- Staff Writer | December 30, 2005 2:50 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA recent study conducted by Duke University's Dr. Karen Alexander found that almost 50% of heart attack patients are given too high a dosage of blood thinning medication, and this can lead to excessive bleeding.Those given too much of two newer blood thinners -- low molecular weight heparin and drugs sometimes called ''super-aspirin'' -- had more than a 30 percent increased chance of major...
- Staff Writer | December 30, 2005 2:38 PM |
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MiscellaneousEarlier this month, Cruise industry executives from Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruises testified to a congressional committee regarding the disappearance of passengers from cruises. Statistics about the number of people who go missing on cruises are finally beginning to come to light. As frightening as this is, disappearance from a cruise is unlikely, as these cruise lines admit...
- Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 4:13 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA study of medical negligence awards payments from 1991 to 2003 finds that increases in payments are consistent with health care costs and are not driving up the costs of premiums for doctors. See abstract of article: Medical Malpractice "crisis"
- Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 4:04 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University finds that almost half of doctors and pharmacists have limited training in prescribing and handling controlled prescription drugs.See complete article--Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Controlled Prescription Drugs in the U.S. at...
- Staff Writer | December 26, 2005 12:09 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe growing popularity of "minibikes" or "pocket bikes" is leading to a rise in minibike related accidents. Minibikes are mistakenly seen as a "safer" alternative to full-size motorcycles or ATVs, but a Christmas Day accident resulting in the death of a Kendale Lakes teenager highlights the potential danger of these miniature motorcycles. Reaching speeds of up to 45 mph, these miniature...
- Staff Writer | December 23, 2005 8:19 PM |
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MiscellaneousA boater found the 20th and final body of a passenger that was on the ill-fated Chalk's sea plane flight earlier this week. The body was not identified but authorities confirmed it was a passenger aboard the flight bound for Bimini. Federal Investigators have found stress cracks in the wings of the nearly 60 year-old airplane and speculate that these may have been the cause of the wing...
- Staff Writer | December 23, 2005 4:00 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsPolice released the name of a man who was killed in an accident involving two tractor trailers on the Palmetto Expressway earlier this month. Carlos Perez was driving northbound on the Palmetto Expressway when he came upon an accident involving a tractor trailor and a Toyota truck, the driver of which was also injured.Perez crashed into the stopped truck and was hit from behind by a second...
- Staff Writer | December 21, 2005 10:50 AM |
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MiscellaneousNTSB investigators found a crack in the right wing of the Chalk's Airways plane that crashed off South Beach Monday. Classified as a "fatigue crack," the NTSB's acting chairman said that the plane's age could have been a factor. However he did note older planes may safely fly if they are properly maintained. Chalks' Airways Flight 101 was 58 years old. Below are some pictures provided by the...
- Staff Writer | December 21, 2005 10:33 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo men were injured Monday in an auto accident morning when their landscaping truck was apparetly cut off by a tractor trailer on the Florida Turnpike. Joseph Pierre and Amos Joseph were in stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital after their flatbed truck crashed off an overpass Turnpike overpass. According to the Miami Herald:The truck swerved to the right and smashed through the...
- Staff Writer | December 20, 2005 9:34 AM |
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MiscellaneousOf the 20 people aboard Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101, which went down in a firey crash off South Beach Monday, at least 19 were killed. That's how many bodies had been found by 5:30 Monday afternoon. Officials say that they cannot confirm all 20 passengers were killed until they recover all 20 bodies. The NTSB investigators expected to raise the plane's remains early Today.''We want to...
- Staff Writer | December 19, 2005 4:42 PM |
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MiscellaneousA Chalk's Ocean Airways sea plane crashed within site of Miami Beach this afternoon, killing at least 14 of its 20 passengers as reported by the Miami Herald. At least 14 of the victim's bodies had been recovered by 4:45 today. There are currently no reports of survivors of the crash and the cause of the accident is unclear at the moment. Witnesses reported seeing the seaplane smoking before it...
- Staff Writer | December 19, 2005 4:07 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn analyzing Motor Vehicle accidents, trial counsel may overlook the highway defects and ambient highway design and safety considerations. The following tips have proven effective:1. Never assume "it is only driver error" on behalf of the plaintiff/defendant or other operators. 2. Immediate investigation of the "non-obvious" contributing factors to the accident, including road work and...
- Staff Writer | December 16, 2005 6:01 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsJennifer Green, 49, was killed Wednesday when debris fell from an overturned tractor trailer and landed on her car. The truck had overturned on the overpass ramp and dumped some of its load (constuction debris and tree roots) on the highway below, smashing into Jennifer Green's minivan. The poorly designed ramp and drivers' excessive speeds have created a serious problem here, according to FDOT...
- Staff Writer | December 14, 2005 5:39 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn what is believed to be the third lawsuit involving disappearances aboard cruise liners filed in the last two months, the family of a Royal Caribbean cabin steward has filed a $10 million lawsuit agains the company claiming they did not extend enough effort in attemps to find their son. Symon Dias is believed to have gone overboard on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas somewhere between...
- Staff Writer | December 09, 2005 9:33 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn an unfortunate auto accident last night, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a Miami police officer driving his police car through Homestead, resulting in the closing of the intersection for several hours pending an investigation of the scene. The accident occurred at the intersection of NE 16th Ave. and 8th Street around 11:00 p.m. The Miami Herald is reporting this morning that friends of...