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Fatal Miami Auto Accident Claims Life of Police Officer
Many people assume that of all the vehicles on or near the road at any given time, those occupying police cruisers are safe from being hit by other motorists. People generally learn to watch for these vehicles for many reasons, and most give police offices a wide berth with which to operate. Tragically, it appears [...]
Continue reading...Fatal Boca Raton DUI Accident Defendant Gets 40 Years in Prison
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Drinking and driving carries consequences, and many of them are significant. This is especially true if someone gets into an accident while driving under the influence and injures or even kills someone. If someone is guilty of both injuring and killing people, the penalties associated with this circumstance can be especially severe. However, these penalties [...]
Continue reading...Explosion in Vero Beach Apartment Complex Injures Three People
Friday, January 15, 2010
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When people rent apartments, there is are laws that govern the arrangement. Generally, a tenant agrees not to damage the premises and the landlord agrees to provide safe places in which to live. When something goes drastically wrong, it can lead to serious consequences aside from the immediate damage. Sadly, three people paid a heavy [...]
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...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...Southridge High School Teacher Accused of Molestation
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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When dealing with personal injury law and over the years of helping injured clients seek and obtain justifiable recoveries for the damages they’ve incurred, the majority of cases involve basic negligence. Absent from the notion of negligence is the component of specific intent to harm someone. Tragically, not all personal injury cases involve this lack [...]
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...Boy Severely Burned in Act of Revenge
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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Some stories are tragic because of the terrible mistakes that people make that lead to serious injuries or worse. Others are shocking not because of a mistake necessarily, but because of the overt decisions that people make. This week has revealed a story that’s simply terrible on every level, and it involves a 15-year-old boy [...]
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...State Attorney General Orders Review of System for Hiring Caregivers
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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We posted recently regarding a shocking report published by the Sun-Sentinel regarding the number of potentially problematic employees who have been hired to provide care for those who need it around the clock. While the report itself hopefully prompted many who have loved ones in situations of ongoing care, it also seems to have [...]
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Monday, May 17, 2010
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