Author Archives: Jay Butchko
The Danger of Nursing Pillows
It’s completely avoidable—that’s part of what makes the loss of newborn babies so utterly devastating. The awful fact is that hundreds of parents are experiencing this agony after utilizing nursing pillows, which have been associated with numerous infant deaths. Breathing is Impaired These pillows are sold by the millions annually in America. While many… Read More »
Dinner Gone Amuck When Car Crashes into Restaurant
What started out as a lovely Thai dinner one Friday evening ended in chaos after a Nissan smashed through the building. As shards of glass and furniture flew about the room, terrified diners and employees rushed to avoid being crushed. Ultimately, 20 people were injured during the alarming intrusion, and 12 individuals required hospitalization…. Read More »
Warnings to Trump Against Witness Tampering
When Donald J. Trump met the magistrate judge who was assigned to deal with Trump’s third criminal indictment, he was admonished not to intimidate or retaliate against any witnesses or others who provide information in the case against him. It wasn’t long before Mr. Trump was pushing that boundary—as less than a day later… Read More »
Watch for Kids on their way to School
What could be worse than sending your children off to school, only to discover that they will be spending an extended period of time in the hospital–or may never come home again at all—due to an accident that occurred on the way to or from school? It’s every parent’s nightmare—one that too many Florida… Read More »
Free Speech Limits
We all know that freedom of speech is a critical right Americans enjoy, guaranteed by the First Amendment. But are there parameters to that right? There absolutely are! What Free Speech Entails Free speech is quite a broad right. Unlike in some other countries, Americans are allowed to criticize the government, and even to… Read More »
The High Price of Chemical Hair Relaxers
A new bride, anxiously looking toward the day that she could announce to her groom and the world that she was pregnant. But that was not to happen for Kenya Appling, who, instead of creating a new family, underwent a hysterectomy to address uterine cancer. Without having any known risk factors, she concluded that… Read More »
Police Mistakes Matter in Court
When the Kissimmee criminal defense attorneys at our firm represent you, they will take a close look at any errors that may have been made by law enforcement as they handled you, evidence in your case, and other witnesses. If we find they departed from their Constitutional obligations or local conventions, our criminal defense… Read More »
Wrong-Way Collision Takes Another Life
We don’t know what was going through the minds of either person as their vehicles sped toward one another on I-295 one Tuesday night. We do know that a Sedan was traveling the wrong direction that fateful evening, and that a young woman lost her life because of it. It was yet another senseless… Read More »
Child Drowning Deaths
When the parents of a 2-year-old boy dropped him off at daycare in Chuluota, Florida one Tuesday, they could never have imagined that he would drown in the pool,unable to be revived. And when a 16-year-old in Yulee agreed to babysit five children, who would have guessed that the 18-month old would escape the… Read More »
You’ve Just Been Charged with a Crime: Now What?
If you are facing criminal charges, the police have already deemed that you are the most likely suspect connected to criminal activity. Being arrested was frightening, and you are anxious about your future. What’s next for you? Arrest and Booking Unless they caught you in the act of a crime, police may have already… Read More »
