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LARGO ♦ SEMINOLE MOTOR SCOOTER ACCIDENT ♦ DUNEDIN ♦ PINELLAS PARK MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ♦ SERIOUS INJURES

We represent people who have been injured in motorcycle and motor scooter accidents throughout the state of Florida. Motorcyclists are not eligible to receive Florida No-fault or Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. It is important to contact an experienced injury attorney because motorcycle insurance laws are different from automobile insurance laws. Florida Injury Attorney G….

CLASS ACTION SUIT against 5 drug companies • Patients diagnosed with NSF after being injected with contrast-agent • MRI • Never warned • side-effects

NATIONAL – 517 plaintiffs are suing “pharmaceutical companies that make certain dyes used for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).” They were “diagnosed with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF)…after being injected with a contrast-agent made with gadolinium.” While “patients with healthy kidneys simply flush the gadolinium out,” those “with NSF…describe their skin turning wood-like, eventually cracking.” The FDA…

HIT & RUN ♦ Motorcycle accident ♦ Dunedin ♦ PCSO investigation continues

DUNEDIN – Over the weekend, a motorcyclist was airlifted to a local hospital after being hit near the intersection of Main Street and Lake Haven Road. EMS was dispatched to the accident scene which was classified as a hit and run. It was unclear what type of injuries the unidentified motorcyclist sustained. The Pinellas County…

SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER ♦ Car Accident ♦ I-4 ♦ CONSTRUCTION ZONE ♦ Florida Highway Patrol Officer hurt in accident

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – West bound I-4 was closed for several hours when a semi-tractor-trailer slammed into the back of a stopped car pushing it into a FHP – Trooper’s car. The trooper was there in his car, with his lights on, to make sure motorists slowed down for road construction in the area. The impact…

A GIFT to State Auto Insurance Company of $152,000.00 by Claims representative (retired)

As a thank you, a man has left $152,000 – half of his estate – to Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies, where he worked for 25 years. In his will, Jack Boyle said the bequest was in gratitude for his livelihood and his good pension in retirement. Boyle was a claims representative in Cleveland…

GOLF CART ACCIDENT ♦ passenger in golf cart dies after cart hit by van ♦ Florida

According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers said, a Florida man died from injuries he received when the golf cart he was riding in was struck by a van. Two men were in a golf cart when they were struck from behind by a Ford van with four occupants. The violent impact pushed the golf cart…

HIP FRACTURE • SLIP AND FALL INJURIES FLORIDA SENIORS AT RISK • LEADING CAUSE OF ER VISITS

STATEWIDE – Florida is home to a great number of senior citizens. Due to a high number of retirees in Florida, we see a higher number of slip and fall or trip and fall injuries here in the sunshine state. Among the senior population, falls are a serious public health problem. In the United States,…

Albertsons • Sweet Bay • Publix • U-Save • Winn-Dixie shoppers be careful as you shop • Slip and Fall Warnings • Slippery floors when wet

Supermarkets and grocery stores are number two (2) for falls by industry, just behind restaurants. The Executive Director for the NFSI said, “The most likely victims are women over 60, and they typically suffer serious injuries.” The principal cause of falls are stepping on slippery surfaces and stepping onto material and debris. The NFSI reports…

WalMart Parking Lot Accident ♦ One person with serious injuries ♦ Florida Highway Patrol investigated

LEE COUNTY – Last month a two vehicle accident in the Wal-Mart parking lot left one person with life threatening injuries. According to the witness, a man ran a stop sign striking another car with four local high school students. After the impact he lost control of his vehicle going through a ditch and then…

LITHIA • FISHHAWK TRAILS • Motorcyclist killed in afternoon crash • HCSO on the scene

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a motorcyclist from Lithia was killed this afternoon when he collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Lithia Pinecrest Road and Fish Hawk Trails. The driver of a 2007 Ford F-150 was southbound on Lithia Pinecrest Road and was turning left onto Fish…