Miscellaneous

• Police Officials Release Video to Stress Importance of "Move Over" Laws

  Sandy Grinnell | March 19, 2008 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Oregon police released video this week of the accident involving motorcycle patrolman Officer Clint Chrz last November. The motorcycle camera shows the officer standing by the driver's door of the vehicle he had pulled over. What appears next is shocking to watch. Another vehicle speeding down Pacific Highway struck the officer's motorcycle, which then slammed into the officer. The...

• Fatigue on Road Could be Deadly

  Diego Madrigal | March 07, 2008 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The National Transportation Safety Board's Chairman has issued a statement reminding drivers how dangerous fatigue can be on the road. In the midst of National Sleep Awareness Week, officials would like to remind drivers that many times being tired and fatigued on the road can be the equivalent of, if not worse than, being intoxicated when driving. Fatigue has been found as one of the most...

• Test Can Wrongly Accuse Victims of Being Liars

  Diego Madrigal | March 07, 2008 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A test used by insurance companies to determine if plaintiffs are "malingerers" or lying has come under scrutiny recently because of its lack of reliability. Under the Fake Bad Scare virtually everyone can be a liar, say experts. For example, The test asks a person to answer true or false to 43 statements, such as "My sleep is fitful and disturbed" and "I have nightmares every few nights."...

• Lunsford Parents to Sue Sheriff's Office

  Diego Madrigal | March 02, 2008 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The parents of Jessica Lunsford, the 9 year old girl who was killed by her neighbor John Couey who also was a sex offender, are suing the Citrus County Sheriff's Department for negligence. Mark Lunsford and his attorneys recently appeared on The O'Reilly Factor and said that Sheriff's investigators went to Couey's trailer 4 times but did not search inside. They claim that had the investigators...

• State Farm: No New Property Policies in Florida

  Mike Damaso | February 27, 2008 5:18 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Orlando Sentinel reported on Sunday that State Farm will cease writing new policies for homes in Florida. State Farm is Florida's largest private insurer. The article reports that the reason for the decision by State Farm is a result of recent Florida legislation passed last year to reduce property insurance rates AND to protect the insurers reserves to pay claims brought by existing...

• New Study: Surgery More Effective for Spinal Stenosis

  Mike Damaso | February 24, 2008 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Last week, ABC News reported that a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is shaking up the world of spinal health and medicine. The study says that surgery is a better and more effective treatment for spinal stenosis - more so than conservative therapy and pain medications. Spinal stenosis is a common back condition causing pain and limitations in function as a result of...

• ATV Accidents Increasing

  Bruce Gibson | February 22, 2008 5:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its report for the year 2006, and at least 555 people were killed in all-terrain vehicle accidents. More than 100 of these were children and officials expect that number to increase as they continue to obtain information from hospitals across the nation.In addition, the report estimated another 146,000 people were treated in emergency rooms...

• Simpson Civil Judgment Renewed By Judge

  Ed Normand | February 21, 2008 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A California Court has renewed a $33.5 million civil judgment awarded against O.J. Simpson for a civil finding that he was guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Simpson tried to claim that a California Court could not reinstate the award because he now lives in Florida. The argument was rejected by the California Appeals Court. If not reinstated the verdict (now grown...

• High-Low Agreements In Lawsuits Are Becoming More Common

  Bruce Gibson | February 21, 2008 7:59 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A "high-low" agreement is an agreement entered in to prior to a trial by the parties in a case. It is an agreement that assures the injured party in a lawsuit that they will receive a recovery, regardless of the jury's verdict, but these agreements actually give a level of protection to both sides in the litigation. The agreement can be made at any time during the course of the litigation,...

• Local 5 Million Dollar Sex Harrassment Award

  Ed Normand | February 21, 2008 1:03 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Local Billionaire David Siegel has been found liable in a sexual harassment lawsuit and the victim has been awarded over five million dollars in damages. Allegations in the lawsuit included that the Plaintiff, Georgette Myers, was forced to work in a hostile environment and that she suffered a battery when Siegel allegedly pressed her up against a wall and touched her. In a scene straight...