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This past December, Valerie Marshal, a licensed massage therapist and the owner of Indian Rehabilitation Center, Inc., along with 18 others, was arrested after an investigation uncovered a series of staged accidents and…more

Movie critic Roger Ebert is keeping two thumbs up despite his recent hospitalization after falling and suffering a fractured hip. We’re not certain exactly how Ebert fell, but his wife tweeted fans that it was due to some…more

Florida is home to the highest number of gun permits and the fewest number of gun control laws in the nation. Pro-gun advocates cite drops in violent crime despite an increase in gun sales and concealed weapons permits…more

When BP spilled an unprecedented amount of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the devastation that followed went far beyond the environmental and economic damages that were the focus of initial reports. A health settlement,…more

The trial continues between BP Oil and its business partners and vendors, culprits in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the most catastrophic offshore oil spill in our nation’s history…more

A favorite family pastime is enjoying time at a beautiful beach, playing in the sand with your children and going for a swim in the crystal clear waters. The BP oil spill put an end to that for many Western Florida beachgoers,…more

Although tougher laws and a recent crackdown on uninsured motorists by South Florida police appears to have had an impact, Florida still has one of the highest percentages of uninsured motorists in the country, taking fifth…more

Our elders are often afraid, and not always capable of reporting the abuse that they are suffering. While more than 500,000 cases of elder abuse are reported every year in the United States, millions more go unreported…more

Since mid-September, the United States has been on high alert to cases of fungal meningitis contracted through contaminated injections of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA), a steroid typically used for the treatment of back and…more

In early October, as many as 47 cars and trucks were involved in a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 near Sarasota. Reports indicated that more than 50 people were taken to area hospitals. We can be relatively certain that the vast…more

The National Floor Safety Institute reports that slip and falls account for over one million hospital emergency room visits each year. Just a quick review of a few slip and fall cases against Wal-Mart alone demonstrates how…more

The BP oil spill started with the April 20, 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig. The failure of BP Oil to cap the spill promptly resulted in millions of barrels of crude oil being released into Gulf…more

The company itself has admitted liability, and now three BP oil employees are defending individual criminal charges (including manslaughter charges) for the devastating explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform, and BP’s…more