Have you been accused of Helicopter parenting? Or do you find it difficult to let your child do simple things in life without you? Well, Gary Karton, host of Parent Pep Talk – a podcast providing advice though experts, kids, and parents – speaks on Free Range Parenting and how to effectively give more freedom…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas lights are up, the weather is cooling down, and snowbirds are coming to their Florida homes! Not only will the number of drivers go up, but the number of poor drivers will grow simultaneously. Insurance data shows that we are currently in the most dangerous time…
With the beautiful fall breeze, that fully decorated Christmas tree you put up the day after Halloween, and holiday cheer filling every place you go, how can anything go wrong? While you may have gotten the day off work, the stress of planning, traveling, and family make for one of the deadliest days of the…
NATIONAL—Last November, World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (“W.A.T.C.H.”) revealed its nominees for the “10 Worst Toys of 2016.” While the group comes out with a new list every year, Tripp Law Firm invites parents to review last year’s list and not forget about the dangers these toys pose to your children. Here is W.A.T.C.H.’s list…
FLORIDA—DID YOU KNOW that total crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday period, defined as the ten days beginning the Friday before Thanksgiving Day and ending on the Sunday after Thanksgiving Day, increased 18 percent from 2013 to 2015? From 2013 to 2015, fatalities during the Thanksgiving holiday period increased 27 percent. The number of total crashes…
FLORIDA—Every Halloween, children of all ages have but one thought in their minds – getting as much candy as possible while trick-or-treating. While parents are often preoccupied with last minute finishing touches on costumes, or picking up candy at the local store to pass out to neighborhood trick-or-treaters, safety always needs to be of the…
NATIONAL—Recently, I was reading about an Illinois jury awarding $53 million to a young boy. The boy was born with a severe brain injury after suffering 12 hours of fetal distress during delivery. In other words, the hospital did not do its job. The $53 million award came after a month-long trial before Cook County…
NATIONAL—A Banana Boat Sunscreen Class action lawsuit was filed. There were assertions that the sunscreen did not contain the SPF as stated on its label. And now there are many, many questions. Did you or your child use Banana Boat sunscreen this summer? If so, did it work? For many consumers, it didn’t work and…
NATIONAL—Roundup is the focus of a new toxic tort lawsuit emerging this past year. According to experts, it’s becoming the biggest mass tort action since asbestos. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a specialized intergovernmental agency of WHO, found glyphosate to be “probably carcinogenic.” In other words, glyphosate caused cancer in lab…
NATIONAL—DID YOU KNOW that 68% of U.S. households, or 83.3 million homes, own a pet? · Dogs bite about 4.5 million people each year. Around 885,000 of the 4.5 million require medical attention for these injuries · Also, many insurance companies will not insure homeowners who own certain dog breeds categorized as dangerous. Other insurance…
