It’s something we hear about every year in Florida as the temperatures heat up – children left unattended in a locked vehicle by a caretaker who simply forgot. Dying of heatstroke is a preventable tragedy that only takes minutes to occur.
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(This article was originally published in the March 2014 Issue of the Journal, published by the Florida Justice Association. The article is reprinted here by permission of the author) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of suicide deaths in 2010 was 38,364, making it the […]
Companies that produce products such as power tools, planes, motor vehicles and guns should be held to a higher standard of public responsibility than maybe, say blender manufacturers. A bad blender might ruin a good party, but it is unlikely to kill. Maim or injure people. One would have thought […]
Earlier this week, the Florida Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed SB 518, which would require children between the ages of four and seven to be restrained in a booster seat while in a car. This is a big step forward in keeping these children safer during an accident. Now, we […]
Recently the Palm Beach Post published an article and several letters to the editor have been written about those who ride bicycles along our roadways. Here in Palm Beach County our traffic issues are further complicated by the ebb and flow of the volume of traffic. In the summer months, […]
It is 2014. Is there a single reason why a child would be riding in a motor vehicle today unrestrained? For that matter, is there a person who should be in a motor vehicle traveling down the highway unrestrained? The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tells […]
There’s a reason Florida is known as the Sunshine State. We enjoy year round weather that allows us to enjoy outdoor festivities with our families, friends, and loved ones. There are those of us like myself who were born and raised here and are likely never to leave. There are […]
‘Tis that time of year again. We are all another year older and yet another new year is chasing us just around the corner. It is a good time for reflection and for forgiving – both ourselves and others. It is a time to count our blessings – for they […]
Tis’ the season for injuries? The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates about 15,000 of us will be injured during the holiday season based on the number of folks seen in the nation’s emergency rooms last November and December. The worst of the injuries involved falls from holiday decorating, […]
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley is one of the most prominent law firms and is proud to announce the addition of two new shareholders to our firm. Mariano Garcia is a Florida Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer who has been practicing in West Palm Beach since 1994, representing people in personal injury […]
