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• Bicyclist Killed On A1A In Fort Lauderdale

  Chrissie Cole | September 01, 2009 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A man was struck and killed by a car on A1A in Fort Lauderdale, according to a police department news release. Daniel Colotte, 59, was riding his bicycle north at the 1100 block of A1A when he...

• Slip and Fall Law Up For Debate In Florida

  Chrissie Cole | March 02, 2009 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Several Florida businesses claim the amount of slip-and-fall cases they are defending has risen dramatically since a 2001 Supreme Court ruling. Florida’s high court ruled a person...

• Mayfield Vanilla Classic Ice Cream Recalled Due to Undeclared Pecans

  Jenny Albano | February 23, 2008 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Mayfiled Dairy Farms, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Mayfield Classic Ice Cream because of undeclared pecans. Consumers who have an allergy to pecans can incur serious or life-threatening side effects if this product is consumed.The code date is 01/30/09, the Universal Product Code (UPC) number is 75243 20144, and the plant code is 47225. Pecans are not listed as an ingredient on...

• Wait Times in Emergency Rooms Lengthen

  Evan Rosen | January 17, 2008 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  According to a study, which was conducted by seven doctors affiliated with Harvard University and the Cambridge Health Alliance, a network of nonprofit Massachusetts hospitals, emergency room waiting times rose 36% for all patients and 150% for heart attack patients. An increase in the number of ER visits, plus a decline in the number of emergency rooms, likely has contributed to the wait. ...

• Allstate Banned from Writing New Auto Insurance Policies in Florida

  Evan Rosen | January 16, 2008 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  After just two hours into a meeting with Allstate, Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty suspended Allstate's ability to write new automobile insurance policies in the state. Despite demands to turn over certain documents, Allstate failed to comply stating that the documents the state was demanding were "irrelevant." Governor Charlie Crist issued the following statement. "I applaud...

• Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Down

  Evan Rosen | January 02, 2008 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  All over the country reports are coming in that Medical Malpractice lawsuits are down tremendously, despite the insurance lobby propaganda. In Pennsylvania, for example, medical malpractice lawsuits are down 38% since 2002 and in Philadelphia by 52%. Furthermore, two of the largest insurance carriers in the state for that kind of coverage are decreasing their rates and since 2002, 57 new...

• Caps on Medical Malpractice Cap Citizens Right to Justice

  Evan Rosen | December 29, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A recent study of Medical Malpractice data conducted in California since its enactment of legislation capping awards on "non-economic" damages has shown that a lot of individuals can no longer afford access to the courts. Recently, a doctor found it impossible to find a lawyer to represent him after his mother had died from a medical error despite an exhaustive search of almost two dozen local...

• Don't Forget to Renew your Personal Injury Protection Benefits

  Evan Rosen | December 24, 2007 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  On January 1, 2008, Personal Injury Protection benefits will once again be mandatory in the State of Florida after a temporary lapse. According to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles you face suspension of your driving privilege, including your vehicle tag and registration, for up to three years or until proof of Florida insurance is provided, whichever is first.And if you get...

• El Actor Dennis Quaid Demanda al los Fabricantes de Medicina Despues de una Sobredosis de Heparina

  Evan Rosen | December 08, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Los gemelos recién nacidos del actor Dennis Quaid recibieron, por error, una dosis 1,000 veces mayor de lo normal de heparina, una medicina que reduce la sangre, mientras recibian tratamiento por una infección de staph. Los gemelos se han recuperado pero la familia Quaid quiere que la corporación Baxter Healthcare, el fabricante de la heparina, arregle los contenedores, paquetes, y etiquetas...

• Estudios Médicos Revelan Resultados Preocupantes Sobre los Doctores

  Evan Rosen | December 07, 2007 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Según los Anales de la Medicina Interna, una encuesta de 1,600 doctores en el 2003 y 2004 reveló que el 46% de los doctores admiten que no reportan los errores médicos serios que han cometido. Eric Campbell del hospital general de Massachusetts y de la escuela médica de Harvard en Boston, quien llevo a cabo la encuesta, dijo que hay una gran brecha entre lo que los doctores piensan que es...