Category Archives: Personal Injury
What Should You Know About Drone Accidents
As the crowd gathered to watch a holiday synchronized drone show over Lake Eola, no one imagined that the festivities would end in tragedy. But several drones wound up crashing into one another and then falling into the crowd. There were several minor injuries among spectators, but one 7-year old spent more than a… Read More »
Wrong Way Crashes
It’s been eleven years since Gary Catronio lost his daughter and her friend in a wrong-way collision along the Sawgrass Expressway. Catronio channeled his grief into activism, advocating for mitigation to prevent those sorts of crashes. Since then, flashing signs intended to warn wrong-way drivers and to notify authorities of these driving mistakes have… Read More »
Car Spies: Is Your Privacy Being Breached?
When a truck exploded in front of Trump Tower in Las Vegas, the shock of the incident quickly turned into amazement. The Tesla involved was quickly able to reveal all kinds of important information related to the hours prior to the incident, giving investigators insights they may not have had at the time, if… Read More »
Florida Road Rage
A Florida man is facing multiple felony charges after he lost his cool and fired a handgun into another vehicle. He’d previously been driving slowly, and the victim had honked a couple of times, prompting Duarte to send two bullets into the victim’s vehicle, narrowly missing one passenger’s head. It’s another serious incident of… Read More »
Concussions & Youth Athletes
Diana Colon watched as the Miami Dolphins quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, hit the ground after being tackled during a game, and her stomach dropped. No, she didn’t know Tagovailoa, but she definitely knew what the aftermath of a head injury could be, and this was certainly not Tagovailoa’s first one. Would he face the same… Read More »
A “Jaws of Life” Rescue”
After a horrendous collision in Fort Lauderdale, a woman and man were extricated from their vehicles by the local fire department and rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. It was one of many times that the assistance of the fire department led to a positive outcome for victims of an accident. When a… Read More »
Civil Charges for Sexual Assault
As the details of charges against Sean Diddy Combs emerge, many are aghast at the violent and drug-induced sexual parties held by the one-time music mogul. One Florida woman is closer to the action than she likely would have preferred, a Jane Doe whose claims of rape and being given incapacitating substances later resulted… Read More »
Insurance Disputes Following a Hurricane
As another horrendous hurricane season decimates portions of Florida, many residents are finding that the thousands of dollars spent on insurance to help them rebuild are not going to pay off as they’d hoped. It turns out that there are lots of ways insurance companies manage to wiggle out of paying up. Trouble in… Read More »
Dangerous Products in Homes
Your home is your castle, right! Keeping that castle safe for yourself, your loved ones, and well for friends and visitors, is job one! But there are probably hazards you’ve never even thought about lurking. There is a list of products that are associated with injuries, and you may be surprised at how many… Read More »
Nighttime Bicycling
A young mother was struck and killed by a Florida Highway Patrol officer when she crossed a roadway on her bike against the light. The officer was on his way to address a call when the bicycle, which had no lights on it, ran a red light and crossed US 41. The resulting fatality… Read More »
