A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement under which The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will pay $72.5 million to more than 21,000 people nationwide who alleged the insurer engaged in fraud in settling their injury claims. The U.S. District Court judge approved the agreement last week to resolve the class action…
NATIONWIDE – The New York Times (6/16, B3, Singer) reports, “The Johnson & Johnson unit whose recall of liquid children’s Tylenol and other pediatric medicines is under Congressional investigation said on Tuesday evening that it was recalling additional over-the-counter drugs.” Specifically, McNeil Consumer Healthcare “said that it was recalling four lots of certain Benadryl allergy…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff a 71-year-old woman crashed a car into a medical building in Tampa, Florida as she was taking her 91-year-old mother to a doctor’s appointment at the building. Another case of an elderly driver hitting the gas pedal instead of the brake. As a result, her car went crash through the building’s…
STATEWIDE – Each year, about 13,000 golf cart-related accidents require emergency room visits, and that number is rising as the economical, fun-to-drive carts become more popular on city streets. Of those accidents, about 40 percent involve children younger than 16, and half of those are due to a fall from a moving golf cart. Golf…
STATEWIDE – Three of Florida’s major highways have been ranked as the most dangerous in the nation. Interstate 4, Interstate 75 (I-275) and Interstate 95 have all been singled out as three of the most dangerous roads in the nation. But why? One motorist put it this way, “Anybody who lives in this part of…
According to The Medical Malpractice Myth, by Tom Baker, Director of the Insurance Law Center at University of Connecticut, his book provides research to dispute these claims with facts. The book provides research proving the following: Medical malpractice is an epidemic that causes thousands of deaths a year Medical malpractice suits are rare, and are very…
Last week a federal judge ordered Toyota Motor Corp. to turn over thousands of pages of records to lawyers who have sued the Japanese automaker because of alleged sudden-acceleration problems. US District Judge gave Toyota thirty days to turn over documents that it had previously supplied Congress and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The…
PASCO COUNTY – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Toyota collided with a semi-tractor trailer on SR-54, east of Mitchell Ranch Road in Trinity / New Port Richey. The driver of the Toyota traveled across the center median into the path of the semi-tractor-trailer. The driver of the Toyota died from the impact of…
NATIONAL – According to The Boston Globe /Bloomberg News (5/26) reports, “Johnson & Johnson strengthened warnings about the risk of suicide with its Ultram and Ultracet painkillers after deaths were reported in patients who have histories of emotional disturbance or drug abuse.”
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – The Civic Association of Davis Islands will be asking the City of Tampa to make golf carts are street legal. Ironically, the islands do not have a golf course on them. Some residents believe that they should be able to drive golf carts in their community on Davis Islands. However, some disagree…