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• $156,000,000 Verdict Against Terrorists Thrown Out

  Seth Miles | December 31, 2007 12:43 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit overturned a $156,000,000 verdict against the terrorist organization, Hamas. The case stemmed from David Boim, a 17-year-old student, being gunned down in 1996 while waiting with other students at a bus stop in Beit El, on the West Bank. The Court said that the judge in the case had failed to require the parents to properly show a link...

• Court says legal father, not biological dad, should sue on behalf of dead son's estate

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A recent article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the biological father of a boy who was shot and killed by a Delray Beach police officer has no right to sue on behalf of the 16-year-old's estate, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday.In affirming an earlier ruling that Kenneth Miller should be considered Jerrod Miller's legal father, the court also took a swipe at...

• Two F-15 Fighter Jets Collide Over Gulf of Mexico

  Jenny Albano | February 20, 2008 11:32 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A F-15C Fighter Pilot has died after a mid-air collision on Wednesday, February 20. The other pilot is in good condition at Eglin Air Force Base Hospital in Florida. The pilots ejected over the Gulf of Mexico and were later rescued.The planes crashed off the coast of the Florida Panhandle, just south of Tyndall Air Force Base and the planes were F-15C Eagles single-seaters so the two pilots...

• Parasailing Accident Similar to Past Case Tried by Firm

  Staff Writer | August 21, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  This past Saturday, two teenage sisters went parasailing near Pompano Beach. According to the Miami Herald, while they were in the air, the winds turned gusty and the rope that tethered them to the boat snapped. They hurdled past the shoreline, hit a thatched roof shelter and then slammed into the second floor of the Beachcomber Resort. Jeannete Lewis, attorney and partner of The Haggard Law...

• Landlords Take Initiative to Prevent Crime

  Staff Writer | May 25, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Small towns and villages to taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety of its citizens by requiring landlords to attend a mandatory crime seminar. The Crime Free Housing Program is designed to help residents, owners and managers of rental property keep drugs and other illegal activity off their property.Under the program, all landlords, not only of multi-family rental units but...

• Landlords on guard as lawsuit hits trial

  Staff Writer | January 29, 2007 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The family of a woman who was killed at Bridgeport Apartments wants to hold the property owner liable.RALEIGH - The North Raleigh apartment Stephanie Bennett lived in seemed safe to Carmon Bennett, her father.That was five years ago, before his 23-year-old daughter was murdered when her killer either crawled through a bedroom window or walked through her front door, then raped and strangled...

• Insurance Company Denies Claims "Until Pigs Fly"

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 8:38 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A Denver jury awarded a University of Colorado professor $3 million against American Insurance Co. Professor Nick Peressini was severely injured in an auto accident in 2002. The insurance company refused payment. Peressini's lawyer uncovered the unethical practices and company culture promoted by supervisors which included reference to a small toy pink pig with wings, that the company would...

• Truck Accident Kills Miramar Firefighter

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2006 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  In a horrible accident this morning, a firefighter was struck and killed by a tractor-trailor when he was struck after stopping on 1-95 to fix a problem with his truck. The Miami Herald has more: Truck Accident.

• When a fit parent's judgment isn't good enough

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | August 03, 2009 11:48 PM | 2 CommentsMiami, FL

  Christopher Jones hit the ground at Thunder Cross Motor Sports Park near Okeechobee just before his all-terrain vehicle landed on top of him. The 14-year-old died moments later from his...

• Airline Companies: Beware of Public Perception. The Public is Watching, Waiting, All Eyes are on You. It’s No Time to Make a Mistake.

  Robert Parks | June 23, 2009 9:38 PM | 3 CommentsMiami, FL

  As I scan the latest news articles and Google alerts, there seems to an influx of stories focused on air travel safety. Could it be the media playing on the devastating Air France Flight 447...