http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/ Published by Paige, Trop & Ameen, P.A. en-us 2010-03-11T22:42:09-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/03/woman_driver_accused_of_causin.html One more activity has been added to the list of distracted driving activities that motorists shouldn’t do when driving: Shaving. On March 2, the Florida Highway Patrol arrested 37-year-old Megan Barnes after she allegedly caused a Florida Keys car accident... Car Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-03-11T22:42:09-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/03/tobacco_litigation_florida_wro.html Opening statements have been made in the Florida tobacco litigation trial against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. and a number of other tobacco companies. Amanda Jean Hall is suing the defendants. She claims that her husband died from lung cancer in... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-03-04T18:18:18-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/02/woman_files_hollywood_florida.html Earlier this month, a woman filed a Broward County, Florida personal injury lawsuit accusing Michael Irvine, the former NFL star of the Dallas Cowboys, of sexually assaulting her at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. She is seeking unspecified... Personal Injury Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-02-23T19:32:54-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/02/drunk_driving_may_have_been_a_1.html Police are trying to determine whether alcohol played a factor in the deadly Wellington, Florida car crash that claimed the life of University of Central Florida graduate Scott Patrick. The 23-year-old died on Friday when his Hyundai was struck by... Car Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-02-16T21:31:36-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/02/miami_wrongful_death_lawsuit_b_1.html The family of Rodney Urbanek is suing GlaxoSmithKline for Miami wrongful death. Urbanek’s daughter and widow claim that the denture adhesive Poligrip caused his paralysis and death by pneumonia. Their Florida wrongful death lawyer says that Urbanek's death may be... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-02-10T19:18:10-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/02/will_federal_ban_barring_bus_o.html Although Florida currently doesn’t have any laws making it illegal for drivers in the state to text message or talk on any kind of cell phone will operating their motor vehicles, the federal government is now barring commercial bus drivers... Bus Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-02-02T00:49:55-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/01/14yearold_oakland_park_girl_di_1.html Friends and relatives of 14-year-old Cara Catlin are mourning her death. The Oakland Park girl died on Saturday night when she was thrown from a Honda Civic and landed under a stopped pickup truck during a collision with a Broward... Car Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-01-26T21:20:18-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2009/12/florida_is_most_dangerous_stat.html According to Transportation for America, the four most dangerous US cities for pedestrians are located in Florida: • Orlando • Tampa • Miami • Jacksonville Ft. Lauderdale did not rank far behind these four cities. In South Florida over the... Pedestrian Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2009-12-23T15:32:03-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2009/12/judge_orders_insurer_to_pay_mi.html 12 years after jazz guitarist Zachary Breaux drowned while trying to rescue swimmer Eugenie Poleyeff, a US District Judge has ordered Monticello Insurance Co. to pay $5 million in damages to the musician’s wife and $750,000 to Poleyeff’s family. The... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2009-12-16T21:48:57-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2009/12/family_files_broward_county_wr.html The widow of an 80-year-old man who died after falling from a Hollywood, Florida drawbridge is seeking unspecified damages for his Broward County wrongful death. Desmond Nolan was killed on November 22 after he fell at least 30 feet to... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2009-12-08T20:32:05-05:00