NATIONWIDE – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, Arkansas, just recalled about 1.5 million Durabrand DVD Players, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.The DVD players can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. To date, Wal-Mart has received 12 reports of DVD players overheating, five of which have resulted in fires…
Disputes with your insurance company should not happen. Policyholders sometimes are confused or misled after presenting an insurance claim. Under the terms and conditions of your policy (contract) it clearly spells out duties of the policyholder and the insurance company. However, many insurance contracts can be confusing. Many consumers look at their policy and find…
STATEWIDE – The Jacksonville Business Journal (8/19) reported, “U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said in a media release Tuesday he pressed Chinese officials in recent trips there to cooperate more fully in investigations of defective high-sulfur drywall that was made in China and is ruining homes in the United States.” While in Shanghai last week, “Nelson,…
PINELLAS COUNTY – If the light is red, you better stop. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s office is gearing up its enforcement at the intersection of Park Blvd. and Seminole Blvd. Unmarked and marked cruisers are patrolling this dangerous intersection on a regular basis. Deputies will place special emphasis on motorists who fail to stop at…
They could if you had entered your information onto the emergency contact information system. The system allows Floridians to voluntarily provide emergency contact information online, giving law enforcement immediate access to this information and making it easier for them to speak with someone quicker in cases of emergency. If you have a Florida driver’s license…
MANATEE COUNTY – The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is going to be holding the Teen Driver Challenge Class on Thursday, Sept 24th, 2009 and Saturday, Sept 26th, 2009. The class is formatted for teens 15-19 years of age that possess a valid Florida Operator’s Driver’s License or Learner’s Permit. The students will be required to…
PANAMA CITY BEACH – A woman who had been bitten in the face by a pit bull dog walked out of a clinic, refusing treatment, when a nurse advised her to report the attack.On Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, Bay County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Brotherston went to the Panama City Beach address the woman gave when…
MANATEE COUNTY — A Cape Coral girl died Wednesday after being thrown from a sport utility vehicle on an Interstate 75 overpass and plummeting over a guard rail onto U.S. 301 below, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. The young girl died after being airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg in critical…
Falling merchandise is often a problem in warehouse stores. As a result, shoppers are often injured when stacked merchandise topples over striking shopper causing serious personal injuries. A jury discovered that one store said, “it was cheaper to handle injury claims then to carefully store the merchandise.” Tens of thousands of injuries have occurred nationwide…
“About 600 tainted Chinese drywall lawsuits have been consolidated in multidistrict litigation under U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon for pretrial issues.” Attorneys say that Fallon “is intent on fast-tracking a handful of cases for trial,” asking both sides “to select 10 cases to jump start the process of turning over documents and other information,”…