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All types of auto accidents can result in serious injuries or fatalities, but perhaps one of the most deadliest forms of crashes occur when a vehicle careens or is knocked into a body of water. A submerged car becomes like a death trap—waterlogged automatic door locks and windows often malfunction, making the vehicle difficult to […]

One of my favorite childhood memories is going with my family to Simonsen’s Restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf here in Fort Pierce. Every Sunday, the restaurant, owned and operated by Elna and Olaf Simonsen for thirty-six years, had a smorgasbord (Norwegian for buffet) which highlighted their steamed shrimp and peanut butter pie. Mrs. Simonsen started baking […]

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service on Wednesday named retailers in nine states that may have received tainted beef. Florida is one of those nine states listed in the massive beef recall, including specific stores in Stuart and Sebring. To date, 11 consumers in four states have been sickened by the tainted meat. Two days earlier, […]

Auto manufacturing giant, GM, announced today that it is recalling another 2.4 million cars & trucks, pushing the number of vehicles recalled this year to a monumental 15-million worldwide. This latest round of recalls includes 1.3 million late model crossover vehicles and 1.1 million older models. The model years involved are 2009 to 2014. The crossover […]

I knew Bufo toads existed and were dangerous to pets, but never paid attention to them until last Friday morning. Our eleven-year-old Westie tangled with one and almost died.  She and our black lab were outside by our pool. My wife saw a huge frog, which was actually a Bufo toad, in our pool, and […]

[Re-Blog courtesy of CNNFN.com] Ford recalled more than 750,000 Escapes and C-Max vehicles in North America for two separate issues. One is a software problem that delays the deployment of side airbags when the vehicle rolls over. That affects about 692,500 Ford Escapes from model years 2013 and 2014, as well as about 65,000 C-Max […]

GM announced today that it is recalling 50,000 2013 Cadillac SRX SUV’s due to an acceleration issue that could potentially cause an accident because acceleration can be delayed 3-4 seconds. The company states that the problem happens when the transmission shifts from first to second gear in braking conditions under 5 miles per hour. The […]

DETROIT — Big U.S. recalls by General Motors and Toyota have put the auto industry on a record pace as companies try to avoid bad publicity and punishment from an increasingly aggressive government. More The list of models affected in the United States On Wednesday, Toyota announced it was recalling nearly 1.8 million vehicles in […]

A recent article by the editorial board of the Sun Sentinel discussed the need for regulations for the popular but often dangerous tourist attraction—parasailing.  Unfortunately, more than forty people have died or been injured by this popular sport since 1988, and most people will remember the horrific accident involving two seventeen-year-old girls who were severely […]

Florida’s law requiring car seats for children is the most lax in the nation, AAA officials say, and the group is pushing lawmakers to adopt more rigorous standards that many claim would save lives and prevent disabling injuries. Current state law requires only that children up to age 3 be secured in a car seat. Children ages […]

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon, and our client was headed home traveling southbound on US Highway 1. About one mile away and unknown to our client, a hit and run accident had just occurred involving a stolen pick-up truck. At a high rate of speed, the pick-up truck fled the accident scene and began […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Attorney Richard S. Wade. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends during this time. Mr. Wade joined the law firm of Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd as an associate attorney in the  Personal Injury Department in July of this year. Throughout […]