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Between January and August 2015 there were 1441 vehicle fatalities in Florida, the highest number in the entire nation, and a 29% increase over the same time period in 2014.  This data underscores the very real need for drivers to take steps to prevent unnecessary accidents and to drive defensively at all times.

On November 10^th, a chartered jet carrying seven passengers and two pilots crashed in a residential neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. All nine onboard died in the crash. Fortunately, no one on the ground was injured despite the plane crashing into a four-unit apartment complex.

Florida’s climate and seemingly endless sunny days are irresistible to the thousands of licensed motorcycle operators throughout the country. Motorcyclists are subject to additional rules and regulations and it is important to be well-versed in these laws before you take to the roads.

Recently, it has been nearly impossible to watch an evening newscast without hearing about another, often fatal, wrong-way accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a report in 2012 after conducting a lengthy special investigation into the number of occurrences and contributing factors relating to wrong-way crashes.

In a time when defective medical devices and medications are unfortunately all too common, now questions are being raised about the Recovery filter, which allegedly has put thousands of Americans at risk for deadly blood clots. Perhaps what’s most alarming about this story is not that the device has flaws- but that there is evidence indicating the manufacturer, C.R. Bard, Inc. may have known about it and sold the devices in spite of the potential risks.

NBC News recently opened an investigation into the Recovery filter by C.R. Bard, Inc., a medical device designed to help decrease a patient’s risk of blood clots hitting the lungs or heart.

Millions of Americans take prescription drugs on a regular basis for a variety of preventative and treatment reasons. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people taking prescription medications has steadily risen in recent years with...

Fresenius Medical Care is one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of dialysis machines and disposable products. In addition to its own clinics, Fresenius also supplies many other dialysis treatment centers and clinics. GranuFlo is a powdered chemical that uses sodium diacetate to create bicarbonates. NaturaLyte is the same type of chemical but is administered in liquid form. High levels of bicarbonates are known to cause significant health problems. Dialysis patients receiving GranuFlo or NaturaLyte treatments may be six to eight times more likely to experience fatal cardiac arrest.

Transvaginal mesh has been used since the mid-to-late 1990s to treat common medical conditions such as Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).

Currently, it is estimated that there are more than 100,000 lawsuits pending against transvaginal mesh manufacturers including Boston Scientific, Ethicon, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson) and C.R. Bard, Inc. Just this past May, a Delaware jury handed down a $100 million verdict against Boston Scientific.