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Florida Injury Lawyer Blog

News and information about products liability, medical malpractice and personal injury law.
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Last Entry: March 15, 2011 at 23:08:53

Personal Injuries On The Playground Are A Common Summer Mishap

Posted on May 11, 2009
According to most experts, the summer season means more personal injuries resulting from playgrounds and playground accidents. Playground injuries can range from simple bumps and scrapes, to serious head injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, and even fatalities...

Chinese Drywall Fears Leave Florida Homeowners Worried, Raise Product Liability Concerns

Posted on May 06, 2009
Many homeowners in Florida and across the country are worried about whether they have Chinese drywall. Some drywall made in China has been found to be tainted, or made with products that emit sulphide gases such as hydrogen sulphide gas, which is toxic...

A Common Warm Weather Injury to Minors and Children

Posted on April 27, 2009
Each year, almost 5000 children across America fall out of windows and experience either serious injuries or fatalities. About 28% of children who fall out of windows require at least a hospital stay. Window screens simply do not provide enough of a barrier ? about 40-60% of children who fall out of windows fall out of windows that have screens...

Spring Has Sprung, Life Jackets Are Essential Now to Prevent Boating Accidents

Posted on April 22, 2009
Each year, far too many boating accidents in Florida claim lives and cause serious brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and other serious injuries. In many cases, injuries and even some fatalities could be prevented with the correct use of life jackets...

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Succeeding With Personal Injury Claims

Posted on April 13, 2009
When you or a loved one is injured because of the recklessness or negligence of someone else, your main concern, naturally enough, is recovery. However, the decisions you make immediately after the injury can affect your recovery a great deal. Florida law protects you from the high cost of injury caused by someone?s negligence or recklessness...

Understanding Types of Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence

Posted on April 10, 2009
For many families, the possibility of nursing home abuse and negligence is one of the worst nightmares possible. Families place their loved ones in nursing homes so that elderly loved ones get the care they need in their older age. When staff are guilty of abuse and negligence, fatalities, personal injury and emotional upheaval are all too often the results...

Recovering From Personal Injury

Posted on April 06, 2009
Personal injuries, whether caused by car accidents, workplace accidents, or other accidents, can be quite serious and can have a lasting impact on a victim?s lifestyle. Some injuries, such as brain injuries and spinal cord injuries, for example, can lead to permanent injuries that affect a victim?s ability to work or lead a normal life...

Getting the Benefits You Deserve from Workers' Compensation

Posted on April 03, 2009
If you have been injured in the workplace, whether it is a burn injury, brain injury, broken bone, spinal cord injury or other injury, your main priority is to get better as fully and as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, many injured workers have a hard time making claims under workers? compensation or getting the full benefits they are entitled to by law...

Choosing an Attorney For a Wrongful Death Suit

Posted on April 02, 2009
A wrongful death lawsuit generally stems from a situation in which a family member has been killed by negligence or wrongful conduct. In many cases, wrongful death suits stem from medical malpractice cases, nursing home and elder abuse cases, and from some types of accidents...

Deciding On Medical Malpractice

Posted on March 31, 2009
When medical mistakes happen, the consequences can be dire. Fatalities, head injuries, burn injuries and other serious personal injury can occur when medical practitioners make errors. When health professionals are negligent or reckless, causing mistakes, victims can seek help...

Pedestrian Tips

Posted on March 28, 2009
Pedestrian accidents are often fatal or cause serious bodily injury such as head injuries, spinal cord injuries, and serious internal injuries. One reason for this is because pedestrians simply do not stand much of a chance when faced with a car. Another reason for this is because a disproportionate number of people injured in pedestrian accidents are children and seniors, and these groups of people may sustain injuries more easily due to their size or bodily condition...

Preventing Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted on January 16, 2009
Spinal cord injuries are quite common and can be caused by car accidents, diving into shallow water, slip and fall accidents, and other incidents. Many health professionals consider spinal cord injuries to be among the most traumatic injuries possible, because such injuries permanently affect a person?s mobility, relationships, work situation, and emotions...

How Business Owners Can Prevent Slip and Fall Accidents

Posted on January 14, 2009
For the business owner, and especially the small business owner, a slip and fall accident is serious. Slip and fall accidents are among the most common injuries in workplaces and can lead to fractured bones, brain injuries, and even fatalities. In many cases, they can also lead to lawsuits, especially if your customers or employees are the ones injured...

Small Business and Large Business Tips for Avoiding Product Liability Problems

Posted on January 12, 2009
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Florida. Despite the economy, many business people continue to manufacture and sell consume products and start their own businesses. Unfortunately, in tough times especially, reducing product liability risks is essential to avoid lawsuits related to personal injuries suffered by customers...

Choosing a Smarter Smoke Alarm

Posted on January 09, 2009
Smoke detectors prevent burn injuries, smoke inhalation, fire fatalities, and other personal injuries related to fire because they alert house inhabitants that a fire has started. Smoke alarms give victims a warning system so that they can safely escape a burning building, but not all smoke detectors are built the same...

Post-Traumatic Stress Common After Personal Injury, Study Finds

Posted on January 07, 2009
A new study by the University of Washington, the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, and the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that traumatic personal injuries in many leads to post-traumatic stress disorder or depression...

Parents, Personal Injuries, Lawsuits ? What Florida Parents Need to Know

Posted on January 05, 2009
Many schools and even local after-school programs have been sending release forms home with children for years. The release forms were mandatory for a child to participate in a specific activity and essentially was a promise that the parent would not sue if the child suffered a personal injury as a result of the activity...

With Holiday Guests Arriving, it is Time to Hone up on Premises Liability

Posted on December 22, 2008
Now that the holiday season is here, most homeowners can expect more traffic in front of their home. Guests and family may be arriving for festivities. Delivery personnel may be arriving with packages of gifts. Carollers may be present in some communities and in some cases charities send out door-to-door solicitors at this time of year...

2008 ?10 Worst Toys? Highlight Key Products Liability Issues

Posted on December 19, 2008
A non-profit group, World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH), has released its annual list of toys that parents should be wary of. These toys are most likely to cause injuries to children and minors. The toys that made the 2008 worst list include: 1) Sportsman Shotgun...

For the Holidays, WATCH Warns Parents About Products Liability Issues, Unsafe Toys

Posted on December 17, 2008
World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH), a non-profit corporation, held its annual conference last month to warn parents and gift-buyers of dangers in the toy industry. The group used the conference to call for more accountability in the toy industry and clearer labels to alert buyers to possible product dangers...

Dollar Stores and Non-Traditional Retailers Still Pose Toy Risk, Even As Large Retailers Take Products Liability Seriously

Posted on December 15, 2008
After the multiple toy recalls of 2007, many parents believe that 2008 will be a safer year to buy toys. If the toys are bought at large toy retailers or from major toy manufacturers, parents are correct. Many large stores ? including Walmart, Target, Toys"R"Us, and others ? have begun testing the toys they sell independently, while large manufactures such as Mattel have instituted strict new rules to ensure that toys rolling out of the factories meet or exceed all safety guidelines...

?Tis the Season: Toy Recalls and Product Liability Cases

Posted on December 12, 2008
Although the holidays are often a time of toy shopping and excited children hoping to get their favorite holiday items, it is also a time when parents worry. Toy recalls in recent years have meant that parents are more concerned about ? and more aware of ? lead paint, chemical burn injury risks, choking hazards, and other toy dangers...

At This Time of Year, Products Liability is a Concern in Florida and Across the Country

Posted on December 10, 2008
With the holidays approaching, holiday sales are at a peak. We are not only buying new products for loved ones and friends, but are receiving gifts ourselves. Some of us are even buying items as gifts for ourselves. All this hectic shopping can cause injuries if we are not careful...

Decking the Halls Can Cause Injuries to Minors and Children

Posted on December 08, 2008
At this time of year, many children are home from school more often and many families are planning for the holidays. The hectic schedule, increased presence of children and holiday trimmings can lead to plenty of personal injuries, experts claim. Among the biggest dangers: 1) Accidental poisonings...

Florida Woman Launches Product Liability Suit

Posted on November 12, 2008
A Florida woman, Rachel Jollimore, is suing Yamaha Motor Corporation in a case that will interest many ATV fans. At the heart of the suit is the safety of the Yamaha Rhino utility ATV. Jollimore alleges that her ATV rolled over and trapped her underneath while she was riding the vehicle...

Study Shows that Vision Test May Reduce Car Accidents Among the Elderly

Posted on November 10, 2008
A University of Alabama at Birmingham research study into a Florida law found that a simple vision test may help reduce fatalities related to car accidents among older drivers. Researchers found that highway traffic fatalities among older Florida drivers decreased 17% after Florida passed legislation demanding that drivers 80 years and over get a vision test...

Florida Halloween Activities Can Lead to Personal Injuries

Posted on October 31, 2008
Haunted houses, trick-or-treating, costumes, and pumpkin carving are some of the reasons children love Halloween. Unfortunately, these same activities cause many injuries each year. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) suggests that parents use these tips to keep children safe during various activities at this time of year: 1) Select costumes carefully...

Safe Florida Halloween Costumes Prevent Injuries to Minors and Children

Posted on October 29, 2008
While many Florida parents worry about scary stories and bad candy that could hurt children at Halloween, experts agree that there are more frightening risks lurking at this time of year, and many of those risks have to do with children?s Halloween costumes...

Research Shows That Higher Energy Costs Could Mean Higher Risk of Florida Burn Injuries

Posted on October 13, 2008
The American Red Cross, the National Fire Protection Association, and Florida Fire Marshal Alex are warning Florida residents about the risks of using alternative forms of fuel. The move comes after a survey conducted in late September showed that Florida residents were concerned about rising fuel costs...

Florida Nets $2.25M Grant For Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Posted on October 10, 2008
Researchers believe that Florida brain injury patients ? and patients across the country who have sustained traumatic brain injury due to car accidents, workplace accidents, and other causes ? may have a cause to celebrate. The National Institutes of Health haw awarded Orlando Health a $2...

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