MADD | INJURED by a DRUNK DRIVER | Car Crash

Mothers Against Drunk Driving began as an idea being tossed around at a kitchen table.  Three decades later, it is one of the country's most recognized and effective advocacy organizations.  MADD quickly built a broad grassroots network that helped set the minimum drinking age at 21. It then fought alcohol trade groups to impose a .08 blood alcohol content limit on drivers.  Since MADD's inception, drunken-driving deaths have fallen dramatically from 22,000 in 1980 to 10,800 in 2009.

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THE HARTFORD settles class-action for $72 MILLION

NATIONAL - Recently The Hartford Financial Services Group agreed to a $72.5 million class-action settlement.  This settlement will end a dispute over structured settlements in personal injury and workers compensation cases. This settlement will cover 21,600 people nationwide.

The lawsuit alleged that The Hartford's property and casualty companies purchased annuities from its life insurance subsidiary and then deducted as much as fifteen (15) percent in undisclosed costs from the promised value of the annuity.

WINTER HAVEN INJURY LAWYER | (863) 666-0380 | LAKELAND | POLK CITY | Florida Injury Attorney | Whiplash | Car crash | Accident Lawyer

A whiplash injury affects well over one million people in the U.S. each year and is the most common injury resulting from car accidents. Whiplash injury symptoms are often chronic problems that sometimes may persist for many years. Headaches, neck pain, low back pain, and travel anxieties are but a few of these symptoms. Up to forty percent of whiplash injury victims never fully recover.

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FEMUR FRACTURE | Panel Recommends Thigh Fracture Warning for Bone Drugs | Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax

NATIONAL - The American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Femoral Fracture Task Force is recommending that US health regulators rewrite the warning labels for a popular class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates because of their possible association with atypical femur fractures. Bisphosphonates include drugs sold under the brand names Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax. 

The task force recommendation was prompted by its finding that the bone drugs might be linked to the rare, but serious, type of thigh bone fracture. The study was released today, and is slated to be published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

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PINELLAS INJURY ATTORNEY | PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT | GULF BLVD. |

PINELLAS COUNTY - Crossing the streets in Pinellas County can be deadly.  In recent years, Pinellas was the only county in West Central Florida that had an increase in pedestrian fatalities. According to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) statistics, 30 people died. 

This year FDOT officials are optimistic.  "Our pedestrian fatalities, even all of our traffic fatalities are down in percentage right now," said Kris Carson, a spokesman with Florida Department of Transportation. 

Pinellas County is on track to have the lowest number of pedestrian deaths since 2004. 

One reason the numbers could be lower is the new initiatives like the pedestrian flags that are now up along several busy roads. Pedestrians along Gulf Boulevard are actually using the pedestrian flags when they cross the road.  However, some people who walk around Gulf Boulevard everyday are still worried pedestrian accidents. 

Florida Injury Attorney G. Alan Tripp, Jr. urges both drivers and pedestrians alike to use due care at intersections and while crossing a busy road.

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LOCAL ACCIDENT ATTORNEY | Child Restraints | Prevent Injuries | Tougher booster seat laws still needed in Florida

NATIONAL - The National Transportation Safety Administration (NTSB) has issued a press release calling for 21 states, including Florida, to toughen their child restraint laws. 

The NTSB said child passenger safety laws in 21 states and two U.S. territories do not meet their safety recommendations. 

The press release said Florida has the most lenient child passenger safety laws in the nation, only requiring child safety seats for children 3 or younger. 

Since 1996, the NTSB has called for state child restraint laws to cover all children up to 8 years old.

AUTO ACCIDENT ATTORNEY | Wrongful Death | Attorney G. Alan Tripp, Jr. | DRUNK DRIVING | Highway Deaths Lowest Since 1950

NATIONWIDE - Highway deaths fell to 33,808 in the U.S. for the year 2009, the lowest number since 1950. The decline in traffic fatalities occurred even while estimated vehicle miles traveled in 2009 increased by 0.2 percent over 2008 levels, according to the Department of Transportation.

In addition, 2009 saw the lowest fatality and injury rates ever recorded: 1.13 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2009, compared to 1.26 deaths for 2008. 

Fatalities declined in all categories of vehicles including motorcycles, which saw fatalities fall by 850 from 2008, breaking an 11-year cycle of annual increases. 

In addition, the number of people injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2009 declined for a tenth straight year in a row, falling an estimated 5.5 percent from 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

Alcohol impaired driving fatalities declined by 7.4 percent in 2009 – 10,839 compared to 11,711 reported in 2008. Overall, 33 states and Puerto Rico experienced a decline in the number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2009 compared to 2008. 

"Today's numbers reflect the tangible benefits of record seat belt use and strong anti-drunk driving enforcement campaigns," said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland. "But we are still losing more than 30,000 lives a year on our highways, and about a third of these involve drunk driving."

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Clearwater Beach PARASAIL ACCIDENT | INJURY ATTORNEY | Call 24/7

STATEWIDE - Many tourists and Florida residents love to parasail behind boats in the Gulf of Mexico. Sometimes many questions arise regarding the safety of parasailing. Parasailing can be safe and fun in good weather conditions, utilizing the right equipment operated by an experienced crew. Some ask, “how many accidents have there been?” The PSC estimates that from 1990 thru 2003 (in the USA) there were over 324 accidents, 68 of which resulted in serious bodily injury and 11 deaths in the USA and its territories. (These statistics are based USCG reports state / local law enforcement, local reporting agencies, individual accident reports, eye witnesses’ accounts from parasail operators and other sources deemed reliable).

Some also ask, "what are the know risks and inherent dangers of parasailing?" The most common accidents occurred during tow line separation from the boat, equipment failure, high speed water and deck landings, canopy rotation, line popping and whiplash.

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WORKERS' COMP THIRD PARTY CASE? | CASH BENEFITS |

Workers' Comp Payments for Medical Care Exceed Cash Benefits in 2008

The rising cost of medical care and increased use of medical services led to a jump in workers' compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for U.S. workers in 2008.

Workers' comp payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers injured on the job increased 4.4 percent to $57.6 billion in 2008, according to a study released by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). Workers' comp payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers injured on the job increased just 2.0 percent to $55.4 billion in 2007.

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UNREASONABLE HOSPTIAL BILL? | Need help | Florida Injury Attorney

STATEWIDE - According to Forbes magazine, this week released its first-ever survey of America's most profitable hospitals, revealing that 24 hospitals with more than 200 beds make 25 cents or more for every dollar of patient revenue they take in.

The report is being widely disseminated by the health insurance industry, which is pushing back against claims that health insurance profits -- rather than rising medical costs -- are to blame for rising premiums.  In the survey, "Forbes points out that hospital charges account for about a third of healthcare spending, or $718 billion -- more than any other single category."

In an earlier report, Bloomberg cited Princeton economist Alain Enthoven saying that hospital expenses rose "largely because of the pricing power of local hospital systems," and calling for "effective antitrust enforcement."

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