A national safety advocacy group recently published a report on road safety in the United States, and Florida is not favorably reflected. In fact, according to this research, our roads are amongst the least safe in the nation. On January 20, the Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety released their annual Roadmap of State Highway...Read More

In Florida, the family of a woman who died following a fall at her nursing home is suing the home for what they believe is her wrongful death. Jacksonville news source News4Jax reports that Nadine McBurnett was not given timely medical care after her fall at a facility on Old St. Augustine Road called Terrace...Read More

During the holiday season, families frequently take to the roads as they travel to visit relatives, shop, or to engage in other activities. As experienced auto accident attorneys, we know too well that it only takes a moment for a crash to happen and cause serious injury or even death. A tragic fatal crash which...Read More

Last week, Miami Fire-Rescue responded to a construction site where a worker died after being struck by equipment. According to NBC Miami, Rene Carrero, 29, was working on the 37th floor of a building in the new Biscayne Beach condominium complex when some equipment broke loose from a crane and struck him. Other workers on...Read More

A Florida nursing home has been found by a consumer advocacy group to have “habitually violated state and federal healthcare regulations by providing inadequate, and at times negligent, care to residents at its facilities,” according to the Miami Herald. The Herald reports that Plaza Health Network, which operates seven nursing homes in Miami-Dade County, was...Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report stating that the United States is behind on passing laws and regulations to reduce the number of automobile accident fatalities in our country. According to the recently published WHO Global Status Report, the United States ranks with Indonesia and Nigeria as the countries which routinely fail...Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), re-announced a recall on September 17 to alert caregivers to portable bed handles which may cause serious injury or even death. The initial bed handle recall was issued in May 2014, but less than 1% of affected consumers took action. The bed handles addressed by the recall are meant...Read More

Earlier this week, nearly 175,000 child car seats made by Recaro were recalled after it was determined that the tether securing the seats to vehicles may break. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the Recaro child car seat recall on September 15. The recall was issued when quality tests on a number...Read More

A notable Florida neurologist has announced his resignation from his practice amidst serious allegations of fraud and medical malpractice. According to NBC News, Dr. Sean Orr announced this morning that he will be taking a “leave of absence” from his practice at the Brain & Spine Center in Panama City. He states that the negative...Read More

Florida is a boater’s haven, surrounded by sparkling seas, filled with lakes inviting recreation, and blessed with year-round near-perfect boating weather. Thus, though it may not surprise many that Florida leads the nation in boating accidents and related deaths, this statistic may prompt some boaters to exercise greater caution. An article featured last month by...Read More