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• Stealing Gas Leads To Auto Collision Which Leads To Pain Medication Which Leads To Wrongful Death

  Bob Carroll | January 19, 2006 5:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The trail that lawyers for injured victims must take to obtain just compensation is sometimes difficult, complicated and long. I have to commend the excellent work of Plaintiff's counsel in one Florida Wrongful Death case. The case, DAVIS v. BRUHASPATI, INC., 1D05-2378 (Fla.App. 1 Dist. 2005), is the subject of an appellate court opinion - excerpts are below. Carter is the bad guy who stole...

• Message To Employers - Don't Allow Drunks To Drive Company Trucks

  Bob Carroll | January 16, 2006 8:35 AM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  One case at a time jurors are telling employers that permitting drunk employees to drive company vehicles is wrong, wrong, wrong. The Las Vegas Review-Journal posts the story of the latest verdict/message:TERRIBLE HERBST: Family awarded $14.1 million - Woman, 58, died when hit by drunken driver in 2001Rosa Delegado was trying to get into her car on the side of a public street when Darwin Ray...

• Don't Recline That Passenger Seat Too Far

  Bob Carroll | January 13, 2006 5:40 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Do you think it's safe to recline in your passenger seat as long as you have your seat belt on? Think again. From CBS News the story of one reclining passenger:Tami Martin has spent the last six years in a wheelchair after her spine was damaged in a car crash. As CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports, the problem was not the seat belt - she was wearing one - but how she was sitting,...

• Safer Backing Of Vehicles Could Be Around The Corner

  Bob Carroll | January 10, 2006 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Soon, we may be able to back our vehicles more safely. "The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida is conducting research into rear view vision systems on vehicles." Tampa Bay Business JournalThe Safe Accountable, Flexible Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users has authorized $800,000 for the study. One of the systems being evaluated is PowerLinx...

• Practice Makes The Difference Between Life And Death In Sugeries

  Bob Carroll | January 07, 2006 7:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  From England, Korea and other countries researchers are learning what should be common sense: "The growing volume of evidence that surgical expertise has a significant impact on outcome is becoming increasingly hard to ignore" says Professor Ian Fentiman from London's Guy's Hospital. "The days of the occasional breast cancer surgeon are coming to an end." He says the same holds true for other...

• Boy Dies At Florida Boot Camp For Juvenile Offenders

  Bob Carroll | January 07, 2006 1:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The punishment did not fit the crime for a boy at boot camp. Was he restrained to death?PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 14-year-old boy died Friday after officials said he had to be restrained by guards when he became uncooperative during the admission process at a boot camp for juvenile offenders.Anderson had just arrived at the Panama City camp Thursday and was doing push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and...

• Snowbank Saves Florida Man From Serious Injury

  Bob Carroll | January 05, 2006 6:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you are not going to wear a seatbelt you may want to drive only in snowy conditions. A Florida man was ejected from his vehicle in a head-on collision and managed to land in a snow bank. Bryan Wieland, 20, who suffered only minor injuries, was able to walk out of a hospital just hours after the crash. The Hartford Courant has the full story of the snowbank landing and one lucky Floridian.

• Electronic Patient Records May Cause Medical Errors

  Bob Carroll | January 03, 2006 6:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  When a bad result occurs during medical care there may be a culprit hidden from view. Even though electronic health records have been proposed as one way to reduce medical errors, their design can contribute to errors as well. Melonie Nance, M.D., at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation: "The way doctors work, and the way we think about...

• Gentlemen, Start Your Resolutions!

  Bob Carroll | December 28, 2005 5:46 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Only a few more days to work on last year's New Year's Resolutions and to create a new aspiration list for 2006. I didn't accomplish, or even make real progress on, several of my resolutions for 2005. Some are repeat failures which have appeared again and again on my list. But, some can be checked off as mission accomplished. So, I will try again to match my aspirations with my actions. One...

• Florida Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Victims Of Medical Malpractice

  Bob Carroll | December 15, 2005 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Victims of medical malpractice in Florida will have the opportunity to select from experienced and competent malpractice attorneys in order to pursue their claims. The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that the newly passed constitutional "right" to guaranteed net recoveries from settlements or awards may be waived by the victims. The "right" was plainly designed by the Florida Medical...