InjuryBoard Orlando Archives

• NTSB Has Spoken: Legal Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives

  Sandy Grinnell | August 28, 2008 2:38 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In a press release today, the acting Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) states unequivocably that the lowering the current drinking age of 21 would be a big mistake and...

• For "Tropical Storm Fay" Hurricane Deductibles Do Not Apply

  Sandy Grinnell | August 27, 2008 4:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Tropical Storm Fay never reached hurricane strength before it criss-crossed the State of Florida. That does not mean there weren't homes that were damaged by the winds or driving rain. However, what...

• Child Booster Seats Must Comply With Safety Laws (no brainer, so you would think)

  Ed Normand | August 19, 2008 5:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Of all the products in the world child safety seats should be governed by the same safety regulations (or more, not less) than the average product sold. Incredibly, however, our own National Highway...

• Fay Approaches - Insurers Must Act Responsibly

  Mike Damaso | August 18, 2008 6:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  As many Floridians already well know, from West Palm Beach to Tampa and Orlando to Pensacola, tropical storms and hurricanes have the potential to leave us completely vulnerable. These storms not...

• Tropical Storm Fay and Homeowner's Insurance

  Diego Madrigal | August 18, 2008 4:31 PM | 2 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  As Tropical Storm Fay becomes a Hurricane and approaches Central Florida, citizens hope that their insurance companies will be prepared to deal fairly with their customers. In the past, insurance...

• Hidden Dangers in Pools

  Ed Normand | August 18, 2008 10:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Almost 3 out of 4 pools in the United States have drain covers without shut off valves. This is a severe danger because children can get trapped in the drainage system and drownded. What happens is...

• FDA Issues Recall and Patient Warning for Artery Stints

  Sandy Grinnell | August 15, 2008 4:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Devices & Implants

  The FDA and Boston Scientific have issued a recall and hence a patient warning regarding three carotid artery stents and delivery systems. The three products that were recalled are: NexStent...

• Florida Bar Offers Help to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

  Sandy Grinnell | August 14, 2008 11:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The Florida Bar, the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section and Florida Legal Services have combined resources to offer assistance to low-income homeowners facing foreclosure . Homeowners...

• Florida Pharmacy Board Levys Fine in Death of Young Child

  Sandy Grinnell | August 14, 2008 5:01 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A North Florida pharmacist was fined $1,000 by the Florida State Pharmacy Board for the responsibility she had in the death of a 3 year-old boy. Edna Irizarry who processed a fatal dose of the amino...

• Encourage Bus Safety as Students Return to School

  Sandy Grinnell | August 13, 2008 2:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  It may not feel like summer is over, but for most Florida students summer vacation ends in about two weeks. As you take the kids shopping for new clothes and school supplies, it's the perfect time...

• Nebraska Beef Recalls Ground Beef for E. Coli - Again

  Sandy Grinnell | August 11, 2008 3:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  More than a million pounds of fresh ground beef has been recalled by an Omaha meat processing plant after 31 people were reported to have tested positive for E. Coli. Last month Nebraska Beef...

• 2 Teens Killed in Drag Race

  Diego Madrigal | August 08, 2008 7:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two Orlando area teenagers were killed in an automobile accident while street racing another teen. The car was traveling so fast, that upon impact with a tree, the vehicle split into two. The front...

• The Cost To Society of Rampant Medical Malpractice

  Ed Normand | August 07, 2008 5:36 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Every year there is a study called the Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. The name speaks for itself. Sadly every year for the 5 years it has been in existence shows shocking amounts of...

• Auto Accident Insurance Primer

  Ed Normand | August 06, 2008 5:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Many consumers wonder what insurance they should get to protect themselves if they get into a car accident. The types of insurance can be confusing. I will be discussing the basics of certian types...

• Summer Vacation Ends Tragically for High School Teens

  Sandy Grinnell | August 05, 2008 9:33 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two Bloomingdale High School teens are dead and two seriously injured in a two-car accident. It was reported that none of them were wearing their seatbelts. This fact was very disheartening for...