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Family of Six Dies In Lake Worth Plane Crash

A Kansas family of six died last week when their plane crashed in a remote area of Lake Wales, Florida. According to authorities, the single-turboprop, fixed wing plane “began to break apart and crashed into a remote, palmetto-covered stretch” of land. Rescuers found parts of the malfunctioning plane as far…

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Families of Boating Accident Victims Settle Wrongful Death Suit $17 Million

While visiting Philadelphia with their church group two years ago, two Hungarian students decided to take a sightseeing tour of the city down the Delaware River and boarded the Ride the Ducks duck boat. As the 33-foot-long boat made its way down the river, it eventually anchored itself in an…

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Palm Beach Polo Mogul Settles Wrongful Death Suit With Victim’s Parents

Earlier this year a Palm Beach jury found Wellington polo mogul John Goodman guilty of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide for the drowning death of Scott Wilson. Earlier this week Goodman’s attorneys revealed that Goodman had settled the pending wrongful death lawsuit with Wilson’s parents, Lili and William, for $46…

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One Child Dead, Several Critical After St. Lucie School Bus Crashes Into Semitrailer

Filled with students after a long school day at Frances J, Sweet Elementary School, bus driver Albert Hazen was driving thirty students down Okeechobee Road when he attempted to take a left. The school bus turned in front of a Peterbilt semitrailer carrying sod that was heading the opposite direction…

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Ten Dead in Twenty Four Hours in Miami-Dade County

In one of the deadliest nights in South Florida history, ten people and an unborn child were killed in motor vehicle accidents within a 24-hour span of time. The most horrific of the deadly crashes involved a head-on collision on the Gratigny Expressway, which left four people dead after the…

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Gov. Scott’s Personal Injury Protection Reform Passes

The Florida Legislature has finally reached a deal regarding Governor Rick Scott’s proposed Personal Injury Protection (PIP) reform. “This is a triumphant moment for the residents of Florida. Members of the Legislature heard our cal to put Floridians ahead of special interests and combat the fraud that has become a…

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Proposed Bill To Limit Bad Faith Claims Against Insurance Companies Fails

Florida lawmakers proposed HB 427 last year in an attempt to “rein in plaintiff’s attorney’s attempts to trap insurance claims adjusters in bad faith situations.” The bill, which failed in the House Judiciary Committee would have required plaintiffs attorneys to give insurance companies a sixty day written notice stating that…

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Pompano Beach Child Remains In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Car

Six-year-old Robert Glover Jr. lays in critical condition at Broward General Medical Center after being hit by a car as he was riding his scooter down the street. Marcus Permenter, 28, ran a stop sign and crashed into Chiledric Jacques’ 1991 Toyota Camry. Permenter’s car struck the young boy, a…

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