Why is the FDA Approving Harmful Medical Devices?
The controversial DePuy hip replacement device made it to the market without undergoing the strict protocol of testing reserved for medical devices. How did this happen? It made it to the market by the federal Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) 510(k) program, which uses similar devices already on the market as a benchmark for the […]
Two Dead in Single-Engine Plane Crash
Despite his experience, a pilot crashed a single-engine aircraft into a wildlife refuge in November near Boynton Beach. The plane crash killed the 34-year-old pilot and his 23-year-old passenger, according to the report at orlandosentinel.com. The crash happened around 6 p.m., and investigators say the pilot rented the aircraft a few days before the crash. […]
Minivan Bursts into Flames after Colliding with Semi
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating the death of a driver in a November car crash on Interstate 4 near McIntosh Road. As reported at tampabay.com, the car accident happened when a minivan collided with a semitrailer. The minivan burst into flames upon impact, killing one person inside the minivan. Troopers from the FHP […]
Woman Barrels through Construction Zone and Hits Worker
The impact was so severe that it knocked the shirt and shoes off his body, according to one eyewitness. That witness saw a woman driver her pickup through a construction zone and hit a 28-year-old construction worker. The worker died at the scene, as reported at hernandotoday.com. The car accident happened in November in Spring […]
Wal-Mart Wants Out of DVD Class Action Lawsuit
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Back in 2005, Wal-Mart and Netflix agreed to help each other out with DVD rentals and sales. Wal-Mart’s DVD subscription service proved to be a bust, so it encouraged customers to rent DVDs from Netflix. In-turn, Netflix agreed to promote Wal-Mart’s DVD sales business. Then […]
Boaters Fail to Help Woman they Ran Over – She Later Dies
“Hey lady, are you all right?” That was the question that three men in a boat asked an injured woman they had just run over with their boat in a Utah lake. The men then sped off without offering aid to the bleeding woman. The woman died in the August boating accident. Her family recently […]
Another Safety Issue with Toyota?
A defective component in Toyota vehicles could cause steering problems, so the automaker issued a recall of over 400,000 of its cars in November. As reported at upi.com, a Toyota spokesperson said that the outer ring of the crankshaft pulley on the vehicle could misalign with the inner ring. If that does happen, the driver will […]
Tugboat Driver Will Go to Jail for Killing Two in Boat Crash
The tugboat driver that piloted a barge into a tiny Duck Boat last year will spend a year in prison. The YouTube video of the fatal boat accident is difficult to watch. It shows a stranded Duck Boat in the Delaware River. A massive 250-foot barge dwarfs the Duck Boat and then runs it over, […]
Have You Been a Text Spam Victim?
That text message you received that ended up being a telemarketing ploy might end up in a class action lawsuit. Advertisers are using text messages as a way of getting their messages out to consumers. The problem with that is that this “text spamming” violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and a class action […]
Out of Control Big Rig on the Florida Freeway
A massive collision between an 18-wheeler and a vehicle last November in Jacksonville injured five people. According to a report at news4jax.com, a tire on the semi-truck blew, causing the driver to lose control and hit a guardrail. The semi then crashed into four other cars before overturning on the side of the overpass on […]
