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• Airline layoffs and cut backs- is there any relationship to the recent plane crashes?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 28, 2009 12:25 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  The economy is in freefall, and once again the airlines are in trouble. Of course, in recent times, with a few exceptions, the airlines and the airline industry are often in trouble. Last year, the...

• Agri-Farm Settles Pesticide Case; Limbless Boy Taken Care Of For Life

  Seth Miles | April 25, 2008 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A novel premises liability lawsuit results in a very favorable settlement with an Agri-Farm for a boy born limbless as a result of maternal pesticide exposure.

• Pool Season is Here, Now is the Time to Prevent Pool Accidents

  Staff Writer | June 02, 2007 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off the summer pool season and it is important to keep yourself and loved ones safe. Drowning is the leading cause of death for young children in Florida and many other states. Thousands of children have died or suffered serious brain damage because of defective drains in pools. The Haggard Law Firm has developed a national and international niche...

• Crown Princess' New Cruise Liner Hamilton "Lists" Injuring Up To 50 Passengers

  Staff Writer | July 18, 2006 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Cruise Ship's Steering Malfunctions, Injuring Dozens:The new Crown Princess cruise liner Hamilton listed (nearly 45 degress according to passenger Ryan Slater) in a cruise ship accident in the Atlantic Ocean off Port Canveral Florida today. Two persons were injured critically, ten persons were injured seriously, and another 30 or 40 persons experienced a range of injuries, but no deaths have...

• School Bus Crash Kills Seven Children and Injures Several More

  Staff Writer | January 25, 2006 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Tonight, a dreadful truck and school bus accident that highlights the need for safer driving and safer school buses. Seven children were killed and several more injured in a multi-vehicle accident that killed or seriously injured more than a dozen people. The accident occurred in Union County outside of Jacksonville on State Road 121 about four miles south of Lake Butler. According to police...

• Presidents get to address our children? Nothing new in Obama's speech that hasn't been said before

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | September 08, 2009 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Bush's Presidental Address and Remarks to Students and Faculty at Alice Deal Junior High School October 1, 2001 Thank you, Ms. Mostoller, and thanks for allowing me to visit your classroom to talk...

• Sound Advice- check the weather report before boarding a plane

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | August 06, 2009 10:41 AM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  As much as we assign blame for airplane crashes on human and mechanical error, Mother Nature often is a large part of the equation. While Congress rightfully is seeking to improve the way pilots...

• Plane Crash Off Fort Lauderdale

  Staff Writer | April 30, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Last weekend was a sad weekend for the families of five men who were killed in a plane crash 17 miles off shore from Fort Lauderdale. After taking off at 8:57 a.m. on Saturday, the 1965 Piper Aztec leveled off at 4,500 feet. It was immediately engulfed in stormy conditions and flew into the area of a "level 4" thunderstorm, likely containing severe turbulence, the report said. In little more...

• Deadly Errors in Intensive Care

  Staff Writer | February 20, 2006 7:24 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A report from the U.S. Pharmacopeia last week revealed that between 2000 and 2004, nearly 40,000 errors were reported in intensive care units around the United States, many resulting in death or serious injury or illness to the patient. Note that this study looked at "reported medical errors", which makes me wonder how many of these deadly mistakes go unreported and unknown to the families and...

• Miami Auto Accident Kills Three in Late Night Crash

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A young man from Miami-Dade was among three killed in a fiery head on collision early Sunday morning. 26 year old Martin Gaitan was travelling home on lane of the Florida Turnpike when he collided head on with a card driven by two occupants travelling in the other direction. At the moment, it is not clear from the Miami Herald story Fiery Head-on Crash Kills Three which of the drivers were at...