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A 10-year-old girl drowned after she apparently fell into a hotel swimming pool in Jacksonville. According to witnesses and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the girl and three caregivers, who were described as “young family members,” visited the pool at the Hilton Garden Inn. After the girl fell in, two children tried to revive her while [...]
Drowning is the leading cause of death among kids in Florida. Florida law says your pool has to be enclosed, it must have a safety cover, doors that lead to the pool must have an alarm or a self closing, latch. For more information visit needreed.com. It's like having a lawyer in the family.
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Eight out of ten public swimming pools in the Sunshine State are at risk for immediate closure due to public health violations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Safety equipment violations, disinfectant concentration violations, and pool chemical safety violations were the top three categories; there was more than one infraction at 80 [...]
The City of Ocoee faces a possible lawsuit after a police officer sped through an intersection at over 90 mph and slammed into a civilian’s car. Although there is some confusion about the details, officers were apparently pursuing a vehicle that resembled one used in an earlier Altamonte Springs armed robbery on Orange Blossom Trail. [...]
On average, approximately 12.5 percent of drivers on U.S. roads are uninsured. If you are in Florida, however, the number almost doubles to 23 percent, according to the Insurance Research Council. That translates to a total of 3.2 million uninsured drivers on Florida roads. UM, uninsured motorist insurance, and UIM coverage, or underinsured motorist insurance, [...]
According to a white paper published by the National Safety Council, car accidents are the among the top causes of death and account for more than 700,000 fatalities of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians between 1994 and 2012. In fact, distracted driving has joined the ranks of alcohol and speeding as a leading factor in both [...]
Red light camera installations - a result of 2010 legislation granted cities and counties authority to set up red light cameras at intersections to catch drivers who fail to stop - are under fire once again. A recently published report by the Tampa Police Department revealed that auto accidents at intersections with red light cameras [...]
A Florida appeals court recently ruled that caps imposed on pain and suffering damages (also known as “noneconomic” damages) are unconstitutional in medical malpractice cases, according to an Orlando Sentinel news report. Initially, the jury awarded plaintiff Susan Kalitan $4 million in noneconomic damages for injuries to her esophagus during a 2008 carpal tunnel surgery. [...]
Lately one cannot read the newspaper without hearing about a young person whose life was ended early at the hand of cyber-bullying or a hazing ritual gone wrong. Recently the family of a Florida A&M University drum major who was killed in Orlando during a hazing ritual found out that they will receive $1.1 million [...]
