recklessly following a tragic car accident last February, according to Sun-Sentinel.com. Ritter surrendered...

• Investigation into Disney World Monorail Accident Concludes

  Orman Kimbrough, Jr. | November 08, 2011 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Officials have determined that a lack of safety protocols lead to a 2009 monorail accident at Walt Disney World, which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old park employee, according to the Orlando...