Drunken Text Messages Presented as Evidence in Two Car Accident Cases
In separate cases, one in Ft. Lauderdale and one in Miami, suspects are being tried with their own text messages as evidence against them. In Ft. Lauderdale, a judge handed down a 24-year prison sentence and 6 years of probation after the sentence is carried out. The suspect was driving the wrong way on the […]
Aggressive Drivers An Increasing Danger To Florida Bicyclists
Lake County is a popular area for Central Florida bike riders. The many two lane, lightly travelled roads that wind their way through the hills are idyllic, but new subdivisions are sprouting up, and traffic on these roads are increasing. Now a controversy is starting to boil over as the new motorists begin to clash […]
Plane Crash Victims’ Wives Open Wrongful Death Suits
In February, a Beech 1900 airplane crashed two miles outside of the Miami Executive Airport (also known as Tamiami Airport). The two crew members and two passengers did not survive the crash, and the questions that haunt this incident have led the victims’ families to seek justice with our firm. The plane was owned by […]
Federal Report Shines Light on Orlando Takata Airbag Death
We have more news on injuries caused by Takata airbags. The US Department of Transportation has released a report on the tragic death of an Orlando woman. In the report, investigators claim that the victim’s fatal injuries were caused by “fragments of the inflator” as they were “projected rearward.” The report goes on to describe the […]
Daiichi Sankyo Still Paying Fines for Benicar Doctor Kickbacks
Pharmaceutical giant Daiichi Sankyo has been ordered to pay another fine, the time in New Jersey, totaling $690,000. This comes after reaching a settlement in January to pay the U.S. federal government and Medicaid programs $39 million. This latest fine was an expansion of the previous settlement where a whistleblower accused the company of soliciting […]
How Did A Tire Blowout Cause A Rollover On Florida’s Turnpike?
On July 9th, a vehicle rolled over after losing control in the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County. The vehicle crashed, flipped over the median, and landed on the southbound side of the highway. Three of the vehicle’s occupants were rushed to a nearby hospital with minor and severe injuries, but a father […]
Xarelto Cases Fast Approaching Court Date
More news on our continued coverage of the Xarelto mass tort cases: June 11th is fast approaching, a significant day for members of the Xarelto federal multidistrict litigation. That day is when the attorneys for the plaintiffs get to present their scientific evidence to the court, and drive home their claims that they have linked bleeding complications to […]
Was Landlocked Florida City Affected By The BP Oil Spill?
The Deepwater Horizons oil rig explosion took the lives of 11 oil rig workers and devastated the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico. However, many don’t realize that the effects of this incident reached inland as well. Florida City is billed as the gateway to the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park. It […]
Reaching Beyond Malaysia to the U.S.- Takata Recall Thickens
In July 2014, a 42 year-old mother was involved in a low-speed crash. She was crossing an intersection on Borneo Island, Malaysia when another driver collided with her car, and her airbag deployed. She later died at the hospital with a shrapnel wound to the neck, allegedly caused by a defective airbag included in the […]
Colson Hicks Eidson Files Medical Negligence Lawsuit against Orlando Health Care Providers and Medical Facilities for Failure to Diagnose Tuberculosis
More than 20 Defendants Named in the Lawsuit CORAL GABLES, Fla. (July 21, 2015) – Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson filed a medical negligence complaint in the ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Orange County, Florida today on behalf of Vincent Chambers against approximately 20 defendants, including Orlando Regional Medical Center, for failure to diagnose […]
