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Two Sunrise Police Officers Probed for Police Brutality
Personal injury law generally deals with acts that constitute negligence. Negligence does not include specific intent to injure or harm. However, personal injury law can also include intentional acts such as assault and battery, and that’s what’s being probed in the case of two Sunrise police officers who allegedly battered an acquitted criminal defendant a [...]
Continue reading...Five People in Hospital, Two Children Critical with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Monday, December 14, 2009
When times are tough, as they are presently for many people, difficult choices need to be made. For one family, that included running a generator in their home after their power had been cut off. Unfortunately for four children who were living at the home, this choice led to dangerously heightened levels of carbon monoxide [...]
Continue reading...Scooter Driver Hit by Car in Critical Condition
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
People continue to look for more economical ways to travel for many reasons. Fuel is expensive, as are vehicles, and a place like Florida lends itself perfectly to open-air travel options such as scooters. While scooters can offer convenience and savings for getting around town, they can also be extremely dangerous given their small size, [...]
Continue reading...Two People Die When Tri-Rail Hits Vehicle
Thursday, November 19, 2009
All of us who have any experience driving have crossed our share of train tracks in our time, and most of us understand that it’s never a good idea to stop on these rails even when there is no train in sight. However, there are instances in which circumstances seem to come together that leave [...]
Continue reading...OSHA Levies Fine Against Pompano Beach Company for Worker Death
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Construction work is not only extremely taxing in the physical sense, but it can also be quite dangerous. This line of work is always one that’s near the top of the national list for worker deaths every year, and there are many reasons for this reality. When an employer is not taking every precaution necessary, [...]
Continue reading...Update: Police Getting Involved with Broward General Nurse Issue
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
We posted yesterday in regards to a nurse at Broward General Medical Center who had reused medical supplies that were only designed to be used once, and how that conduct may have exposed more than 1,800 people to dangerous medical conditions. An update to the story was published today, and the essence of the [...]
Continue reading...Update: Grandmother Dies, Two Children Critical After Crash
Friday, August 14, 2009
We posted earlier this week in regards to a terrifying auto accident that at the time had injured eight people, including an infant and three children, in Oakland Park. At the time, no one had been killed as a result of the crash and the cause of the accident was still under investigation given [...]
Continue reading...Jury Awards $5.3 Million to Widower of Lung Cancer Victim
Friday, August 14, 2009
Several years ago, states around the country and their Attorneys General brought class action lawsuits against the tobacco manufacturers for disseminating products onto the market that they allegedly knew were defective and deadly. Many of these lawsuits were settled, and some of the settlements contained terms that would disallow additional claims against these companies. [...]
Continue reading...Eight Injured in Oakland Park Crash
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Intersections are areas of roads that almost seem to invite problems, and when crashes at intersections occur, the results can be devastating. Fortunately, no one was killed in a horrific crash in Oakland Park, but eight people were injured. The crash occurred this afternoon, and rescue teams from several communities, including Fort Lauderdale, [...]
Continue reading...Ex-Hospital Worker Accused of Sexual Attack on Patient
Thursday, June 11, 2009
There are certain legal situations where one party to a potential case faces accountability on two fronts - civil and criminal - and one former hospital worker could be finding that out firsthand soon after he was arrested Tuesday for allegedly attacking a former patient in a sexual sense. Although the criminal defendant no [...]
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Personal Injury