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An Unfortunate Side Effect in Nursing Homes, Miami Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
A nursing home is a place that helps families take care of older relatives who may be unable to take care of themselves. Placing a family member into a nursing home can be a hard decision to make, but when one does they want to be sure their relative is going to be in a [...]
Continue reading...More Threats By Bacteria in Water Emerge
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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We posted recently about a problem encountered by a luxurious Miami hotel that had de-chlorinated its water supply for guests in such a manner that it led to allegations of the contraction of serious diseases. The hotel has since made repairs to restore chlorine levels to minimize the risk of bacteria invading their water, but [...]
Continue reading...Flight Out of Miami Misses Jamaican Runway – Dozens Injured
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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Air travel is statistically much safer than getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, but that doesn’t change the fact that when problems arise in this setting, the results can often be disastrous. Fortunately, no one was killed yesterday when an American Airlines flight out of Miami over-shot a runway in Jamaica, but dozens of [...]
Continue reading...Damages Award from Federal Judge Highlights Little-Known Issue
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Wrongful death cases are always tragic, especially when they involve those who were acting heroically in an attempt to save others. A case that goes back to 1997 deals with this issue, when a jazz musician was killed trying to save a rabbi’s wife who was drowning in rip tide conditions that were extremely dangerous. [...]
Continue reading...Governor Crist Jumps into Caregiver Background Check Issue
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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We’ve been following the developments regarding a news story that broke last month regarding the alarming number of people with criminal and/or troubling pasts who have been allowed to work as caregivers for the elderly and those with special needs despite laws that require thorough screening. Since that report, several levels of government have chimed [...]
Continue reading...Gymnastics Coach Arrest Includes Two Possible Liability Theories
Friday, October 16, 2009
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When we trust our children with other adults who oversee their activities, we assume that those allowed to work with kids have been properly screened and that nothing harmful will result of the time spent. Tragically, this is not always the case, as was revealed recently with the arrest of a gymnastics coach in Deerfield [...]
Continue reading...Caregiver Criminal Past Issue Reaches Legislature
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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We’ve been following the story that involved the shocking revelations made by the Sun Sentinel regarding the high number of people with criminal pasts who were allowed to work as caregivers in managed facilities that housed the elderly, the terminally ill and the mentally challenged, among others. The previous salvo was fired by Florida’s Attorney [...]
Continue reading...Hospital Employee Gets 10-Month Prison Term for Selling Records
Friday, October 9, 2009
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We posted this summer in regards to the uncovering of an ongoing conspiracy to steal and sell confidential hospital records that were eventually provided to an attorney for solicitation of legal representation. The case has moved along in criminal court, and new roles and parties have been discovered as the investigation continued. The [...]
Continue reading...$125,000 Verdict Sheds Light on Troubling Nanny Labor Practices
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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It’s common practice in South Florida for families to hire nannies to care for their children and their households in general. When this occurs, those families must adhere to relevant labor laws, just like any other employer. While there are particularities involved with this sort of situation, the bottom line is that basic [...]
Continue reading...Woman Killed by Amtrak Train
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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Amtrak is an obviously well-known train line that carries thousands of passengers to and from destinations every day. While the company’s past crashes have been covered by the media with intense scrutiny, there are other problems with trains and their coexistence with cities and population centers besides the devastation that results when they crash [...]
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Monday, September 27, 2010
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