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According to the National Safety Council, your odds of death from riding in a car are approximately 1 in 18,585… to see more odds click here. It is interesting to note that more people die from occurances caused by the negligence of others than anything else. That is why personal injury attorneys like myself are employed. [...]
Please see today’s article from the Orlando Sentinel which discusses a few of the lawyer referral services which bombard us everyday. Do you want to “Ask Gary” who is a chiropractor for legal advice? Do you trust Jose at “411-PAIN” to be the person to pick your lawyer? The best resource to finding a lawyer [...]
You had an MRI and the doctor is explaining your injuries in all sorts of medical terms… but what do they mean?!?? Here is a quick reference to help you understand the meaning of those terms. The terms, as defined below, come directly from the Nomenclature and Classification of Lumbar Disc Pathology – Recommendations of [...]
The most important safety feature in your automobile is your seat belt, according to Eric Bolton a spokesman with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Using a seat belt can reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45%. Because of this, Florida has had some form of a seat-belt law [...]
The wireless industry introduced the cell phone in 1978. Since then, cell phone ownership continues to grow by about 40 percent per year. Currently, there are hundreds of millions of mobile phone users in the United States who call and text on a regular basis. Considering the convenience of cell phones and busy American lifestyles, [...]
WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC A UK company has produced the following public service announcement aimed at warning teens of the dangers of texting while driving: There have been statistics that say that texting while driving is worse than drunk driving… do NOT do it!Did you like this? Please Consider Sharing It:Tweet
IT IS SUMMERTIME – that means backyard barbeque and pool parties. However, be careful. On average, there are about 2,700 pool and spa related emergency department treated submersion injuries each year and 283 result in a fatality for children younger than five years of age. The Florida Swimming Pool Association (FSPA) gives helpful tips on [...]
Federal safety organizations say car crashes are the number one cause of accidental death in the U.S., and they’ve also found that 80 percent of those crashes are related to drivers being distracted by things like using a cell phone. For that reason, eleven States and the District of Columbia have banned the practice of [...]
A recent survey finds that 71 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 49 admit they text or talk on the phone while they drive. Nearly 500,000 people are injured and 6,000 are killed each year because drivers are talking, texting and e-mailing behind the wheel. Most European countries ban the use of [...]
Question: As a result of a foreclosure, I am about to have a default judgment against me. I am also about to receive a cash settlement from a personal-injury case resulting from a serious injury that I suffered. Can the mortgage holder who issued the default judgment be able to attach my settlement? M.M. ORLANDODid [...]