| March 29, 2011 |
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How to make sure Florida pools do not cause injury or death
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| Posted By Scott Distasio |
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| Summer is quickly approaching. With the warm weather, Floridians often cool off in their pools. Unfortunately, that also means more pool deaths . For example, the Daytona News Journal has reported that a 4-year-old girl drowned in a backyard pool on ... |
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| March 25, 2011 |
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Doctor Flees The Country To Avoid 350 Medical Malpractice Lawsuits And Criminal Charges
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| Posted By Scott Distasio |
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| Most doctors are practicing medicine because they want to help people. However, as I pointed out in a recent blog post there are some unscrupulous doctors performing unnecessary procedures on patients and billing their insurance companies for the ... |
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| March 15, 2011 |
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How To Prevent Spring Break Tragedy
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| Posted By Scott Distasio |
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| According to a recent analysis of crime and accident statistics, reported by Ozarksfirst.com ; Orlando , Florida is the most dangerous Spring break Destination with Daytona Beach as a close second, when compared to the 25 most popular spring break ... |
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| March 09, 2011 |
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The Mediation Process
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| Posted By Scott Distasio |
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| In Florida, except in rare circumstances, all personal injury cases must be mediated at some point after a lawsuit is filed. Mediation is an opportunity to settle your case. The mediator is usually a local personal injury lawyer that has experience ... |
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| March 09, 2011 |
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Is Defenseive Medicine Raising The Cost Of Health Care?
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| Posted By Scott Distasio |
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| Media, politicians and special interest groups often claim that the high cost of health care is related to doctors performing "defensive medicine" out of fear of being sued by a personal injury medical malpractice attorney. Basically what they are ... |
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| March 08, 2011 |
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Can Your "Private" Facebook Page Be Used Against You In Court?
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| Posted By Scott Distasio |
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| The latest tactic used by defense lawyers is to infiltrate the private areas of Facebook for photos, comments, status updates and other tidbits that might contradict claims by plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits . I previously wrote a blog ... |
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