NATIONAL—Uber requires their drivers to have car insurance, but if the app is on, then they provide supplemental insurance coverage. According to Uber, here’s how it works: Drivers are covered by their own insurance when they are offline. A driver is protected by a commercial automobile insurance policy with $1 million of liability per incident. This…
According to a recent poll, many Americans are AGAINST limiting non-economic damages in both Medical Negligence and Nursing Home lawsuits! NATIONAL—The Public Policy Polling (PPP) has released data from phone polls conducted in late March 2017 on the topic of H.R. 1215. H.R. 1215 is a House bill that will be voted on in the…
As the construction industry zooms ahead, workplace fatalities and injuries rise. NATIONAL—According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 937 construction workers were killed in 2015. That marked the most fatalities of any industry sector – almost three times more than in manufacturing – and the deadliest year for construction since 2008. Construction-related fatalities accounted for…
A car seat is one of the most important purchases you’ll make for your child. Why? Because child car seats save lives; indeed, that’s a fact. However, finding the right car seat for your child is no easy task. SaferCar.Gov recently released a video to help you through the decision-making process and keep your child safe. Check…
FLORIDA—Last week I read about a female hotel guest who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in her room’s tub/shower. As she was preparing to take a shower she fell while entering the tub/shower of a well-known hotel chain. But this was not a simple minor fall. The investigation of this incident revealed that the…
NATIONAL—Recently I was reading about a middle-aged male patient who suffered complications after undergoing a robotic-assisted prostatectomy. This early-stage prostate cancer surgery was performed using the assistance of a Da Vinci robotic surgery system. Additionally, the surgery was documented to have taken place without any complications. However, the operating physician later discovered the patient suffered…
Can You Spot the Risks? Children are one of the most precious aspects of life. But with incredible life, comes incredible risk. Safe Kids Worldwide put together a video to challenge us to see if we could really spot all the risks available to children. Test yourself and see how many you can catch! Did…
NATIONAL—INVOKANA is a popular Diabetes medication known as Canagliflozin. Invokana is a gliflozin class drug and is also a subtype 2 sodium-glucose transport inhibitor. This means it is used for treatment, but Invokana is specifically for Type 2 Diabetes. However, use of this drug could increase risk of Ketoacidosis, Kidney Failure, Heart Attack or Stroke,…
NATIONAL—Recently, there was a blood clot amputation case that resulted in a $24,900,000.00 jury award to the Plaintiff. The case involved an incident where doctors failed to provide timely treatment of a blood clot in the Plaintiff’s leg. Therefore, they forced her to undergo an amputation below the knee at age 18. The jury award…
FLORIDA—House Bill (“HB”) 387 renames a section of Florida law as “Carl’s Law” in honor of Carl Starke. Starke. Starke was a 36-year-old autistic man from St. Augustine who was shot and killed in 2015 after being targeted by teenagers looking to steal a car from a Wal-Mart parking lot. St. Johns County Sheriff David…
