ORLANDO – On Thursday a jury awarded a $6.33 million medical malpractice verdict in favor of a Deltona woman who is now in a permanent vegetative state following a heart attack five years ago. Lawyers said the woman had complained to her primary care physician of chest pains, fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness and an…
OCALA – According the FHP a 2002 BMW SUV slammed into the back of a semi truck on Interstate 75 late Wednesday night; the driver was airlifted to hospital in critical condition. The driver of the BMW was in the outside lane on I-75, and traffic ahead had slowed down and he failed to stop…
PORT CANAVERAL — Thirty passengers from a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship were hurt during a shore excursion in the Virgin Islands. According to Florida Today, passengers from Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Freedom of the Seas, were on an amphibious tour bus in St. Thomas Wednesday when the bus went off the road and crashed. The…
A Home Depot customer and his wife were awarded $1.5 million by a jury in a lawsuit stemming from a forklift accident at a store. The injured customer said that a pallet of plywood fell on him from a forklift at a Home Depot store, knocking him down and causing neck and spine injuries. The…
TAMPA BAY – Coast Guard and Sheriff Officers want boaters to know they will be out in force during the Fourth of July weekend. Every year, reckless boaters — often under the influence of alcohol — cause more than 500 emergency calls in the Bay Area. Dozens of injuries and more than a few deaths…
TALLAHASSEE – Allstate Floridian Insurance Company is changing its name to Castle Key Insurance Company to differentiate itself from its national parent company. The name change also applies to Allstate Floridian Indemnity Company. A news release said, “The name changes were made in order to better reflect the fact that these property companies are separately…
Many people this Fourth of July weekend will celebrate with cookouts, a trip to the beach, outdoor concerts and fireworks. The Fourth of July is a peak time for fireworks sales; but every year unsafe fireworks are involved in serious injuries, including loss of sight, severe burns, and loss of limbs, particularly fingers.According to the…
SARASOTA – A Sarasota County Sheriff’s team spent four hours at the intersection of Shamrock Road and Tamiami Trail pulling over drivers making mistakes. During the four hour period the team gave out a minimum of 40 tickets. The same scene played out near Jacaranda Boulevard and Interstate 75 where another sheriff’s office crew zeroed…
ORLANDO – According to the Orlando Sentinel, a Universal Orlando employee was injured this morning while working at the Dueling Dragons roller coaster at the resort’s Islands of Adventure theme park. The employee has been taken to the hospital, Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said, though he declined to provide further details. “It’s too soon to…
The Wall Street Journal (7/1, Hagerty, McQueen) reports, “The odors, respiratory complaints and corrosion blamed on drywall from China used in American homes may have been caused by the failure to remove sulfur and other contaminants from synthetic gypsum, some Chinese experts in building materials say.” Yue Wenhai, vice president of the committee of gypsum…