ST. PETERSBURG – After deliberating for three (3) full days the jury delivered an $11.1 million dollar verdict in a medical malpractice case that could cost the hospital up to $8.7 million dollars. The verdict will likely be appealed as a spokesman for All Children’s Hospital pointed out that the hospital “was found only partially…
TAMPA – An eighteen year old ambulance driver traveling east on Busch Boulevard crossed the centerline and hit a westbound pickup truck head on. According to the Tampa Police Department, the driver of the ambulance realized traffic was stopped ahead of him, hit the brakes and swearved left to avoid a rear end collision. The…
NATIONAL – According to the Los Angeles Times, Toyota’s problems may extend beyond floor mats. “Auto safety experts believe there may be a bigger problem with Toyota vehicles than simply the floor mats.” They believe “that Toyota’s ignition, transmission and braking systems may make it difficult for drivers to combat sudden or unintended accelerations and…
NATIONAL – A woman was awarded $8.5 million dollars in Ford SUV rollover – product liability case. The month long trial from 2005 centered around a rollover wreck of a Mercury Mountaineer (Ford) near Douglasville, Georgia. The accident killed two people and injured two others. The driver had her right leg amputated just below the…
NATIONAL – Jurors hit Lasko Products, Inc., with a $13.5 million verdict after a faulty fan motor ignited a blaze in 2005 that killed a 7-year-old boy. Lasko is the largest fan manufacturer in the United States. They discovered a defect in the China-made fan motors in 1999 and developed corrective technology in 2004. The…
TAMPA – A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after riding between stopped cars on Interstate 4. According the the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) the cyclist lost control of his bike and sliding beneath a moving tow truck. The motorcyclist who was not wearing a helmet died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
PINELLAS COUNTY – According to The Brandon News and Tampa Tribune – Seventeen ( 17) years after Becky Sharp notified Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies about an old industrial plant with contaminated groundwater, “people living nearby in Bay Pines Estates are hearing about it for the first time. They’re learning that the fallout from that neglect…
PASCO COUNTY – At least two students have been struck by a car in Hudson. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver swerved to miss one group of children walking along Utica Drive near New York Avenue and struck two teenagers. Officials said the two teens hit, both boys, were taken to Bayfront Hospital….
NATIONAL – According to The Detroit News (10/5, Shepardson) reported, “The Federal Highway Administration will conduct an intensive study into the cause of the growing number of motorcycle crashes and deaths on America’s roads. It’s the first study of its kind in almost 30 years.” www.trippfirm.com – Prompt & Aggressive representation
PINELLAS COUNTY – A pedestrian pushing a bicycle was hit as she attempted to cross U. S. Hwy 19 just south of Martin Luther King. According to the Tarpon Springs Police Department, the woman was pushing a bicycle across U.S. 19 just south of MLK when a southbound vehicle hit her. The pedestrian was rushed…