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Our West Palm Beach personal injury attorneys would like to ask that all residents check out the latest list of recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Products on this list have been found to be extremely dangerous to consumers. The CPSC aims to protect the public from unreasonable risks of death orContinue reading “Consumer Product Safety Commission Releases New Product Recalls to Reduce Risk of Injury in Fort Lauderdale and Elsewhere”

Earlier this month, Allstate released the America’s Best Drivers Report which revealed America’s safest driving cities. Of all the cities in Florida, Port St. Lucie was the safest. Data shows there are the fewest reported car accidents in Port St. Lucie than in other cities statewide. According to TC Palm, in an analysis of theContinue reading “Port St. Lucie Safest City In Florida To Drive; Fewer Reported Car Accidents Than Any Other City”

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue recently responded to a call reporting that a landscaper had fallen off of his 20-foot ladder while working on a home on the 600 block of North Victoria Park Road. The man sustained serious injuries during the fall and was transported to Broward General Medical Center, according to the Orlando Sentinel.Continue reading “Landscaper Falls from Ladder in Fort Lauderdale Work Accident”

Florida lawmakers are at it again; pushing for a law to ban the use of a cell phones and texting for drivers in the state. A recent fatal car accident in Lake Worth brings up the topic once again after a 35-year-old was who was believed to have been texting while driving caused a fatalContinue reading “Fatal Car Accident in Lake Worth Urges Officials to Push Distracted Driving Regulations”

Aventura was the first area in Florida to install red-light cameras. The lights were installed back in 2008. Now, as the city approaches the third anniversary of this milestone of traffic safety, nearly 70 Florida cities are equipped with the intersection cameras, according to the Biscayne Times. The cameras have reportedly reduced the number carContinue reading “City Celebrates 3 Years of Red-Light Cameras and Reduced Number of Car Accidents in Aventura”

An elderly woman from Boca Raton was killed in a recent car-pedestrian accident in Palm Beach County, according to The Palm Beach Post News. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office the 85-year-old woman passed away at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after she was involved in the accident earlier in August atContinue reading “Pedestrian Accident Category Archives — Page 3 of 3”

An elderly woman from Boca Raton was killed in a recent car-pedestrian accident in Palm Beach County, according to The Palm Beach Post News. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office the 85-year-old woman passed away at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after she was involved in the accident earlier in August atContinue reading “Elderly Woman Killed from Car-Pedestrian Accident in Palm Beach County”

A worker recently lost his hand in a construction accident in Palm Beach, according to The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach Fire Rescue isn’t sure exactly how the accident happened. Details have not been released. The worker was transported, with his hand in a cooler, to St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was first takenContinue reading “Worker Loses Hand in Palm Beach Work Accident”

Labor Day is considered by local law enforcement agencies to be a holiday period that begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2nd and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 5th. For residents, we see this long weekend as one last chance to get out and celebrate the summer for one last time beforeContinue reading “More Road Traffic over Labor Day Weekend Increases Risks of Fatal Car Accidents in Hollywood, Florida and Elsewhere”

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced several recalls of products due to fall hazards. Our Palm Beach personal injury lawyers know that property damage, deaths and injuries from defective consumer product occurrences cost the country in excess of $900 billion yearly. A few of the fall hazard recalls are listed below. Target stepContinue reading “Fall Hazards from Defective Products Can Lead to Serious Injuries for Families in Palm Beach, Elsewhere”