Broadly defined, medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional’s negligence causes unnecessary harm to a patient. The medical complications that result from malpractice can range in severity from minor injuries to death. There are also a variety of situations that qualify as medical malpractice, including: Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, or Failure to Treat Diagnosing a patient...Read More

Florida roads are among the most deadly in the nation, with hundreds of motorcycle and truck accident fatalities and thousands more injuries occurring each year. In 2016, 586 people died from motorcycle accidents in Florida, which was the highest number of motorcycle fatalities of any state. In comparison, California, which has nearly double the population...Read More

Each year in the United States, approximately 28,000 infants suffer from a birth injury.  While even an ideal delivery is risky and physically taxing for newborns, a number of complications can lead to severe birth injuries. Head or brain injuries are among the most dangerous birth injuries: depending on the severity, newborns can face health...Read More

In March 2016, American Airlines decreased the number of frequent flier points earned by loyalty members by implementing a new system that offers points based on airfare costs instead of distance traveled. Their award chart prices, on the other hand, increased, forcing loyalty members to earn more points to be eligible for free flights. For...Read More

According to a report recently released by Smart Growth America, Florida pedestrians have the highest risk of being killed compared to pedestrians in any other state. In fact, nine of the 20 deadliest cities for pedestrians in the United States are in Florida, with Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford ranking first and Miami-Fort-Lauderdale-West Palm Beach ranking fourteenth. The authors...Read More

American Airlines’ AAdvantage loyalty program, once considered amongst the best of its kind, was originally designed to attract frequent fliers by offering awards based on the number of miles they travel. Today, this is not the case. In fact, multiple recent changes make it clear that American Airlines is primarily concerned with maximizing their profit,...Read More

THE PROBLEM IS MOSTLY IN FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA, AND ILLINOIS. Previously, I discussed Ford’s refusal to take personal responsibility and fix the numerous 2015-2018 F-150 pickup trucks with dashboard warps and splits. Dash warp may be caused by insufficient thickness of plastic parts, inferior plastic quality, and poor design, and Ford’s lack of acknowledgement of the...Read More

GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) shingles vaccine Shingrix has been deemed remarkably effective at preventing shingles in healthy adults 50 and older — that is, if they are able to find a doctor who has it in stock. Earlier this year, the two-dose Shingrix was released in the United States as a stronger shingles vaccine than the now...Read More

Whether it’s the hazards of just moving about a ship that’s underway or it’s the adventurous new attractions that an increasing number of cruise lines are adding to their decks, funnels and superstructure, there are numerous unsafe situations passengers might find themselves in at any given time while on a cruise ship. Even if a...Read More

Illegal robocalls are reaching epidemic proportion in South Florida—the 305 and 854 area codes alone collectively rank fifth among the top 20 U.S. cities for volume of scam calls in August. Nationally, about 30.5 billion unwanted automated calls were made in 2017, up by 19 percent over the previous year. Worse still, predictions put the...Read More