Automobile Accidents

• Speed Limit May Not Have Been Posted In Deadly I-4 Crash

  Diego Madrigal | April 15, 2008 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  All may not be as it appears in a deadly car crash I blogged about a few weeks ago. A recent comment on my post by a man claiming to be the father of the driver states that there was no speed limit...

• Single Vehicle Accident Kills 2

  Diego Madrigal | November 03, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Drunk driving is the suspected cause of a single-car crash at the intersection of US 17 and Cherry Street in Seville. Authorities said that when they arrived at the scene, they could smell the alcohol, but did not know how much had been consumed. The driver lost control of her 2007 Nissan Altima at 3:30 in the morning as she was approaching a curve. The vehicle lost control and skidded...

• Your Rights as a Visitor to the U.S.

  Sandy Grinnell | July 16, 2009 3:25 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  “I’m going to Disney World” This phrase made infamous by sports champions from all around the athletic world continues to be a successful pitch (no pun intended) for Disney since...

• Ethics of Law Firm Case Managers

  Ed Normand | July 10, 2009 1:08 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Nationwide, to cut expenses and to increase profits, some firms are allocating cases to Case Managers, Paralegals or other fancy titles instead of using lawyers. This article will explore...

• Text Banning Bill In Florida Legislature

  Ed Normand | March 31, 2009 6:50 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  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...

• Lobbying for a Lower Drinking Age

  Ed Normand | September 26, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The lowest legal age to drink alcohol in all 50 states is 21. This was not always the law. In fact in the early 80's most 18 year olds could drink in most states. Laws were passed to lower the...

• Another Dubious Distinction for Florida: "Teen Driving Hotspot"

  Sandy Grinnell | May 09, 2008 5:47 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Allstate Insurance has ranked three Florida cities as the top three in their "Teen Driving Hotspots"rankings in teenage auto accident fatalities. These rankings are the result of Allstate's study of...

• Traffic Crash With School Bus in Oviedo

  Mike Damaso | April 21, 2008 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A traffic crash in Oviedo SeminoleCounty involving a school bus and a pick up truck was reported at approximately 6 30 this morning The crash occurred at the intersection of Lake Miils Road and...

• Cell Phone Suit

  Bruce Gibson | January 31, 2008 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  It would seem that we all agree that driving a vehicle and talking on a cell phone is a distraction that endangers the driver/user of the cell phone, as well as everyone else on the road. Last year, a Florida jury found that a distracted driver had caused the crash which resulted in the death of another motorist. The lawyers for the cell phone user admitted to the jury that their client was at...

• Dangerous Driver Distractions

  Staff Writer | March 15, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  As if drivers don't have enough to distract them, the Wall St. Journal recently reported about the dangers of drivers text messaging. While I've either seen or heard about drivers shaving, doing their hair, or even reading the newspaper, this new distraction is really dangerous! For one thing, the text messager has to have both eyes OFF the road and at least one hand on the portable device. ...