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Series of Fatigued Truck Driving Accidents Lead to Scrutiny of Industry
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A number of high-profile large truck accident s caused by driver fatigue are leading to serious scrutiny of the trucking industry and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations regulation of truck driving hours. Less than one week ago, a truck driver heading northbound on Interstate 35 in Davis, Oklahoma crashed into a school bus carrying […]
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11-Year-Old Injured in Hit-and-Run Accident
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An 11-year-old is in the hospital after being hit by an SUV while walking to school in West Palm Beach.The child, whose name has not been released, was walking alone on the shoulder of the 500 block of South Chillingworth Drive when the child was hit from behind by a green SUV. The child was […]
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Florida Construction Companies Falsely Classifying Employees
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Reporters at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. and the Star Telegram recently completed an investigation that revealed that many construction workers are being classified as contractors a tactic that is illegal. By treating workers as independent contractors rather than employees, the company is cutting corners. The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor […]
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Expert Panel Urges FDA to Create Limits on Testosterone Drugs
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An expert panel nearly unanimously voted to impose strict new limitations on the testosterone drug industry. The panel is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tighten up labels for the medications to prevent over-prescribing of the drugs.Since the early 2000s, the use of testosterone therapy, or Low T therapy, has quadrupled. More and […]
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1.2 Million Smoke and Combination Smoke/CO Alarms Recalled
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More than one million Kidde smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarms are being recalled as they could fail to alert consumers of a fire or carbon monoxide incident following a power outage. According to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission, the resident smoke alarm model i12010S and the combination models KN-COSM-IBA and i12010SCO were manufactured […]
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I-595 Warning Gates Hit More Than 100 Times in Six Months
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The new interstate 595 warning gates that say Do Not Enter have been hit approximately 105 times since late March when the reversible express lanes opened. The stretch of reversible lanes between State Road 7 and I-75 has 34 warnings gates and five barriers that are designed to keep drivers from entering the lanes in […]
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PBSO Cracking Down on Slow Drivers
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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) recently announced that they will be cracking down on motorists driving too slowly in the left lane for an undetermined amount of time. According to PBSO, the reason the department is cracking down on these drivers is because they are causing car accidents and near misses as other […]
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Advocates Push for More Pedestrian and Bike-Friendly Streets
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The Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization is pushing for more complete streets, ones that give equal footing to pedestrians, makes it easier to cross roads and walk to shops, bike to work and catch public transportation. The implementation of complete street principles is listed as one of the organizations top goals along with the redevelopment […]
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Do You Need to Worry About Distracted Pedestrians?
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Plenty of evidence has backed claims that texting and driving is a dangerous practice, however, new studies are claiming that texting can also disrupt how we walk.Scientists at Stony Brook University have found that using a cellphone to talk or text while driving can disrupt your gait, enough so that it could lead to a […]
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Car and Amtrak Train Collide Due to Distracted Driver
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Margarita Garcia was taken to the hospital on Thursday morning after her vehicle collided with an Amtrak train on Pembroke Road in Broward County. According to local police, Garcia was looking down at her cellphone as she sat on the tracks with an Amtrak train approaching. Train personnel saw her, sounded the horn and applied […]
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Verdicts & Settlements
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 63-year-old man survived by his widow.
Verdict against cigarette manufacturer for family of local lawyer who died of lung cancer.
Verdict against tobacco manufacturer for family of man who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking.
Verdict for widow of man who died of lung cancer as a result of addiction to smoking.
Gordon and Partners, along with co-counsel, recently represented the family of a smoker who passed away when she was 60 years old from lung cancer caused from her long time addiction to smoking cigarettes since she was a young girl. The case was tried in Lowell, Massachusetts and resulted in a verdict of 17 million dollars on May 31, 2019.
Recovery for man and family for injuries caused by a defective auto part.
Verdict for a smoker who contracted cancer of the jaw.
A Pinellas County jury verdict for the estate of a man who died of lung cancer at the age of 42.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 68-year-old man from lung cancer from smoking cigarettes manufactured by RJR and Philip Morris.
Negligent supervision at Assisted Living Facility resulting in death.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 97-year-old woman at an ALF.
Recovery for man who suffered brain injury and paralysis after collision with Blood Mobile.
Jury verdict in drowning death of autistic boy at a construction site.
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