NEGLIGENT SECURITY - Poor lighting may lead to personal injury

Many times landowners, shopping centers, grocery stores, owners of apartment complexes and hotels to ignore security problems. Lapses like broken security systems and disabled locks on gates or insufficient lighting can make it easy for criminals to prey on residents and visitors.  

A negligent security injury can be very serious — or fatal. Common injuries and incidents include: Robbery, physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds and even homicide

In addition to medical care, you may also need psychological care because of the emotional trauma involved in these types of incidents. 

Do not give a recorded statement or accept any settlement offers from an insurance company claim representative without talking to a lawyer first. Call us at 888-392-LAWS (5297). We are available 24 hours a day.

Your initial telephone consultation is FREE and there is no attorney fee if we do not recover damages for you. 

TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law. We serve clients throughout the entire State of Florida. 

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Two car crash in Clearwater injures five people ◊ Gulf to Bay Blvd. ◊ Pinellas County

CLEARWATER - Five people were injured in a two-car crash in Clearwater on Gulf to Bay Blvd. at Lake Drive.  

The injured were taken to the Bayfront Medical Center by helicopter and ambulance with serious injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was taken by ambulance to Morton Plant with injuries described as not life-threatening. 

Witnesses say that the speeding driver caused the crash. The driver of the car refused treatment. 

The investigation is ongoing and investigators have also not yet determined if the children were properly restrained in the vehicle they were riding in.

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Yaz ◊ Yasmin ◊ Blood clots ◊ DVT ◊ heart problems

Yaz and Yasmin have a wide range of side effects. Blood clots, DVT, and heart problems just to name a few.

Yaz and Yasmin are both made with a type of progestin called drospirenone, making them different from many other oral contraceptives. Drospirenone can elevate the body’s potassium levels, which can lead to a condition called hyperkalemia in certain patients. Hyperkalemia may result in potentially serious heart and health problems.

Some of the adverse events reported to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) involving Yaz and Yasmin include heart arrhythmias, electrolyte imbalance, hyponatremis, hyperkalemia, hyperkalemic arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, bradycardia, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, blood clots, embolisms, and sudden death. 

If you have suffered any of these problems after taking Yaz ◊ Yasmin call the TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law for an immediate telephone consultation. We are available 24 hours a day at (888) 392-LAWS (5497). 

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National Law Journal selects "Decade's Most Influential Lawyers”

The National Law Journal has released its list of "The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers." The editors of The National Law Journal "have selected 40 attorneys in a dozen key legal areas whose work between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2009, was so consequential that it helped to push the profession, an industry or a practice area substantially forward.

TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE clink the link below:
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202446812068&The_Decades_Most_Influential_Lawyers&hbxlogin=1

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PUT PATIENTS FIRST - 98,000 reasons why - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Accordiing to the Institute of Medicine, 98,000 people die every year from preventable medical errors - and this number doesn't include those seriously injured.  This is the sixth leading cause of death in America, equivalent to two 737's crashing every day.

Trial attorneys see first-hand the effects medical errors have on patients and their families.  The best way to have fewer medical malpractice cases is to reduce the number of medical errors.  If less people need to seek legal recourse, that means patients are getting safer.  Patients that are safer also means lower costs to the health care system. 

Everyone can support this.

TO READ and SEE MORE CLICK - www.98000reasons.org

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WARNING - Medical Malpractice Victims: Your Rights are in Danger

Insurance companies, the American Medical Association and other powerful interests say that our health care system is in crisis because of a rising tide of medical malpractice claims.

Their solution is to put a “cap” on the amount innocent victims of medical malpractice can recover for their injuries. In fact, “caps” are not the answer and lawsuits are not the problem.

TO READ MORE - Click on the link below:
http://www.peopleoverprofits.org/atf/cf/%7B91064AD8-9EF3-4D77-B05D-785502AA3D6F%7D/warningmedmal.pdf

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Arbitration: Tricking People Out of the Right to a Trial by Jury

Buried in the fine print of most consumer contracts - such as credit cards, insurance plans and car deals - is a clause, which waives the buyer’s constitutional right to trial by jury.

These contracts mandate that consumers give up their rights before a dispute even occurs - this is called "mandatory, binding, pre-dispute arbitration." Arbitration was conceived as an informal, expedited process for resolving routine disputes between businesses. But when it is imposed on a weaker party, such as a consumer, arbitration can be used to defeat valid claims.

Arbitration has several unique characteristics that stack the deck against consumers, making it harder for individuals to prevail in a dispute with a business.

TO READ MORE - Click on the link - http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=71449

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The Truth about Lawsuits

Big Corporations and Their Powerful CEOs Say the Legal System Is In Crisis - They claim that lawyers and “frivolous” lawsuits are clogging the courts, bankrupting large corporations and costing our economy thousands of jobs.

The Real Crisis: Your Rights Are Under Attack

In fact, the real reason these special interests support so-called tort “reform” is so they can limit the rights of regular Americans to hold them accountable when they cause harm. They don’t want to be held accountable, because it costs them money and reduces their profits.

 

TO READ MORE - Click on the link below:

http://www.peopleoverprofits.org/atf/cf/%7B91064AD8-9EF3-4D77-B05D-785502AA3D6F%7D/truthlawsuits.pdf

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FLORIDA JURY AWARDS $30 million in smoker's death

BROWARD COUNTY - A Broward County jury awarded $20 million in punitive damages to the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer.

The six-person jury found that Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds each shared a third of the responsibility for 68 year old smoker’s 1994 death and the smoker shared a third of the responsibility.

The jury also awarded $10 million in compensatory damages, to be divided among the three responsible parties.

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SUN CITY GOLF CART CROSSING - U.S. 301 now open - Accident waiting to happen

SUN CITY – The new golf cart crossing to Wal-Mart has opened. The crossing allows residents driving golf carts to cross U.S. Highway 301 to shop at the Super Wal-Mart in Wimauma. The speed limit on 301 has been lowered to 45 in the area of the new crossing. The crossing is equipped with lights and warning signs.

Once across the dangerous U.S. Highway 301, the golf carts will be mixing with cars, trucks, and pedestrians in the Wal-Mart parking lot. This mix is a recipe for disaster and an accident waiting to happen.

NEWS RELEASE - http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/communications/news/releaseoutput.cfm?r_id=8919

If you or loved one has been injured in a golf cart accident, call the TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law at (888) 392-LAWS (5297) 24 hours a day.

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DISNEY WORLD ♦ Buses Collide Near Epcot ♦ Eight people Injured

LAKE BUENA VISTA – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, eight (8) people were taken to local hospitals after a Disney bus rear-ended a tour bus at the entrance to Epcot. .Apparently the tour bus was having mechanical problems and pulled over and stopped. The Disney bus ran into the rear of the tour bus causing substantial property damage and serious personal injuries.

The injured were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center Trauma Unit, Celebration Hospital and Dr. Phillips Hospital

The crash investigation is still being conducted by the FHP and charges are pending in the crash.

This is not an isolated incident for Disney Transportation. Last summer several people were sent to the hospital when a Disney bus crashed near Disney's Contemporary Resort. A bus was changing lanes when it hit another bus.

FHP: Driver rear-ends PSTA bus in St. Pete ♦ Driver and passengers onboard PSTA bus injured

ST. PETERSBURG – A car ran into the back of a PSTA bus Monday afternoon at 66th Street and 51st Avenue North.

The bus was letting passengers out when the accident happened. FHP reports that the driver failed to slow down and collided with the bus. The driver of the car was taken to Bayfront Medical Center. Two passengers on the bus were transported to the hospital for injuries.

This is the second accident involving a PSTA bus in less than a week.

1.2 MILLION GRACO Harmony High chairs recalled for fall hazard.

NATIONAL – According to the AP (3/18) reported that the government is announcing a recall of 1.2 million high chairs it says pose a fall hazard to children.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall Thursday involving the product made by Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta." Chair tip-overs have "resulted in 24 reports of injuries including bumps and bruises to the head, a hairline fracture to the arm and cuts, bumps and bruises and scratches to the body.'"

For more information click: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10171.html

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Did LIDOCAINE used in a liposuction procedure cause the death of Florida woman?

A Florida woman died after liposuction procedure.  The death may have been caused by a bad reaction to lidocaine given during the liposuction procedure.

Apparently the lidocaine given during the surgery caused her to have a seizure and cardiac arrest, plunging her into a coma that left her brain dead. The thirty-seven year old woman was on life support two weeks.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of death.

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority ♦ PSTA Bus and car collide in St. Pete ♦ driver and several bus passengers injured

ST. PETERSBURG - St. Petersburg police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a PSTA Bus and a car at the intersection of 66 Street and 30 Avenue N in St. Petersburg.

A PSTA bus and a Honda collided. Police are still investigating the cause of the crash. St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue says the driver of the Honda had to be extracted from her car.

Officials say several people on the bus were injured. All of the injured were transported to Bayfront Medical Center

Hospital Infections Kill Nearly 50,000 a Year

NATIONAL - The above is a headline from the February 23rd, 2010 issue of the New York Daily News. The article reports on a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine on February 22, 2010. The study and resultant articles point out that approximately 48,000 patients die each year from pneumonia or blood poisoning picked up in hospitals.

In this study, hospital discharge records were looked at on 69 million patients who were in hospitals in 40 US states between 1998 and 2006. The records were examined to look for blood infections or pneumonia. Problems of these types that were acquired from outside the hospital were excluded, so that the data only showed problems resulting from a stay at the hospital.

The results of this large study brought forth some alarming data. The study revealed that hospital-acquired illnesses were responsible for 2.3 million extra patient days in hospitals. These extra days in a hospital resulted in a cost of $8.1 billion in the year 2006 alone. Overall, 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections are diagnosed every year.

Ramanan Laxminarayan, spokesperson for Resources for the Future, the group that sponsored the study, reacted to the high rates of infection by saying, "In many cases, these conditions could have been avoided with better infection control in hospitals."

One of the researchers on the study, Anup Malani, from the University of Chicago, added, "That's the tragedy of such cases. In some cases, relatively healthy people check into the hospital for routine surgery. They develop sepsis because of a lapse in infection control and they can die."

Two on motorcycle injured in hit and run on I-275 near Ulmerton exit ♦ Both taken to the Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg

PINELLAS COUNTY – According to BayNews9, Two people were injured in a crash that involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck on southbound Interstate 275. The accident happened about a quarter mile south of the southbound exit ramp to State Road 688 at 5:50 p.m. Law enforcement officials say a motorcycle with a male driver and female passenger were traveling southbound on I-275 in the left center lane when an unknown pickup truck collided into the motorcycle from the rear in the same lane. The motorcycle driver lost control, and the occupants were ejected onto the road. The unknown truck left the scene.

Both were transported to Bayfront Medical Center Trauma Unit in St. Petersburg.

The investigation continues.

FLORIDA SEATBELT LAWS ♦ Click it or Ticket ♦ Seat belts save lives

STATEWIDE – March 1 – 15 will be the "Click It or Ticket" safety-belt enforcement campaign statewide. The crackdown will be looking for drivers and passengers – including children younger than 18 - will be ticketed if they aren't buckled.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Zephyrhills Police and Dade City Police are joining the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation in "Click It or Ticket" safety-belt enforcement campaign. During the campaign, some agencies will be conducting seat-belt checkpoints both day and night looking for violators.

Thirty percent of Florida traffic fatalities are due drivers and passengers to failing to buckle up. Safety belts are eighty percent effective in reducing fatalities in light trucks, including sport utility vehicles, during rollover crashes. According to law enforcement officials, seatbelts also help prevent individuals from being totally ejected during a crash, reducing the risk of a fatal injury.

Florida Injury Attorney G. Alan Tripp and the injury law team at the Tripp Law Firm encourages you to “Buckle Up.” http://www.trippfirm.com/