http://dwklaw.com/blog Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:28:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some Florida doctors are now requiring patients to sign a document promising not to post Internet comments about them without permission, according to Florida Health News. Patients who sign the Mutual Agreement to Maintain Privacy document promise they “will not denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon” the doctor ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2009/02/18/florida-doctors-are-wrong-to-silence-unhappy-patients/ Next month, the Florida Legislature will consider a bill to prohibit the operation of a moving vehicle while reading, manually writing or typing, or sending messages on electronic wireless communication devices, according to a report in the Gainesville Sun. Seven states already prohibit text messaging while driving and nine ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2009/02/11/florida-bill-targets-negligent-drivers-who-text-message/ An Orange County, Florida sports bar is under investigation for serving a teenager alcohol before he lost control of his car and died. The teen’s family believes the bar should be held responsible if the allegations are true, and I agree. Unfortunately, this is an all too familiar story. ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2009/01/28/bar-should-be-held-responsible-for-death-of-underage-drinker/ Our firm recently represented a Central Florida woman who was severely injured in a horrific car accident caused when another driver ran a stop sign. The car accident left her with permanent injuries to her neck, back, shoulders, knees, legs and ankle, and persistent pain that, at times, requires ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2009/01/12/central-florida-jury-awards-27-million-to-our-client-injured-in-a-stop-sign-running-accident/ A 34-year-old Central Florida man was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a drunk driver who lost control while driving someone else’s car. The driver was convicted of DUI manslaughter and is currently serving a 15 year sentence. Our firm represented the man’s widow to recover damages ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2009/01/07/jury-awards-3-million-to-our-client-left-widowed-by-a-drunk-driver/ In this day and age, healthcare is always a hot topic, especially when it comes to medications and insurance companies. Now, a Florida consumer group is urging the public to be wary of prescription drug "switching" that can reduce the cost of a medicine, but also result in a ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2008/12/09/consumer-group-issues-generic-medication-warning/ Who didn’t see this one coming? The family of an employee trampled to death by bargain-hunting holiday shoppers at a New Jersey Walmart has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, saying the store’s ads offering deep discounts created an unsafe environment. Anybody who’s seen the video footage of the ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2008/12/05/walmart%e2%80%99s-negligence-results-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit/ Motorcycle accidents involving riders who don’t wear helmets are resulting in big bills in Central Florida hospitals, according to an Orlando TV station which reported the cost to treat injured riders in 2007 was $40 million. One-third of Florida motorcycle riders don’t have insurance. Many others only carry ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2008/11/18/motorcycle-accidents-cause-serious-injuries-serious-medical-bills/ The Florida Bar spent nearly half its annual budget -- about $10 million – investigating grievances against about 7,800 attorneys from September 2007 to August 2008, according to the Orlando Sentinel. A large majority of the complaints (about 80 percent) were dismissed because the Bar determined there was no ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2008/11/11/personal-injury-clients-don%e2%80%99t-deserve-negligent-lawyers/ The Florida Board of Medicine disciplined five Orlando area doctors this month for making serious medical errors. The doctors’ mistakes included operating on the wrong disc in a patient's back, operating on the wrong testicle of a patient and implanting the wrong kind of lens during a cataract procedure. ... http://dwklaw.com/blog/2008/10/15/orlando-doctors-disciplined-for-wrong-site-surgery-and-other-medical-mistakes/