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District of Columbia Police Face Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The District of Columbia, as well as several District police officers, is facing a $60 million wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a woman slain, along with her two children, while police [...]
What to Do if You Have Been in a Car Accident
An average of 646 car accidents occurred each day on Florida roads last year, and more than half of those resulted in injury or death. If these numbers seem high, that's because they are: Florida's [...]
Common Cruise Ship Injuries
The popularity of cruise lines has been steadily rising as more people decide to start their vacations from Florida's ports. Sadly, some of these customers suffer harm and even tragedy while sailing [...]
Repeat C-Sections Riskier for Mothers, According to New Research
Since the 1970's, the number of C-Sections in every 100 births has catapulted from a mere five to 31. Understandably, there has been quite a bit of debate surrounding the increasingly large amount of [...]
Stay Safe and Have Fun: Amusement Park Safety Tips
It is that time of year when families from all over the country travel to south Florida to enjoy the thrills offered by the roller coasters, water slides and other attractions at parks like Universal [...]
Celebrate Women's Motorcycle Month by Practicing Motorcycle Safety
While motorcycles are generally considered to be a male-dominated mode of transportation, the fact is many women have graced the backs of these steel horses and many more women continue to enjoy [...]
Steps to Take if You Are Injured On a Cruise
Frequent departures, numerous ports of call, ease of travel and relatively affordable prices have made cruises the vacation of choice for many. Almost 11 million Americans took cruises in 2008 -- [...]
Rev. Pinkney Blogtalk Radio Show: Former Memphis Jailer Exposes Murder Cover-ups
There are many jailers and police officers who take their duty to protect and serve seriously.  Decent guards and police officers who work in corrupt correctional facilities and police departments [...]
Exposed: The Cochran Firm Fraud
Exposed: The Cochran Firm FraudAttorney Needed re Civil Rights Violations: Conspiracy to Deny Due Process of Law after a Wrongful Death (35 paragraphs, 10 links, signature block) [...]
CENSORSHIP ALERT: Mary Neal's Google Profile Rendered Invisible
GOOGLE, the CENSORSHIP FORCE has broken through your company's security system AGAIN to censor me. 1.     Saboteurs took down gMail on September 1, 2009, when I was notifying the public about [...]
The New Drowsy-Driving Bill in Florida: What Does It Mean For You?
The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill aimed to make the public aware of the dangers of driving while fatigued. The bill formally recognizes the first week in September as 'Drowsy-Driving [...]
Another Baby Crib Recalled: The Deadly Danger of Drop-Side Cribs
Another manufacturer recalled its drop-side cribs in an effort to avoid severe injuries or infant deaths caused by its product. Simmons Juvenile Products is the latest of numerous manufacturers with [...]
Wrongful Death Suit Could be Pending in Maryland Medevac Crash
A wrongful death lawsuit is set to be filed on behalf of Tanya Mallard, one of four people who perished in a helicopter crash in late 2008. National Transportation Safety board members concluded [...]
Welcome to the Miami, Florida, Personal Injury Attorneys Blog
At Greenberg & Stone, P.A., we pride ourselves on being zealous advocates, committed to protecting our clients' rights and providing them with a strong voice in the courtroom. In addition, we [...]
DOT Texting Ban for Trucks and Buses May Prevent Truck Accidents
The federal government is officially increasing its efforts to prevent truck accidents caused by distracted driving. On March 31, 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a rule [...]
Teens at Greatest Risk of Fatal Accidents During Nighttime Hours
A recent report by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) indicates that the greatest risk of death to young drivers is not posed by speeding, failure to buckle a seatbelt, indifference toward [...]
A Closer Look at DOT Regulations in the Trucking Industry
This blog recently discussed the rule proposed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ban texting while driving for all interstate commercial truck drivers and bus drivers. The rationale behind [...]
Study Names Florida Most Dangerous State for Pedestrians
According to a recent study by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America, Florida has some of the highest wrongful death rates in the nation for [...]
Former West Palm Beach Physician Ordered to Pay $36.6 Million
Andrew Weiss, the former pain management physician who is currently serving a 12-year federal prison sentence for the illegal distribution of prescription drugs, was recently dealt another [...]
FL Leads Nation in Insurance Complaints Involving Fake Car Wrecks
In a report released Monday, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has ranked Florida as number one in the nation for insurance fraud complaints related to staged car accidents. Specifically, [...]
Trouble for Transocean and BP Just Beginning
Over the past five weeks, the well at the former site of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has pumped thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Experts estimate that somewhere between 18 and [...]
The Florida Legislature: Making Driving More Dangerous
Florida's Legislature recently proposed legislation making Florida's roadways more dangerous, creating the potential for more frequent crashes and more serious injuries for the state's drivers. [...]
I-95 in Florida Named Nation's Most Dangerous Highway
Florida's 382-mile stretch of I-95 is the most dangerous interstate highway in the United States, a recent study found. The report, featured in the Daily Beast and based on National Highway [...]
Road Safety is a Two-Way Street
Approximately 100,000 Americans are injured each year in accidents involving large commercial trucks. With the high speeds and tremendous size of commercial trucks, the injuries in these crashes are [...]
Fewer Florida Traffic Fatalities in 2009: But What About the Survivors?
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that traffic fatalities fell to the fewest ever reported while declining for the fourth consecutive year. The Department cited [...]
Trucker Fights Fatigue with Beer: What Laws Did He Break?
A commercial truck driver told police officers he drank beer to stay awake when he was pulled over after nearly running multiple motorists off the road. While fortunate not to cause a crash, the [...]
Stay Alive, Don't Talk and Drive
Phone use while driving is popular; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's most recent survey reported that five percent of all drivers, or one in 20, were observed using a cell phone [...]
Pfizer Settles Wrongful Death Suit for $400,000
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is looking at upwards of 1,000 lawsuits alleging illegal promotional activities surrounding the drug Neurontin. Plaintiffs have accused Pfizer of "off-label" marketing in [...]
Maryland Prepares to go Hands-free with New Law
Car accidents involving distracted drivers have lawmakers across the country scrambling for laws that would limit handheld devices for those behind the wheel. Maryland is the latest, with Governor [...]
New Maryland Insurance Law Aims to Protect Car Accident Victims
Suppose you are involved in a car accident in Maryland while driving home after work. A car approaches in the opposite lane and, suddenly, veers across into your lane, swiping the front of your [...]
David Carradine's Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Film Company
It was exactly a year ago today when international film star David Carradine was found dead in his Bangkok hotel room, victim of a dangerous sex game known as auto-erotic asphyxia. At the time, [...]
Maryland Highway Worker Killed in Fatal Truck Accident
The eighth highway worker fatality in the past five years was the first since 2006 and one of only a few that occurred outside of a construction zone. The accident took place in the very early [...]
Maryland Man has Insult Added to Accident
A Maryland man was sent to Atlantic General Hospital on Monday after an early morning car accident and following attack by the driver of the other car. Hubert R. Burchette, of Pittsville, was [...]
Murder Charges Filed Against Baltimore Police Officer - Wrongful Death Suit Next?
This Monday, a judge ordered that Baltimore police officer Gahiji A. Tshamba be held without bond. The 16-year veteran of the force is facing first degree murder charges following the fatal [...]
United States Senate Pushing Forward on Distracted Driving Bill
Car accidents caused by distracted drivers have risen dramatically over the past several years, mostly among young drivers. However, all age groups have been caught participating in unsafe [...]
Behind the Wheel, Adults Are Bigger Cell Phone Offenders
The dangers of cell phone use in the car have been shown over and over again. In states like Maryland, there have been hundreds of car accidents, thousands in insurance rate increases and, [...]
Maryland Roundabouts Save Lives, Prevent Car Accidents
Dangerous intersections exist across the United States. Most are dangerous by design, unsuitable to the job of parsing the high speeds or heavy traffic of roads feeding into them. Of course, car [...]
Million Dollar Settlement in Maryland Work Accident Fatality
Like many inmates before him, Rodney Jennings took his turn on Maryland's highways, picking up trash discarded by careless drivers. On the morning of August 23, 2007, he was part of a six-man crew [...]
Erb's Palsy - Catching a Commonly Missed Birth Injury
As a collective group, newborn infants bear the greatest risk of developing Erb's Palsy. For every 2,000 births, about three infants will later develop the affliction, denoted by a marked [...]
Moped Driver Killed in Fatal Maryland Car Accident
Mohammed Hammad Chaudhry, the 24-year-old son of a well-known Pakistani political and international relations analyst, died in a Maryland hospital on Sunday after being struck by the driver of a [...]
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