A car struck two Tampa students as they walked to school, killing one. Sisters Victoria and Norma Velasquez-Cabrera were crossing Hillsborough Avenue on the 2500 block to get to Middleton High at about 7:15 a.m. on a recent Tuesday. A…
A car struck two Tampa students as they walked to school, killing one. Sisters Victoria and Norma Velasquez-Cabrera were crossing Hillsborough Avenue on the 2500 block to get to Middleton High at about 7:15 a.m. on a recent Tuesday. A…
Though it might be quite a surprise to some patients, there are a number of hospitals in some of the busiest cities in the U.S. that do not have standard, full policy malpractice insurance. Some hospitals are “naked” or “bare,”…
Recently, a Connecticut company was fined for violating hazardous waste management laws after the Environmental Protection Agency inspected its chemical distribution facility and warehouse. Hubbard-Hall formulates and distributes more than 5,000 chemicals out of its facility in Waterbury and another…
There is an ever-growing cottage industry of investors ready, willing and able to make the equivalent of a loan to an individual who is the plaintiff in a personal injury case. These transactions, also known as pre-settlement lending, are a…
Tripping and falling might seem like just another hump in the day. But over the course of the next week or so, it may manifest as a much more serious injury. “Who hasn’t fallen at one time or another, picked…
Just about 1.3 million people across the U.S. will die each year as a result drug errors. Pharmaceutical mistakes are on the rise. It’s not a secret that medical malpractice lawsuits are growing every year, despite some states capping a…
The school bus driver in this wreck was listening to an iPod. She may also have fell asleep just before the collision. “It never ceases to amaze me what people do when they are driving vehicles, which can easily kill…
Nursing homes are meant to be places of safety. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. “If you’re in the situation where you need to place a loved one in a nursing home, you want to know they will be safe,…
While unusual, it can happen – instances where medical malpractice cases are ultimately tried twice. “This case that we read about recently involved a young girl who suffered severe birth injuries – brain injuries. It was interesting in that it…
Big rigs are a commanding presence on the highways. Unfortunately, they are often involved in fatal accidents. Big rig collisions happen every day; a statistic many Americans would rather not entertain as a part of their daily news. Unfortunately, many…