On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a national campaign to encourage all drivers to wear seat belts in an effort to stem the rising tide of unnecessary auto accident fatalities. The 2016 Click it or Ticket campaign kicked off on May 16, and is hoped to impart what U.S. Transportation Secretary...Read More

According to a recent report, Florida has one of the highest rates of pedestrian deaths in the United States. The report was released earlier today by the Governors Highway Safety Association, and stated that nationwide pedestrian deaths increased by 10 percent in the first half of 2015. If this increase persists for the entire year,...Read More

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

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

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

On Wednesday, a Fort Lauderdale jury awarded a man $24 million in a personal injury lawsuit after his wife and unborn son were killed when a drunk driver crashed into a hotel pool cabana. According to a report from a local NBC affiliate, Alanna DeMella of Massachusetts was seven months pregnant and on vacation in...Read More

Last month’s ruling by the United States Appellate Court, involving an elderly person who died after suffering head trauma in a fall while on board a cruise ship, has made it easier for injured cruise ship passengers to sue for medical malpractice. According to the Huffington Post, the daughter of the passenger sued Royal Caribbean...Read More

Law enforcement across South Florida has increased its “state of awareness” in the wake of the tragic bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Security will be tight at the Lauderdale Air and Sea Show this weekend and officials in Miami said they are considering tightening security for next week’s Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run....Read More