During the holiday season, retail stores have been known for their door buster deals that are intended to create a frenzy among shoppers who are seeking a bargain. This was…
read moreLooking forward to the birth of a child is always an exciting time. Florida parents who are expecting rely on their doctors and medical facilities to provide health care so…
read moreThere is an ongoing debate among safety advocates, car manufacturers and cell phone companies regarding distracted driving. The Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board and National Highway Traffic Safety…
read moreBy the year 2020, one out of every six people will be over the age of 65. For those who are convinced that older drivers represent an increased risk of…
read moreThe Florida Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case challenging the state’s cap on damages for medical malpractice. Enacted by the state legislature in 2003, the law caps non-economic…
read moreDistracted Driving Awareness Month is here! We’ve all been there. You’re driving and the phone rings or you receive an alert about a new text message. It is so easy,…
read moreFatal accidents have been decreasing on a per-mile driven basis for many years. Fewer fatal car accidents occur today than at any point in the last 50 years. While that…
read moreMost patients believe their doctors to be trustworthy. Roughly 79 percent of Americans trust their doctors, according to a 2010 telephone survey, while only 8 percent indicated that they did…
read moreWhen she lost her son to a form of medical malpractice known as ‘failure to rescue’ Helen Haskell realized how unprepared most patients and family members are to protect their…
read moreSpring is here! Stay safe with these swimming safety tips. While the water appears warm and inviting, it is host to unseen dangers. Every day, around ten people unintentionally drown.…
read moreA recent study is pointing to sleeping pills, particularly over-the-counter medications that are marketed across Miami and the U.S., as not only a defective product but as a cause of…
read moreOfficers in the Florida Highway Patrol were kept busy this weekend as a series of incidents cost the lives of 10 people, including a Broward woman who was 7 months…
read moreBike Week suffered its fifth fatality in Volusia County and Flagler County this morning. A motorcyclist from Port Orange was killed in a tragic car accident when a Lincoln Town…
read moreThe Cruise Shipping Miami conference took place this week. It was the first convention held since the cruise ship disasterinvolving the Costa Concordia claimed the lives of 32 people and…
read moreU.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 17 boxes of toys that were headed from China to Detroit. The defective toys showed unsafe levels of lead when chemically analyzed by…
read moreA Broward sheriff’s deputy was late for work. That was how the lengthy personal injury ordeal of Eric Brody began in 1998. The speeding squad car smashed into the side…
read moreA Canadian woman is believed to have re-boarded the Celebration Cruise Line ship in the Bahamas, but disappeared sometime before it arrived in Palm Beach. The Federal Bureau of Investigation…
read moreIn this edition of Panter’s Pointers, we look at the growing personal injury issue of distracted pedestrians. One of society’s current hot button topics is the danger of distracted driving,…
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