http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/ Published by Trop & Ameen, P.A. en-us 2012-02-02T16:09:31-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2012/02/florida_auto_pile_up_kills_11.html A series of Florida car crashes earlier this week on I-75 has claimed the lives of 11 people, injuring at least 18 others. The collisions, which are being described as a massive auto pileup, all happened south of Gainesville at... Car Accidents Trop & Ameen 2012-02-02T16:09:31-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2012/01/congresswoman_gabrielle_giffor.html This week, Rep. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) handed in her resignation from the US Congress. The 41-year-old congresswoman sustained a traumatic brain injury over a year ago when she was shot in the head outside a Safeway in Arizona. The... Traumatic Brain Injuries Trop & Ameen 2012-01-25T22:11:14-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2012/01/when_failure_to_diagnose_a_hea.html Did you know that every year, thousands of people die because their doctors failed to diagnose their heart attacks? According to the New England Medical Center, which published a report in the New England Journal of Medicine, one out of... Medical Malpractice Trop & Ameen 2012-01-19T19:17:12-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2012/01/florida_wrongful_death_famu_ba.html In November, our Fort Lauderdale personal injury law firm published a blog post about how Robert Champion’s family was intending to file a wrongful death lawsuit naming Florida A&M University as the defendant. Champion, 26, died after he was brutally... Wrongful Death Trop & Ameen 2012-01-12T13:41:18-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2012/01/florida_wrongful_death_lawsuit_8.html The family of Courtney Hendrix is suing the Nassau County Commission for her Florida wrongful death. The 16-year-old was killed last year after the vehicle she was a passenger in struck a guardrail before colliding with a sport utility vehicle.... Wrongful Death Trop & Ameen 2012-01-06T21:42:55-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2011/12/with_safety_officials_calling.html At this time, there are no restrictions against cell phone use or texting while driving in the state of Florida. This however, may change, as state legislatures are scheduled to get together early next year to consider a possible ban... Bicycle Accidents Trop & Ameen 2011-12-29T22:01:15-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2011/12/miamidade_grand_jury_calls_on.html A Miami-Dade grand jury says that the state is not doing enough to fight Florida nursing home negligence. The grand jury issued its report, “ALFs: a Call for Greater Interagency Communication and a Cry for More Citizen Volunteers," earlier this... Nursing Home Abuse Trop & Ameen 2011-12-22T12:50:07-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2011/12/miami_medical_malpractice_surg_1.html Laparoscopic surgery is a common procedure used to perform hysterectomies, hernia repair, gynecological surgery, gallbladder removal, and certain intestinal surgeries, including those for treating rectal prolapse, ulcerative colitis, serious constipation, diverticulitis, and Crohn’s disease. Considered a “minimally invasive” procedure that... Medical Malpractice Trop & Ameen 2011-12-14T19:56:14-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2011/12/nhtsa_reports_2445_florida_tra.html According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 32,855 motor vehicle traffic accidents in the US last year—that’s the lowest number since 1949 and a 2.9% drop from the 33,883 people who died in 2009. The number of... Motorcycle Accidents Trop & Ameen 2011-12-08T21:44:57-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2011/12/pro_golfers_son_sustains_head.html Devon Quigley, the son of PGA golfer Dana Quigley, sustained serious head injuries when his BMW crashed into the back of a semi-truck on Wednesday. The 27-year-old was going home to West Palm Beach at around 11:15pm when the Riviera... Traumatic Brain Injuries Trop & Ameen 2011-12-02T20:40:13-05:00