16 September

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Central Florida Injury Attorneys and Car Accidents on the Grid

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Central Florida injury attorneys are looking at new wrinkles in coming car accident lawsuits. Personal injury lawyers will be working with new sources of information: the electronic records of the vehicles in a car crash. Cars are becoming another app connected to the internet of things. There is more information for car accident lawyers — and for insurance companies. People suing to recover losses from car accident injuries may come across vital information. If a car hits you in a crosswalk, a series of computers may hold details such as stoplight disposition and vehicle speed. If your car gets hit in an accident, there will be information...

16 September

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Apopka Car Accident Attorneys Note First Responder Teamwork

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Apopka car accident attorneys are taking note of recent accident and injury prevention measures in the area. In an effort to reduce the time it takes first responders to reach the scene of a car crash or fire, Orange County will close its Station 29 Firehouse. The City of Apopka has agreed to provide fire and rescue coverage for the area served by Station 29. The county will support the city's efforts with $500,000 in funding. Apopka has two relatively new fire stations that are close to the most populated areas affected, so response time should be improved. Experts say that emergency personnel should be...

15 September

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Central Florida Personal Injury Attorneys and Accident Videos

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Signal 30 is a 1959 driver education film that took a direct approach to car accident prevention. In an effort to draw the attention of new drivers, the Ohio State Highway Patrol shared their experiences in freeway carnage. The YouTube video comes with a warning: CONTENT ADVISORY: Many disturbing scenes of violent deaths and accident scenes; cries of crash victims on soundtrack. Historical driving safety film featuring numerous genuine scenes of wrecked cars and injured / dead people. And they were not kidding. It's an unvarnished documentary look at the often brutal consequences of car accidents. (Thanks to I-4's standing as the most...

10 September

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Orlando Car Accident Attorneys Audit College Crash Courses

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Orlando car accident attorneys are keeping an eye on the mayhem in the parking lot at the University of Central Florida. It's starting to look like students are training for a demolition derby. The Orlando Sentinel reports that there have been 40 (yes forty) car accidents on campus since students came back to school. That was about a week ago. UCF Police Department Chief Carl Metzger sent out an email imploring students to use "a little extra caring and consideration" in parking garages. Consideration may be the main thing lacking since most of the car accidents seem to be hit and run...

29 August

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Accident Lawyers Recover Losses in Worker Transportation Crashes

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Highlighting a common safety risk for migrant workers, accident lawyers have filed personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against farm owners for negligence stemming from transportation accidents involving agricultural guest workers. The recent filing involves a 2015 highway accident in California. A van owned by a labor contractor was driving farm workers to a job site when it flipped over. Six workers were thrown from the vehicle in the accident. Four of them died, including a 16-year-old girl. A Labor Department investigation charged the contractor with transporting workers in an unsafe vehicle. They reported that the driver of the van was unlicensed and that none...

29 August

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Florida Personal Injury Attorney on Train Accidents and Public Safety

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Florida personal injury attorneys know the devastating death and injury that can result from train accidents. Florida ranks number three in the country in railroad grade crossing accident deaths. The state's deadliest rail operation is the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway. USA Today reports that there have been at least 76 deaths since 2015 by freight trains and Brightline passenger trains on the FEC tracks, which run between Miami and Jacksonville. Most recently, a man was critically injured after being hit by a Brightline train in Broward County. Another Florida train accident occurred when a freight train hit a refrigerated Publix grocery tractor trailer. Fortunately, the accident injured...

29 August

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Central Florida Personal Injury Lawyers: Scaffold Collapse Near Disney

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Central Florida personal injury lawyers specializing in workplace accidents and injuries are familiar with legal issues surrounding a scaffold collapse that killed two workers at a construction site near Walt Disney World. Officials say two construction workers died at the site JW Marriott hotel being built on Chelonia Parkway in Orange County. The site is next to the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club and Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort. The accident occurred as three laborers were getting ready to pour concrete at the seventh storey level when the scaffold on which they were standing gave way. Two of the men fell nearly 80 feet and were pronounced dead...

23 August

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Orlando Auto Accident Lawyers Remind Drivers about School Bus Safety

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Orlando auto accident lawyers are joining with safety advocates and government officials to remind drivers about accident prevention and back to school safety. Students are back to classes throughout Central Florida, including Apopka, Kissimmee, Ocala, Orlando, and Palm Bay/Melbourne, as well as in Orange County, Osceola County, and Polk County. You would think that everyone knows what to do when a bus full of children stops with blinking red lights and a big Stop sign swings out. However, a report by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services shows how that's not true. On a typical day, there are as many as 15,000 school vehicle safety violations...

20 August

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Florida Accident Attorneys and Personal Injury Lawsuits

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The recent collapse of a bridge in Italy with its grim toll of dead and injured has focused attention on a similar accident in Florida. When it comes to getting justice, Florida accidents attorneys may be in a better position to help victims than the state's criminal prosecution lawyers. The Florida International University pedestrian walkway collapse killed six people and injured ten. The massive concrete and steel structure failed and fell onto a busy roadway five days after it opened. Accident lawyers for the victims have filed lawsuits to recover damages for losses. The first personal injury lawsuit in the accident involves a...

15 August

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Central Florida Accident Lawyer: Top Causes of Orlando Accidents

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Injuries and accidents are the fourth leading cause of death in America, killing almost 136,000 people a year. The Orlando region's leading healthcare providers are reporting that the same holds true for Central Florida. Many a Central Florida accident lawyer —personal injury attorney—will likely be handling cases involving injuries from accidents like falls and car crashes. Fatal injuries in the report are classified as unintentional (caused by accident) or as deliberate; murder, suicide. In Orange County, unintentional death from falls is the number one cause for those 65 and older. It may seem odd, but the second most common cause of unintentional death in Orange...

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