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The family of suspected hazing victim, Robert Champion, will sue Florida A&M University, an attorney said Friday. Champion, 26, was a drum major for the renowned “Marching 100” band at FAMU and was on the road with the school’s football team when he passed on the evening of November 19. Champion was found on a bus parked outside of an Orlando hotel following a loss to FAMU rival Behtune-Cookman. According to police, Champion had been vomiting and complained of difficulty breathing before he collapsed.
Although the cause of Champion’s death has
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The family of a deceased Florida man is suing the hospital that they claim killed their dad, husband, and brother. Richard Smith, 79, was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at the North Shore Medical Center in Miami after experiencing shortness of breath. Smith was on dialysis, as he had serious kidney problems. The day after being admitted, Smith experienced an upset stomach and was prescribed an antacid. Instead of the antacid, the nurse accidentally administered the drug pancuronium, a paralytic, according to reports. Smith went into cardiac arrest and although he was able to be r
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Brain injuries are a tragically common occurrence among premature newborns; however, scientists are finally beginning to understand the most common underlying cause of these injuries, according to NPR.
Scientists claim that periods of stress in the days and weeks after birth, during which the infant’s underdeveloped lungs cannot take in sufficient oxygen, often results in damage to the most common type of white matter in the brain, even with
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According to the Palm Beach Post, the Florida Supreme Court has let stand a $10.3 million verdict awarded to the widow of a man who died due to medical malpractice. Although a 2003 Florida law passed by the State Legislature capped jury awards in medical malpractice claims, the high court ruled that the award was legal because the injury occurred before the law was passed. The 2002 Florida medical malpractice law stated that a claim shall proceed to trial “without l
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Attorney Billy Howard of Morgan and Morgan’s consumer protection department has been quoted in a news article regarding a Lake County middle school teacher who has reportedly been terrorized by scam ‘debt collectors.’ Heather Jablonski claims that she started receiving phone calls to her cell and 8th grade classroom from individuals alleging that she owed a debt for which she knew nothing about. The phone messages left for Ms. Jablonski contained threatening messages from men with Indian or Pakistani accents.
Ms. Jablonski stated that she was unsure as to how
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A man with a long list of arrests faces more serious charges after hitting and killing a motorcyclist over the weekend. According to the St. Petersburg Times, 37-year-old Bret Anthony Cox of Port Richey has been charged with DUI manslaughter, two counts of causing DUI damage to property or person, and driving without a license. Records show that Cox had been arrested seven other times, four for driving under the influence and three related to d
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A Florida teen has been arrested and charged after a fiery crash that claimed the lives of two friends last February. Joshua Ritter, 19, has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. The Sun Sentinel reports that the five teenage boy passengers were taking turns speeding down Fort Florida Road in DeBary and hanging onto the outside of the car. This dangerous action is called &ld
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A Miami police officer was pulled over, arrested, and charged for driving 120mph and weaving dangerously while off-duty, according to the Miami Herald. The officer, 35-year-old Fausto López, was observed by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper driving at very high speeds on Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County earlier this month. Despite repeated warnings to stop and pull over, López reportedly continued on a high-speed chase that lasted for seven minutes. When
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