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In 2015, a total of 35,092 people lost their lives in traffic accidents. On August 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made a press release calling for action to decrease the number of deaths on U.S. Highways. In...
A Sikorski S-61 helicopter crashed in Brevard County, Florida near Freeburg Avenue SW in the area of Sapodilla Road SW and Wingham Drive SW in Palm Bay. A Sikorsky S-61 is a old military style aircraft that is no longer in service. Witnesses say that the helicopter was flying low...
Wilbert Henry Moten died as a result of cardiovascular disease with diabetes and environmental exposure as a contributing factor according to the medical examiner’s report. He was 65 years old at the time of his death. A investigation by police found that Moten’s death...
A school bus accident was reported in Lakeland, Florida. This accident happened at approximately 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Galloway Road and Swindell Road. According to police, the school bus driver came to a stop at the stop sign before going through the intersection but did...
Florida Supreme Court holds that a confession of judgment does not prevent a plaintiff from obtaining a trial on damages in Adrian Fridman v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, Case No: SC13-1607 (February 25, 2016). This puts an end to a practice discussed in GEICO v....
