November 2011 Archive 15 Posts

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…

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A 24-year-old from Brantley County, Georgia was charged with multiple offenses after an accident that killed two teenage pedestrians late last week. The pedestrians were correctly walking in the lane to face oncoming traffic, but were fatally struck by a vehicle very early on…

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A welder working for Vulcan Materials Company was critically injured last week when he was badly electrocuted while working in a mining facility in Keenesaw. Reportedly, the worker was using an aerial bucket truck to haul material on Duncan Road when the truck’s boom hit a…

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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…

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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…

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Georgia state troopers have begun their participation in the annual holiday season “Click it or Ticket” campaign, which began on November 14th and ends on Sunday, November 27th, according to ABC's WJBF. The Click It or Ticket (CIOT) campaign is called by the National Highway Traffic Safety…

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Given the tough crackdown on Florida's "pill mills," it appears that Georgia may be becoming the new epicenter for patients to come and get copious amounts of controlled substances. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta division, the DeKalb District Attorney, Georgia's…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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