Miscellaneous

It only takes a quick look at the local news to realize that Florida has a drunk driving problem, just like the rest of the nation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently a published a Research Note on Fatalities and Fatality Rates in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Crashes. The study […]

Jurors returned a verdict in the amount of $1,094,034.30 on Friday, February 12, 2010 for a young man tragically injured in a crash with a Palm Beach County School Bus. The 14 year old boy, Altavious Carter, was being driven home by his basketball coach after practice. The coach made […]

In a Press Conference on February 3, 2010 Sen. John McCain announced his intention to introduce a new bill that would amend DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health Reform Act 1994) requiring manufacturers of Dietary Supplements to register and disclose all ingredients. In the Press conference McCain was quoted “All we’re saying […]

Breast Cancer. It strikes over 187,000 people every year; mostly women between the ages of 40 and 59. Over 40,000 women die from breast cancer yearly. Breast cancer in one of the ten leading causes of death for women. Breast cancer is a family disease — it affects the whole […]

You may recall last year when several accidents and a couple deaths happened as a result of some defective tires manufactured by Chinese companies. Now, there are reports of bad valve stems manufactured by…you guessed it, a Chinese manufacturer. A recall has been issued involving some six million valve stems. […]

The short answer in Florida is…No. In Fields  v Kirton, 961 So. 2d 1127 (2007) the 4th District Court of Appeals certified a question to the Florida Supreme Court of great public importance: Whether a parent may bind a minor’s estate by the pre-injury execution of a release. The Florida […]

In the midst of all o f the end-of-the-year and holiday hustle and bustle, December is also a time for reflection.  It is a time to look back on the good times, things that you have done of which you are proud, the moments that warmed your heart, and those […]

The story is all too common. An innocent victim’s life is taken and their family is forever changed by the irresponsible actions of a drunk driver. Ironically, drinking and driving crashes are one of the most easily preventable catastrophes. Drinking and driving is a choice each driver makes and with […]

In the Palm Beach County area, numerous events are scheduled to support the Toys for Tots effort. Below are some of those scheduled in the near future. Drop off locations in the Palm Beach County area include the businesses kind enough to be able to provide their businesses for this […]

I wish every child slept in a bed and had a chimney from which to hang stockings. I wish every child dreamed of sugar-plums dancing. I wish every child could imagine that chubby and plump figure driving out of sight into the wintry air. I wish every child could hear […]