http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/ Published by Paige, Trop & Ameen, P.A. en-us 2010-07-28T14:14:20-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/07/drowning_is_the_leading_cause.html Although it's only halfway through the summer, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that it has received reports of over 210 child drownings and non-fatal submersions in spas and pools since Memorial Day weekend. The fact that so many... Injuries to Minors Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-07-28T14:14:20-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/07/college_student_who_sustained_1.html A Florida Atlantic University student who sustained burn injuries on more than 50% of his body after he was involved in a Lake Worth car accident last May died today at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Frantzdy Cherisma was 26.... Car Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-07-20T21:37:51-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/07/number_of_broward_county_and_p.html According to a report issued by the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in 2009, the number of Palm Beach County traffic deaths went down 30% from 2008, while the number of... Bus Accidents Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-07-15T19:30:21-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/07/woman_injured_in_florida_truck.html A jury is ordering State Farm to pay Cynthia Deen $2 million for her Florida truck crash injuries. State Farm is her insurer. Deen sustained debilitating and painful injuries, including several herniated discs in her neck, when an air conditioning... Truck Accident Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-07-07T12:52:15-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/07/broward_county_wrongful_death.html Gary Uretsky, a Fort Lauderdale resident, is suing home-care provider Almost Family for Broward County wrongful death. Uretsky’s 89-year-old mother died while under the care of home-care nurse Dina Taylor. The plaintiff is alleging gross nursing negligence, elder financial fraud,... Nursing Home Abuse Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-07-01T19:10:33-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/06/ft_lauderdale_hospital_and_ort_1.html 13 years after Dr. Marc J. Philippon performed hip arthroscopy on Katie Shreffler, then 17, the orthopedic surgeon and Holy Cross Hospital of Fort Lauderdale have lost their final appeal and must now pay the $2.15 Broward County medical malpractice... Medical Malpractice Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-06-24T16:16:21-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/06/family_of_naples_woman_files_c_1.html The family of Bree Kelly is suing Collier middle school teacher Andrea Kidder and her husband Matthew Kidder for Florida wrongful death. Kidder is the driver that struck the sport utility truck that Kelly, a 22-year-old Naples resident, was a... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-06-17T23:24:31-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/06/parents_file_miamidade_wrongfu.html The parents of Michael Sclawy-Adelman are suing the Boy Scouts of America for his Miami-Dade County wrongful death. The 17-year-old collapsed and died of heatstroke in May 2009. Sclawy-Adelman was taking part in a 20-mile hike in 100 degree temperatures... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-06-09T10:31:00-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/06/palm_beach_wrongful_death_laws_1.html A judge says that the Florida wrongful death lawsuit against polo club founder John Goodman can move forward. Goodman, 46, is being sued by the parents of Scott Patrick Wilson, who died in a Palm Beach car crash on February... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-06-03T23:44:52-05:00 http://www.floridainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/05/retired_major_league_baseball.html Ex-MLB player Jim Leyritz, and the family of Plantation resident Fredia Veitch have reached an agreement settling their Fort Lauderdale wrongful death lawsuit against him. The 30-year-old Veitch was killed on December 28, 2007 when her vehicle was struck by... Wrongful Death Paige Trop & Ameen 2010-05-26T15:36:19-05:00