45-Year-Old Woman Ejected and Died in SUV Rollover Crash in Tampa, Florida
According to Bay News 9, on January 15, a 45-year-old Tampa woman was killed after she lost control and was ejected from her SUV as it rolled over several times. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the woman was driving a 1994 Ford Explorer when she unexpectedly veered onto a raised concrete median, over-corrected and […]
If I Got Sick on a Cruise Ship, What Should I Do?
When a cruise ship is not properly cleaned, sanitized and maintained, innocent passengers can be harmed. Passengers and Crewmembers Stricken With Norovirus on Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship According to CNN, dozens of passengers on a four-night Royal Caribbean cruise became sick with a stomach illness. Royal Caribbean was negligent because the cruise line failed to […]
Michelin Recalls Tires Due to Tire Tread Separation Dangers
According to Michelinman.com, Michelin is recalling certain Michelin tires, due to the threat of tire tread separation. The recall began on January 6. Michelin North America is recalling Michelin LTX M/S tires, size LT225/75R16 115/112R LRE, which were manufactured from January 10, 2010 through June 23, 2012. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that […]
Construction Worker Killed in Ontario after Roof Collapses at Target
According to The Toronto Sun, on January 13, tragedy struck when a worker died after a roof collapsed on him at a Target store. Emergency personnel had been called to the scene at Sheridan Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and found a man trapped beneath the metal. The construction crew had been called in to install metal […]
Colson Hicks Eidson Partners Selected As Most Influential Trial Lawyers In America For Second Consecutive Year
Partner Mike Eidson Recognized among Nation’s Elite; Representing Two of Only Eight South Florida Lawyers Selected to Prestigious List CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2014) – The law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson is pleased to announce that partner Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson had been selected for the second consecutive year as America’s 100 Most Influential Trial Lawyers […]
Construction Worker Injured at Same Site Where Another Worker Died Only Two Days Earlier
According to The Seattle Times, a man was injured at the same construction site where a worker died only two days earlier after falling 50 feet. On January 6, a 34-year-old ironworker was on scaffolding on the construction site when he unexpectedly fell to his death. Two days later, the Seattle Fire Department reported that a worker […]
26-Year-Old Doctor Dies Due to Hospital’s Negligence, Family Files Suit
The parents of a doctor who died last year shortly after graduating from medical school have filed a lawsuit against Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, where the woman received treatment days before her death. The lawsuit states that the 26-year-old doctor had an “easily diagnosable, treatable and entirely correctable” condition when […]
Private Plane in Colorado Involved in Fatal Crash
According to Fox News, a plane involved in a fatal airplane crash on January 5 had attempted to make an initial landing before crashing during its second attempt at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The co-pilot of the 1994 Canadair Challenger business jet with twin-engines made a radio transmission to air traffic control only minutes before […]
Landscaper Dies in Fatal Florida Electrocution Accident While On the Job
In a report from WPTV, a 22-year-old landscaper died on January 4 when the tree saw he was using to trim trees touched a nearby power line, which instantly caused his death due to electrocution. A second worker, whose ladder was leaning against the tree at the time of the fatal accident, also suffered shock, […]
What We Can Learn From the Chinese Drywall Debacle
An article in the November 2013 issue of the American Association for Justice’s Trial magazine highlighted what can be learned from Chinese drywall litigation. In the article, we discuss the strategies we used to obtain a $2.5 million award for a Miami couple in the nation’s first Chinese drywall jury trial and how those strategies can […]
