A registered nurse is scheduled to go on trial in Orange County, Florida today in a case involving an alleged sexual assault of a 38-year-old hospital patient. It is not the first time nurse Kevin Laing has been accused of inappropriate conduct, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. He was never […]

More than 3,800 people are homeless in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties on any given day. Their demographics may surprise you. The majority are white and African American in equal numbers. One in three has a post-secondary education, and nearly half are employed every day. Forty percent are veterans who served […]

Oregon police have released a graphic video showing one of its motorcycle patrolmen being hit by a vehicle while issuing a ticket to another driver pulled over on the side of the road. The video is part of a campaign to urge Oregon motorists to move over when an officer is on the side of […]

The Orlando Sentinel reports that time-share mogul David Siegel and his attorneys are claiming jurors in Siegel’s sexual-harassment trial failed to disclose important information about their personal litigation histories during jury selection. This conduct reflects a troubling trend of “sour grapes” research into the personal lives of jurors AFTER a verdict is returned. […]

The insurance defense industry is at it again, this time using a controversial psychology test called the Fake Bad Scale to provide evidence that plaintiffs are lying about their injuries. However, psychologists and others believe the Fake Bad Scale identifies too many real victims as malingerers, people who exaggerate their symptoms to win judgments in […]

The American Automobile Association says it’s time for motor vehicle crashes to be viewed as the public health threat that they are. Nearly 43,000 people die on the nation’s roadways each year, yet [it] barely registers as a blip in most people’s mind, according to AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet.
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