Monthly Archives: March 2022
Fog And Smoke Combine For Tragedy
A fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on I-95 in east-Central Florida resulted in three fatalities, along with multiple hospitalizations. Officials report that smoke from a prescribed fire close by combined with fog to create treacherous conditions that motorists came upon abruptly and unexpectedly in the wee hours of the morning one weekday in March… Read More »
Wrong-Way Driving
November 2021: A young man inexplicably lost his life in Jacksonville after another motorist slammed into him while traveling in the wrong direction on I-295. Two other wrong-way driving incidents occurred just a month earlier, one on I-95, the other on State Road 408. Both resulted in fatalities. Florida has, in fact, the second… Read More »
Questions About The 21-Foot Rule In Policing
Police training throughout the country necessarily includes information and practice involving defensive tactics and use of force. Recent concerns related to certain concepts to which officers are exposed have come to light–specifically, whether or not the 21-foot rule should be considered an actual rule is of issue. What is the 21-foot Rule? The goal… Read More »
Suffering Due To Medical Malpractice
It was a simple procedure—a circumcision—something done to infant boys fairly routinely across the country. But this time it was anything but routine. The surgeon—Dr. Berto Lopez– bungled the procedure, and the infant lost one-third of his penis. Additionally, his urethra was damaged. Records indicate that earlier in his career, the same doctor had… Read More »
How To Get The Best Outcome When Facing Criminal Charges
When your future is up in the air because you are facing criminal charges, it can be more than a little disconcerting. The fact of the matter is, the likelihood of you ever seeing the inside of a courtroom is pretty small. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) reports that fewer than… Read More »
