http://florida.injuryboard.com Tampa Bay Personal Injury Law's editor is Clearwater attorney Bob Carroll. Topics include birth injuries, defective products, head injuries, medical malpractice and nursing home abuse. http://orlando.injuryboard.com/wrongful-death/nbc-settles-to-catch-a-predator-lawsuit.aspx?googleid=243014 NBC has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who killed himself after being confronted regarding his illicit communications with what he believed to be underage boys. The deceased also happened to be a 5 term district attorney and respected prosecutor in Texas. According to court documents, when the man did not show up to meet with a decoy who he thought to be a 13 year old boy,... 2008-07-01T07:45:31Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Diego Madrigal http://tampabay.injuryboard.com/defective-and-dangerous-products/bpa-free-bottles-gain-popularity.aspx?googleid=242974 For a long time now bisphenol-A (BPA) has been used in plastic to make it hard and clear. New studies are now making people question its safety especially when used in baby bottles, sippy cups, and the lining of formula cans. Retailers such as Babies R Us and Toys R Us are offering a BPA bottle exchange. The National Toxicology Program, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human... 2008-06-30T11:53:24Z Tampa Bay Personal Injury Lawyer Shannon Weidemann http://orlando.injuryboard.com/defective-and-dangerous-products/teen-decapitated-by-coaster-at-six-flags-georgia.aspx?googleid=242892 A 17-year-old from South Carolina was decapitated at Six Flags in Georgia on Saturday when a roller coaster traveling at full speed struck him in the head after he entered a restricted area. It is uncertain why the teen jumped two 6-foot fences and passed by warning signs stating the area was restricted, off-limits, and dangerous. Witness reports indicate the teen may have been in the area to... 2008-06-29T11:37:10Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Mike Damaso http://tampabay.injuryboard.com/defective-and-dangerous-products/salmonella-cases-not-slowing-down.aspx?googleid=242868 Investigators from the FDA and CDC continue to test tomotoes from across the country in order to find the source of the salmonella outbreak. 810 cases in 36 states have been reported from the Saintpaul strain of salmonella. This is a rare strain that usually contributes to less than 400 cases a year. One of the issues in finding the source is the practice of repacking tomatoes. ... 2008-06-28T12:08:28Z Tampa Bay Personal Injury Lawyer Shannon Weidemann http://orlando.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/wooten-honeywell-kimbrough-named-florida-2008-super-lawyers-.aspx?googleid=242452 The new listing of Super Lawyers has been published and three of our attorneys have been selected for 2008 - Council Wooten, Jr., Dan H. Honeywell and Orman L. Kimbrough, Jr. The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for... 2008-06-24T08:54:20Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Sandy Grinnell, Staff Contributor http://orlando.injuryboard.com/defective-and-dangerous-products/florida-farms-battling-reports-of-increased-salmonella-cases.aspx?googleid=242370 While the Food and Drug Administration continues its investigation into the outbreak of Salmonella cases related to tomatoes, Florida farmers are increasingly losing money due to a lack of demand. According to the Miami Herald, the FDA has cleared all Florida counties currently producing tomatoes that would be in your market today as "safe to eat". Yet the public does not seem not buying it, not... 2008-06-23T07:48:40Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Sandy Grinnell, Staff Contributor http://orlando.injuryboard.com/head-and-brain-injuries/high-schooler-intenionally-hit-umpire-he-considers-legal-options.aspx?googleid=242246 A high school baseball umpire in Georgia is considering taking legal action against two players who orchestrated hitting the umpire on purpose with a pitch. According to reports, the players were upset with the umpire's strike zone and decided to take action- and this time they finally hit their target. Thankfully, the umpire was wearing a mask that absorbed much of the impact from the ball. Even... 2008-06-20T05:58:58Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Diego Madrigal http://tampabay.injuryboard.com/motorcycle-accidents/motorcycle-driver-killed-in-tampa-accident.aspx?googleid=242166 A 54-year-old man driving his motorcycle in Tampa was killed when he was hit by a car. The motorcycle accident happened last night. The victim of North Edison Street was westbound on West Waters Avenue on his Harley Davidson motorcycle when an eastbound Mercedes pulled in front of him to turn onto Ola Avenue. The victim was hit head on and died on the scene. The driver of the Mercedes... 2008-06-19T08:20:35Z Tampa Bay Personal Injury Lawyer Shannon Weidemann http://orlando.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/contingency-fees-are-the-best-way-to-prevent-frivilous-lawsuits.aspx?googleid=242074 One of the big myths about trial lawyers is that they are the reason for the existence of "frivolous lawsuits." In reality, most economic studies show that trial lawyers, because of their fee structures, actually reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits. This makes sense if you think about it since most trial lawyers work on a contingency-fee basis. Lawyers working on contingency only get a... 2008-06-18T01:01:59Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Diego Madrigal http://orlando.injuryboard.com/medical-devices-and-implants/does-your-body-harbor-debris-from-a-medical-procedure.aspx?googleid=241928 Most of us have heard of the cases of a whole sponge or clamp that a surgical team has left in someone after surgery. But you may not be aware that there are times when only a piece of a piece of a medical device is left behind. An MSNBC article this week highlighted some of the problems associated with what they called "medical litter". Their term refers to broken bits of surgical instruments... 2008-06-17T05:53:46Z Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Sandy Grinnell, Staff Contributor