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• Text Banning Bill In Florida Legislature

  Ed Normand | March 31, 2009 6:50 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A new bill will be reviewed next month in Florida that could ban texting while operating a moving vehicle following a new wave of legislative efforts to curb driving distractions. Not...

• Hidden Dangers of Theme Park Rides

  Ed Normand | March 29, 2009 2:01 PM | 10 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  While standing in line at at theme park in anticipation of enjoying a ride you have seen advertised on Television you read a warning. It tells you not to ride if you are pregnant or had a back or...

• Can New Technology Prevent Car Accidents?

  Ed Normand | March 27, 2009 10:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The new 2009 Volvo XC60 is equipped with a feature called “City Safety.” It is part of a technological advancement made in the car industry and Volvo is on the push to implement it in...

• Doctors Overcharging for Copies of Medical Records

  Sandy Grinnell | March 26, 2009 10:05 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Last week in the Orlando Sentinel's Ticked Off column, a reader was complaining that an orthopaedic doctor's office charged $35.00 for copies of 10 pages of medical records - that's $3.50 per page....

• Second Tragic Drowning in Central Florida in Just 5 Days

  Sandy Grinnell | March 23, 2009 2:47 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The temperature in Florida pools hasn't even begun to rise and we have had the second toddler drowning in just 5 days. A 4 year-old Lakeland girl was found in a swimming pool at

• Should Businesses Have A Get Out Of Jail Free Card For Child Injuries?

  Ed Normand | March 19, 2009 2:36 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  For many years businesses have required parents to sign forms before a child can participate in an activity. Usually the form-called a pre-injury release--is filled with legalese and the parents...

• Toddler's Drowning Warns Us of Dangers of Swimming Pools

  Sandy Grinnell | March 19, 2009 6:28 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The tragic drowning death of an Orange County toddler yesterday causes us to once again focus on the dangers of an unprotected pool. According the Orlando Sentinel, there were 441 deaths by...

• Florida CFO Sink Investigates Travel Insurance Providers

  Sandy Grinnell | March 18, 2009 11:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Many tourists traveling in and our of Florida buy travel, or trip, insurance as a way of protecting themselves from cancelled trips, but more importantly, to cover the cost of travel-related illness...

• Theme Park Injuries Where the Ride Worked As Intended

  Ed Normand | March 12, 2009 1:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Lately we have been seeing inquiries from folks injured on theme park rides where the ride was operating as intended. Case in point, a visitor from the United Kingdom who sustained injuries...

• NTSB Proposes New Safety Recommendations

  Sandy Grinnell | March 09, 2009 9:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has proposed new safety recommendations for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The NTSB reviewed two separate...

• Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries

  Sandy Grinnell | March 05, 2009 4:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  This is the week-end that Daylight Savings Time begins. You know, spring forward! Well, it's also a great time to change the batteries in all of your smoke and carbon dioxide detectors. So be on...