Tampa Personal Injury Attorney
Scott Distasio, founder of Distasio Law Firm, provides legal services to injured victims in Tampa and in the surrounding areas of Florida. As a Tampa Personal Injury Lawyer, Scott handles a wide variety of accident & injury claims from auto accidents, to workplace accidents, to medical malpractice. He represents clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries, burn injuries, birth injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and even wrongful death. If you are interested in seeking compensation for what you've suffered, you should speak with Tampa Personal Injury Lawyer Scott Distasio as soon as possible.
| January 30, 2012 |
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Deleting a Facebook Profile Leads to Sanctions in Virginia Lawsuit
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| Social media has become an integral part of today's society. In a recent blog I discussed how insurance companies are beginning to use social media against clients in the claims process. In another entry I have explained how posts on Facebook or ... |
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| January 24, 2012 |
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Third Build-A-Bear Recall in a Year Raises Defective Product Safety Questions
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| Build-A-Bear Workshop is a popular place for parents and their children to spend time together. But the company has issued three separate product recalls in the past twelve months, raising concerns about all product safety . The US Consumer Product ... |
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| January 16, 2012 |
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Actress Brittany Murphy's Death Raises Questions About Toxic Mold
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| In late 2009, actress Brittany Murphy died from complications related to pneumonia. Five months later her husband, Simon Monjack, also died due to respiratory problems. After their deaths, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health began an ... |
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| January 14, 2012 |
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Florida Winn-Dixie Stores Recall Bulk Gummy Bears Due to Potential Contamination
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| Winn-Dixies stores in some Florida cities have recalled Sunrise Gummy Bears sold in their self-serve bulk candy areas. The candy in question may be contaminated with metal. It was sold between November 14 and December 13. According to a press release ... |
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| January 09, 2012 |
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Are Insurance Companies Using Your Social Media Activity Against You?
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| Insurance companies already consider what kind of car you drive, your driving history, your credit score, and your “insurance risk score” when determining how much your car insurance premiums will cost. According to Daily Finance , some ... |
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| January 05, 2012 |
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Are Florida Hospitals Hiding Bad Outcomes from the Public?
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| In 2004, Florida voters approved a Constitutional amendment giving hospital patients the right to see reports on deficient care and medical malpractice . Patients are permitted access to this information both before treatment and when choosing a ... |
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| December 15, 2011 |
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FDA Lawyers Want to Regulate Florida Pharmacy Errors
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| In previous blogs, I have written extensively about how Franck’s Pharmacy caused the overdose and death of 21 polo horses in Ocala Florida . As a result, the FDA tried to require preapproval each time a pharmacy wants to mix medicine, a process ... |
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| December 07, 2011 |
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Hidden Costs of Misplaced Medical Test Results
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| Medical tests are considered an important part of the diagnosis process. They can uncover critical health information, assuming the labs actually communicate test results to doctors and their patients. Unfortunately, test results are not always ... |
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| December 04, 2011 |
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False Medical Billing Costs Millions
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| The constant drum beat for tort reform relies heavily on the claim that personal injury attorneys and medical malpractice lawsuits are the cause for the out of control costs of today’s healthcare system. In reality there is very little support ... |
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| November 28, 2011 |
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Are Snow Skiing and Snowboarding Safe?
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| The arrival of winter turns many American's thoughts toward blankets of snow. This can inspire some to venture north for snow skiing or snowboarding. Others avoid these activities, out of fear of injury. Of course with every potentially dangerous ... |
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| March 31, 2011 |
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Wrongful Death Damages in a Florida Medical Malpractice Case
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| The general public thinks medical malpractice lawyers bring too many cases. The truth is that at least in Florida, the overwhelming majority of medical malpractice cases are never brought. The reason is that the medical profession gets special ... |
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| February 12, 2011 |
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Tampa Pharmacist Continues Hunger Strike to Protest Pharmacy Quotas
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| In a recent post I highlighted the hunger strike of Tampa pharmacist Raj Bhat RPH. He started his hunger strike on July 5, 2010 to protest what he believes are dangerously high quotas required of pharmacists working for online pharmacy company Medco. ... |
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| January 21, 2011 |
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Hillsborough County Addresses staged car crashes
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| In a previous post , I questioned whether personal injury protection benefits (PIP) that are part of all automobile accident insurance policies in Florida should be eliminated. The reason I am critical of personal injury protection is that it is so ... |
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| January 16, 2011 |
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Should Personal Injury Protection be Eliminated In Florida
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| Personal Injury Protection is a part of all automobile accident insurance policies in Florida. It has been a mandatory for all car drivers since 1972. It pays for up to $10,000.00 of medical care or lost wages after a car accident regardless of ... |
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| January 03, 2011 |
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Will the City Start Charging Wrongdoers with the Cost of Causing Tampa Auto Accidents
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| According to an article by John Thomas, published at abcactionnew.com , Tampa city council is reconsidering ways to charge those responsible for causing Tampa automobile accidents with the costs associated with the accident. Apparently they tried to ... |
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| November 29, 2010 |
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Tort Reform Does Not Reduce the Amount of Medical Malpractice
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| Tort reformers always try to blame the innocent injured party for causing unacceptable costs to society. Personal injury lawyers know the person causing the harm is not the injured person. The harm is caused by the negligent person. Eliminating ... |
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| November 24, 2010 |
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Do Electronic Pharmacy Prescriptions Reduce Medication Errors
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| I have written many posts on the topic of electronic prescriptions. Up until now, my review of the literature has suggested that it reduces the number of medication errors whether the result of a pharmacy, hospital, doctor, or nurse. However, at ... |
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| July 31, 2010 |
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Do Florida Online Pharmacies have Prescription Quotas
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| Online pharmacies continue to grow rapidly. The growth is largely based on their claims of cost savings and convenience of doorstep delivery of prescriptions. The industry claims that cost savings are achieved based on the elimination of the brick ... |
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| July 09, 2010 |
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Tort Reform Lessons from the Gulf Oil Spill
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| Scott Stroud recently wrote an interesting post about the effects the Gulf Oil Spill may have on tort reform . He discusses the fact that the current cap on damages caused by Oil drillers will not cover the damages caused by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. ... |
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| July 05, 2010 |
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Florida Has Two of the Top Five Dangerous Roads in The Country
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| CBS news Travel Editor Peter Greenberg recently spoke about the deadliest roads in America. Play the video below to view the report. Watch CBS News Videos Online While doing backround research for the report, CBS news discovered a report from the ... |
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