Posts tagged wrongful death

• $16.6 Million Duragesic Pain Patch Trial Ends

  Eddie Farah | November 24, 2008 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The trial of a woman who died from an overdose of the drug delivered through the Duragesic pain-killing patch is over. The jury awarded her husband and three children $16.6 million. The Chicago...

• Raising the Tax On Cigarettes - It's About Time

  Eddie Farah | November 19, 2008 11:54 PM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It makes sense. Cigarettes cost the state of Florida about $6 billion a year in exorbitant health care costs associated with smoking - heart disease, cancers and hospitalizations, according to the...

• Want Lower Health Insurance? Prevent Surgical Errors.

  Ed Normand | September 18, 2008 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Eliminating medical malpractice would result in savings of billions of dollars each year. The annual cost of medical errors in additional medical expenses to fix the injuries caused by malpractice...

• Seven Deaths From Fay - Many Traffic Related

  Eddie Farah | August 23, 2008 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As tropic storm Fay leaves Florida she leaves seven deaths in her path. Many people lost their lives on our roads. Two men were in their vehicle Thursday morning when a tree fell on their car in...

• An American Right In Jeopardy

  Eddie Farah | June 28, 2008 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  An American Right In Jeopardy By Eddie Farah on June 28, 2008 We hear it all the time. People tell us, "I'm not the type who sues..." and then they tell us about a horrible injury they or a...

• Niceville Florida Turkey Crosses the Road, Causes Auto Accidents

  Eddie Farah | May 10, 2008 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Why was the turkey crossing the road? It's not a riddle, it was a real life nightmare this weekend for a truck driver. Defensive driving means you are ready for any situation. But a turkey...

• The State of Florida Wants You To Quit!

  Eddie Farah | May 08, 2008 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The state of Florida is spending about 58 million to get you to kick the habit. Any Floridian who qualified because of income can obtain the stop smoking aids for up to eight weeks. Call...

• Head-On With Bi-Rig Kills Driver

  Eddie Farah | May 01, 2008 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  No one knows why 21-year-old James Rowland drifted his pickup trust into an oncoming lane just after midnight early Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that Rowland was driving...

• Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Blind Athlete Gets 5 Years

  Eddie Farah | April 30, 2008 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Often times a hit-and-run driver is never apprehended. They get away knowing they can get away with it. That was not the case with the driver who hit Darryl Green. Darryl Green was in the wrong...

• Police Pursue Suspects With Two Kids In Car

  Eddie Farah | April 25, 2008 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  High speed chases usually end badly. When law enforcement tries to apprehend a suspect through residential neighborhoods, innocent bystanders are frequently the victims. By NHTSA's estimates three...