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• Gentlemen, Start Your Sincere Apologies

  Bob Carroll | February 05, 2006 7:09 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Would you like to have a sincere apology from a treating doctor if medical malpractice occurs? In case you don't get it from the doctor you can watch a video of what it should look and sound like. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides several variations on the theme.There is an obligation for physicians and hospitals to disclose adverse events. However, it is difficult...

• Concert Security Guards Do Bad

  Bob Carroll | February 05, 2006 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The security personnel at concerts can get a little heavy-handed at times. When the guards at a Clear Channel event roughed up one couple they did $650,000 worth of damage - to Clear Channel's wallet. A jury was not impressed with the guards or the hiring practices of Clear Channel. Similar bad manners by concert and event guards have been reported in Tampa Bay.A jury ordered Clear Channel...

• Student Awarded Damages For Wrongful Suspension From College

  Bob Carroll | February 05, 2006 5:50 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Colleges must treat students with fairness. A wrongful suspension of a Connecticut student has resulted in a significant verdict of compensatory and punitive damages. The story is posted on MSNBC.BRIDGEPORT -- A Superior Court jury taught an expensive lesson to Fairfield University on Friday, ordering the school to pay more than $111,000 to a former student who the jurors said was wrongly...

• The Operation Was A Success But The Anesthesia Was A Mess

  Bob Carroll | February 04, 2006 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The operation was a success, but the patient died. We have all heard this story more than once in our lives. The even more common story is that the operation was a success, but the patient has permanent neurological injuries as a result of the anesthesia. Anesthesia complications are often the tragic permanent injury left behind by the surgical team. Part of the problem, from my point of...

• Crying In The Courtroom

  Bob Carroll | February 03, 2006 5:50 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Attorney Roy L. Glass was at the end of a four week trial delivering his closing argument when he started sobbing. Mr. Glass was experiencing an emotional reaction to the suicide death of John Patterson while an inmate in the Pinellas County Jail. No matter what the circumstances of the incarceration and death, the human tragedy of the death suddenly overwhelmed him. He apologized after...

• Errant Golf Club Head Injures Golfer

  Bob Carroll | February 02, 2006 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Golf balls are supposed to come off the head of a golf club at a high velocity. The golf club head, on the other hand, is supposed to remain on the end of the shaft. In Colorado the head of a Wilson pitching wedge left the shaft and struck the head of another golfer, causing very significant injuries. This week a jury tallied up the score.The Colorado story appeared in the Rocky Mountain...

• WOW!! 50 Years As The Voice Of The Injured In Tampa Bay

  Bob Carroll | February 01, 2006 6:33 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Fifty years representing the wrongfully injured in Tampa Bay - that is what Perenich, Carroll is celebrating. We did it, borrowing a phrase from television, one client at a time.In case you are wondering, I joined the firm in 1969. My senior partner, Guy Perenich, was there in 1955 when the law firm was founded, and he is still a strong voice of the injured. Guy continues to seek full...

• Boat Collision Kills Visitor

  Bob Carroll | January 31, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Tampa Bay highways are becoming a congested nightmare for motorists. Crashes are becoming more and more frequent. Unfortunately, our increased population and large number of visitors are causing the waterways of Tampa Bay to become more dangerous, too. Special care needs to be taken by all boat operators to avoid collisions and dangerous situations, especially where there is congestion. ...

• Mexico City Bull Has Message For American Sports Spectators And Stadiums

  Bob Carroll | January 31, 2006 7:17 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A wayward bull reminds us that there is a danger at times just being a spectator at an event. The bull leaped over two barriers in a Mexico City bull ring and injured two very surprised observers. In the U.S. we have the flying puck, the foul ball, the careening race car or its tire, the sliced golf ball, the collapsed bleacher section, the broken railing, the drunken fan, the angry basketball...

• Tissue Transplants May Be From Dubious Sources

  Bob Carroll | January 31, 2006 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  We lawyers are familiar with defective products that can cause injury or death. We would tend to think of a manufactured product, such as, an automobile or a chain saw. But, there may be some really spooky defective products that are of concern in the medical field. It is not an artificial hip. In fact, there is nothing artificial about these products at all. Read parts of the story...