A 2-year-old Florida girl lost both feet last month after her father accidentally backed over her with his riding lawn mower. The child was sitting on the lawn screaming and trying to get her father’s attention, but he was on a ride-able lawn mower and could not hear her over…
Hillsborough County court records show that a Central Florida man whose penis and testicles were severed in an industrial accident several years ago has filed another negligence lawsuit, this time against his former employer. The injured man first filed a suit in January 2011 against Future Foam Carpet Cushion and…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, manufacturers filed for more than 650 safety recalls in 2012 affecting more than 17.8 million vehicles, child seats and vehicle equipment. Additionally, the NHTSA prompted the recall of more than 9 million vehicles and 60,000 items of vehicle equipment, such as child…
The high-profile lawsuit filed by a cruise ship attendant on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship that carried John Travolta as a passenger in June 2009 has been dropped as of Feb. 4. In the lawsuit, a cruise ship worker accused Travolta of disrobing and exposing himself to him during a…
A Deltona, Florida student became the 10th student to be injured this year after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle Thursday morning. The driver was cited in the crash. While the 11th grader only suffered minor injuries, Volusia County school officials said that children being injured…
A man was airlifted to a local hospital in Tampa Friday morning after firefighters rescued him from a construction accident under the Interstate 75 overpass. The man was apparently working on the construction site when an unknown accident took place around 11 a.m. He was apparently working in a 9-foot…
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is generally caused by asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a group of minerals that form naturally in the environment as bundles of fibers that are resistant to heat, fire and chemicals. Unfortunately, inhaling or swallowing just one of these fibers can cause the malignant…
A 22-year-old Tampa bicyclist was rushed to the hospital Wednesday night after sustaining critical injuries in a collision with a car. The man was riding his bike around 11:15 p.m. when he apparently rode into the path of a Honda driven by a 23-year-old Tampa woman. The Honda hit the…
For many Americans, the Fourth of July holiday means grabbing friends and family members and barbecuing on the grill. While cooking out is essentially a rite of summer, most people fail to realize the budding dangers for serious burns and other injuries right in your back yard. According to the…
U.S. transportation safety regulators shut down 26 bus companies last month operating curbside bus routes primarily on the I-95 corridor, Florida and the East Coast for alleged safety violations. This action is the result of a larger investigation into crashes in New York and New Jersey last year that killed…