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Motorcycle Accident Deaths Likely During Bike Week - Saturday, February 27, 2010

In recent years, motorcycles have become more and more popular, particularly among older riders and more affluent riders. There were 7.1 million motorcycles on the roads in 2008 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Along with the increased number of motorcycle enthusiasts, there have been larger number of deaths from motorcycle accidents. In 2008, there were almost 5,300 motorcyclist deaths. The number of dead bikers over the age of 40 has dramatically increased with the increased popularity of motorcycling among older riders.

If you or a family member is involved in a motorcycle accident, call Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter for a free consultation about your legal rights.

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Traffic Accident Are More Than Annoyances At Rush Hour - Friday, February 26, 2010

Traffic accidents are a way of life in Central Florida and today was no exception.

Too often these accidents do more than create brief traffic snarls for rush hour motorists. The automobile and truck accidents also permanently alter the lives of Central Florida families, your neighbors, your friends, your coworkers. These accidents cause deaths and cost families fathers, mothers, and children. They also cause injuries that deprive men and women of their jobs and cost their families ongoing medical expenses. And most importantly, the life the victims once knew with their family is gone in an instant forever. We all make mistakes and we all buy insurance to make sure that if we make a mistake, our injured neighbor isn't left out in the cold to wither away.

If you or a family member is a victim of any kind of accident or personal injury, contact Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter for a free consultation about your legal rights.

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FDA Report Says Avandia Should Be Removed From Market - Saturday, February 20, 2010

A confidential Food & Drug Administration report says the diabetes drug, Avandia, should be removed from the market. Confidential government reports say Avandia causes needless heart attacks in some diabetics who take the drug.

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Embrace Life - Wear Your Seatbelt -

For your family, wear your seatbelt whenever you're in a car. View the video Embrace Life here.

Texting While Driving Illegal For Truckers -

This January, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a new ban on texting while driving for drivers of tractor trailers and large commercial buses. Those drivers can no longer send or receive text messages legally while driving. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says texting distracts the average driver for 4.6 seconds of every 6 seconds when texting. This would mean that a truck driver traveling at a speed of 55 mph would travel 100 yards while looking at their cell phone. Drivers of big rigs can now be fined up to $ 2,750 for violations of this new law.

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Seizure Medications Cause SJS and TEN - Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Phenytoin sodium, marketed as Dilantin, Phenytek, Eptoin, and Epanutin is a medication for the treatment of seizures. This medication is often prescribed to victims of epilepsy and other similar neurological disorders. In some people, however, the medication can cause serious and disfiguring injuries requiring a lifetime of expensive medical care.

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SDS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are side effects of these medications and require immediate hospitalization. Both conditions feature outbreaks of the mucous membranes, mouth, lips, eyes, anal and genital areas, and skin rashes with blisters, all of which mimic the injuries one might see if a severely burned victim of a home fire. These injuries are extremely disfiguring physically and require a lifetime of treatment and expensive medical care.

If you or a loved one has been a victim of the side effects of these seizure medications, contact Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter for a free consultation.

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Big Rigs More Likely To Cause Deaths - Saturday, February 13, 2010

In 2008 alone, 37,261 people died in motor vehicle crashes of one sort or another. Tens of thousands of people die every year in highway accidents, and it doesn't look like that sad fact will change anytime soon.

Largely due to their number and the time spent traveling the highways, large trucks, like tractor trailers, cause more than their share of highway deaths. Big rigs have higher fatal wrecks per mile traveled than passenger automobiles, even though a higher percentage of travel time is spent on the safest roads, the interstate highway system. Most deaths in truck accidents are the folks who occupied the much smaller passenger automobiles unlucky enough to collide with the massive tractor trailers. This is because of the comparative vulnerability of the passenger automobile occupant, the taller clearance of the trucks, and the fact that the trucks often weight 20-30 times the automobile.

Factors causing truck accidents include driver fatigue. Federal Motor Carrier laws prohibit truck drivers from driving more than 11 hours at a time and more than 77 hours in a 7 day period. But those familiar with the trucking industry know that many drivers regularly violate these laws and falsify their drivers' logs to stay out of trouble.

If you or a loved one is injured in an accident with a big rig, you need an experienced truck accident lawyer familiar with the intricate rules of the federal government that regulate truckers and their employers. One call does it all. Call The Florida Firm for a free consultation.

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Illinois Supreme Court Stikes Down Damage Caps In Medical Malpractice Cases - Saturday, February 06, 2010

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Illinois struck down limits on jury awards in medical malpractice cases. Four years earlier, the Illinois legislature passed a statute capping potential awards in medical malpractice cases to pacify the health care industry that was complaining of high costs of liability insurance. The Supreme Court of Illinois ruled that the caps on pain and suffering and other non-economic damages, $ 500,000 per case for doctors and $ 1,000,000 per case for hospitals, was unconstitutional. A courageous trial judge in Cook County circuit court had held that the law interfered with the right of juries to decide such awards. The Supreme Court upheld the trial judge's decision. This is the third time that Illinois' high court has struck down statutes limiting medical malpractice awards. Hospitals, medical malpractice insurers, and doctors had successfully convinced the legislature that frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury verdicts were driving up insurance rates and forcing physicians to leave the state. In the case at issue, a girl suffered brain damage during her delivery at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park.

If you or a loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice, contact The Florida Firm for a free consultation about your legal rights.

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