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Ford and Florida Work Together to Improve Cars for Seniors

Senior citizens number over 4 million in Florida and that number is predicted to grow to 6 million over the...

Tort Reform Is Not Synonymous With Cost Control

Memes are ideas or beliefs that spread through a culture. They carry cultural ideas and practices through every form of...

HBO Documentary “Hot Coffee” Reveals Truth About McDonald’s Case

In 1992 people around the world were introduced to Stella Liebeck, who was burned when she spilled McDonald's coffee in...

Drain Cover Recall Raises Questions About Pool Safety

At the end of last month, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall for close to 1...

How to Keep Your Child Safe in a Car Accident

8 year old Kaylin's mother thought she was doing everything she could do to protect her daughter while driving in...

Distasio Law Firm Client Brings A Pharmacy Error Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walgreens

Distasio law firm clients recently filed a lawsuit against Walgreens alleging an error in filling their mother's prescription medicine caused...

Attorney General is Cracking Down on Nursing Home Neglect

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is responsible for the arrests of several CNAs and LPNs...

US 19 Is One Of The Most Dangerous Roads In America

In 2005 Dateline NBC dubbed US 19 in Florida as one of the most dangerous roads in the country. Many...

How to Prevent Spring Break Tragedy

According to a recent analysis of crime and accident statistics, reported by Ozarksfirst.com; Orlando, Florida is the most dangerous spring...

The Mediation Process

In Florida, except in rare circumstances, all personal injury cases must be mediated at some point after a lawsuit is...

Hillsborough County Addresses PIP Fraud

Tampa Bay is the worst area in Florida for staged car accidents.  As a result, Hillsborough county officials have drafted...

Pharmacy Gives Pregnant Woman the Wrong Prescription, May Cause a Miscarriage or Birth Defects

Eway pharmacy error may cause a pregnant woman to miscarry or have a child with severe birth defects. Mareena Silva,...

Common Issues Causing Hospital Prescription Errors

Doctors at the Albany Medical Center did a study of more than 2,000 near miss prescription errors.  Crystal Phend wrote...

Should Florida Lower it’s Auto Accident Insurance Minimums?

Republicans in Wisconsin have proposed a bill that would repeal provisions set by democrats in 2009 that raised minimum coverage...

Insurance Coverage for Personal Use of Automobile While in the Course and Scope of Your Employment

Here is a topic not many people know about, BUT EVERYONE who runs errands for their employer SHOULD know about....

Staging a Tampa Car Accident for a Lawsuit

According to an Article written by Danny Valentine and published by the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa has the highest number of...

Auburndale Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit & Citations: Bartow Jury Awards $114 Million

According to the Ledger.com, on July 20, 2010 a Polk County, Florida jury at the court house in Bartow rendered...