Nearly every state in the United States requires car drivers to obtain car insurance. Despite laws requiring insurance, however, it should come as no surprise that many millions of drivers still do not obtain insurance. Either they are unable to pay for car insurance or they simply refuse. According to a recent report from the [...]
Recently, the Florida Appellate Court made a very important decision regarding social media photographs in civil cases. In their opinion, the court stated that social media photographs are not protected from civil discovery and must be disbursed with other discovery. The court concluded that individuals have little to no rights of privacy with regard to [...]
A new line of light up sneakers was recently developed by a central Florida couple in hopes that the sneakers will help to keep people safe. The shoes, called LEDsneakers, were created by Kenny and Stacy Bare. They came up with the idea of the shoes after a student at the school where Stacy taught [...]
Halloween turned truly terrifying in Florida this year when a 5-year-old girl was left in critical condition by a possible dog attack. The girl was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital after the incident, which left her barely conscious and bleeding in a Cocoa, FL yard. The young girl’s injuries are consistent with a dog attack, [...]
You might have seen a video that went viral this summer of an unprovoked dog bite attack on a little boy in California. The boy's heroic cat literally ran the dog off as it was attacking the boy. While the boy did suffer a deep bite that required stitches, his injuries could've been much worse [...]
The Orlando Sentinel reported that a fatal accident occurred in the early morning hours of September 30, 2014 involving a car and a motorcycle. The accident occurred when Edward Foster’s Pontiac Vibe pulled out in front of Robert Heery’s 2007 Harley-Davidson on Cypress Parkway at San Clemente Avenue. The Polk County Sheriff's Office reported that [...]
Amusement parks are filled with attractions made especially for risk-takers and thrill-seekers. Many people in America have attended an amusement park at some time in their lives. Florida is the home to many enormous theme parks such as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld Orlando, and LegoLand to name a few. Many thrill-seeking [...]
If anyone needs any more convincing on the dangers of texting while driving, just consider the case of Cacilia Carter. Carter is a 26-year-old Florida woman who just won a $4.3 million lawsuit because of severe injuries she suffered in a car accident that involved texting and driving. As the Daytona Beach News Journal reported [...]
According to the most recent edition of the Pedestrian Danger Index by the National Complete Streets Coalition, the four most dangerous metropolitan areas for walking in the United States are all in Florida, NBC News reports. Orlando has been named the most dangerous region for pedestrians, followed by Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami. The National Complete Streets Coalition’s Report As the Ocala Star-Banner explains, the [...]
