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…
FLORIDA—As a result of most fatal wrong way driving crashes occurring in the center or left-hand lane, DHSMV is now encouraging drivers to “Stay Right at Night.” Previously in 2015, there were 1,490 wrong way driving crashes in Florida, resulting in 1,454 injuries and 96 fatalities. Additionally, in the majority of wrong way crashes, vehicles are hit…
Designed in collaboration with practicing spine surgeons, the ProDisc™-C Total Disc Replacement device was developed to replace a single degenerated (diseased) disc in the upper spine (C3-C7). After being thoroughly tested in both laboratory and clinical settings, the FDA provided the following information relating to its market approval of the device²: 1. What is it? The…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Association of Justice (“AAJ”) has listed the Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America based on their claim denials, premium increases and refusing insurance to those who need it most. Certainly, this list was heavily researched and included news reports and testimony from former agents and adjusters from the insurance companies themselves. To…
Wet season is about to begin in Central Florida. The attorneys here at Tripp Law Firm want to remind our fellow motorists that it’s illegal—and dangerous—to drive in the rain with your hazard lights on. FLORIDA—Summer is coming. All Floridians know what that means. Rain, and lots of it. Some drivers switch on their hazard…
A male patient was rushed to the ER with complaints of severe flank pain. The patient’s medical history included a recent diagnosis of kidney stones. However, the physician suspected the patient suffered from a significant obstruction of his urinary track requiring immediate treatment. The ER physician ordered a complete range of imaging studies, lab tests,…
NATIONAL—Distractions include cell phone use — texting and talking– grooming, eating, and talking to passengers. People who text while driving are 23 times more likely to die in a crash. In 2014, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 were injured due to distracted driving. NHSTA Stats The NHTSA compiled a list of stats that demonstrates…
