Miscellaneous

• Insurance Companies Taking Settlement Funds

  Ed Normand | February 20, 2008 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a trend that is steadily getting worse, employers and insurance companies are attacking settlements and taking all of the funds that injured parties get in a settlement or verdict. Many times the victims are then left on welfare or medicaid with, yes us, the taxpayers footing the bill for future care. Sadly, many Courts are upholding these greedy practices. Take the case of Deborah Shank...

• Woman Hurt In Fire at Animal Kingdom

  Diego Madrigal | February 12, 2008 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A female tourist was hurt at Disney's Animal Kingdom when the vehicle she was riding in caught fire. On Sunday, February 10 between 3 and 4 pm the fire started near the front of the truck. Officials say an engine hose failure caused the fire and the woman had to be transported to the hospital when she hurt her knee jumping out of the truck. Thankfully, the fire was put out early on and the...

• Blogging Is A Dangerous Hobby

  Diego Madrigal | January 27, 2008 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Chicago lawyer has taken out a $10,000 bounty on an anonymous blogger. Not to worry, however, the attorney is only seeking the blogger's identity. The Illinois attorney is upset because he was criticized by a blogger named "Troll Tracker." "I want to find out who this person is," says Niro, who initially offered a $5,000 reward in last month's issue of the IP Law & Business trade magazine,...

• Emergency Room Wait Time Increases

  Diego Madrigal | January 26, 2008 7:59 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A new study appearing in the Health Affairs Journal says that Emergency department (ED) wait times have increased from 1997-2004. The increase is even greater for those suffering from acute myocardial infarction (AMI, commonly known as a heart attack) and is especially pronounced amongst minorities, women, and urban residents. The results showed: Between 1997 and 2004, the wait to see an ED...

• Who Sets the Speed Limits and Why

  Diego Madrigal | January 25, 2008 3:14 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Every driver has complained about speed limits at one time or another. But who determines those speed limits and how? Speed limits are determined by using the "85 percentile" method. In this method, traffic engineers set the speed limit based on the speed that 85% of drivers would travel at when there is no speed limit. For example, if 85% of vehicles on a residential road with no current...

• "Ask - Referral Services"

  Mike Damaso | January 20, 2008 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  "1-800-Ask-Gary." "Ask-Dave." "Ask-Kobe." It seems that more and more TV commercials for these lawyer referral services are becoming commonplace. But, who is behind these services? Dave, Gary, and Kobe do not appear in their own commercials. Usually, the commercials are composed of testimonials given by people who claim to have been injured, and then called these numbers, and everything was...

• AllState Suspended From Writing Any New Policy

  Diego Madrigal | January 19, 2008 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  On the heels of suspending AllState from writing new automobile policies, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarthy has expanded the order and suspended AllState from writing new policies in all its lines of business. That means there will be no new life, homeowners, auto, renters, etc. insurance. This will remain in effect until AllState complies with subpoenas served on October 16, 2007. Those...

• 4 Serious Injuries in Last Quarter of '07 at Theme Parks

  Diego Madrigal | January 18, 2008 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  There were four serious tourist injuries in the last 3 months of 2007 according to state regulators. In addition to a widely reported death which occurred on Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest ride, the Orlando Sentinel reports the other incidents were: a 34-year-old woman broke a vertebra in her lower back on Universal Studios' Revenge of the Mummy ride on Nov. 18; an 81-year-old woman...

• PIP Returns

  Diego Madrigal | January 09, 2008 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Florida No Fault Law is set to return on January 1st, 2008. The law requires drivers to carry mandatory $10,000 PIP coverage. The $10,000 is used to cover 80% of medical bills and 60% of lost wages up till that amount. Drivers should make sure they speak with their insurance agent to make sure they have PIP coverage. Although many insurance companies are automatically adding it back,...

• Death on Roller Coaster at Disney

  Ed Normand | December 18, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A 44-year-old Florida man died today after riding a roller coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. The incident happened on a ride called the Expedition Everest roller coaster. The ride passenger was seen unconscious in a photo taken while he was on the ride. He was unconscious when the ride reached the unloading area.While this may have been a natural occurrence, if it was the result...