Posts tagged accident

• Is 2009 is becoming a record year for Airplane/Airliner crashes?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 07, 2009 3:21 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  As 2009 has unfolded, we have read about several high-profile airline crashes, many of which resulted in fatalities and serious injuries. While accidents are nothing new, the combination of the...

• Cruise Ship Litigation: Defendants Allowed to Pick Forums, Lower SOLs and not Produce Employee Witnesses

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 21, 2009 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  It’s hard enough to go through the process of filing a law suit against a defendant that stays in one city, state, or country. Things get complicated if you try to proceed against a mobile...

• Are computers to blame in another deadly crash? Or was the train involved in the D.C. transit collision too old to be used?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | June 24, 2009 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The deadly train collision earlier this week, just outside of Washington DC, killed nine people and injured more than 70. Experts immediately began to search through the wreckage trying to find out...

• 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 Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  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...

• The Summer Months Invite Vacation Travel, but Let’s Not Forget that Accidents Can Happen.

  Robert Parks | June 16, 2009 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Tragic accidents can happen when traveling out of the country: a child could drown in a hotel pool, a fall from a parasail could cause paralysis, or a taxi accident injures cruise ship passengers...

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

  Staff Writer | June 02, 2007 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  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...

• Congress fails to pass vital pool safety legislation

  Staff Writer | January 21, 2007 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Pool Safety - Congress fails to pass vital pool safety legislation.Every year, about 250 children under age 5 drown in America's swimming pools, and 1 of every 5 kids -- nearly 12 million under the age of 15 -- suffer injuries that require medical attention. South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board Comment on the situation.Posted January 6 2007 Every year, about 250 children under age 5...

• Motorcycle Accident Lawyers

  Staff Writer | June 02, 2006 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I've been reading our colleague John Inserra's blog in Omaha, Nebraska, and there's a bunch of great information for those involved in motorcycle accidents. I especially appreciate John's link to Mark Lawrence's list of state motorcycle laws.

• Insurance Company Denies Claims "Until Pigs Fly"

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

  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...

• Miami Auto Accident Kills Three in Late Night Crash

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

  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...