A restaurant customer is suing Taco Bell of America LLC for alleged negligence. The man filed a complaint on July 21 in the Orange County Circuit Court, alleging that Taco Bell failed to provide a safe environment for its patrons. According to the complaint, the man alleges that he was…
Treasure Coast officials are ordering mandatory evacuations Saturday for Martin County for Hurricane Irma. Residents living on Hutchinson Island, Jupiter Island and Sewall’s Point should expect to be evacuated. As of now, Martin County remains under a voluntary evacuation order, which is part of the state of emergency After the…
It’s looking like residents can expect Hurricane Irma to be a category 3 to category 4 storm by the time it reaches Okeechobee County. Currently, the Okeechobee County Emergency Management team is telling residents that they recommend a voluntary evacuation to low lying areas and areas prone to flooding. Claims…
According to deputies, a man was killed Saturday while riding a scooter in Pompano Beach. The 22-year-old Lake Worth man died in the crash that happened shortly before 9 p.m., the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators say the man was heading west in the center lane of the 900 block…
A new study of pedestrian and bicycle travel suggests investment in infrastructure and policies to encourage walking and biking is correlated with lower rates of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths. The work by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Madison also identifies the safest and most dangerous…
A tenant is suing a property owner for alleged negligence in the Orange County Circuit Court. The woman filed a complaint on June 23 alleging that the property owner failed to provide a safe environment for her tenants. According to the complaint, the tenant alleges that she suffered a severe…
A business invitee is suing an Orlando business for alleged negligence. The woman filed a complaint on June 21 in the Orange County Circuit Court, alleging that the business failed to provide a safe environment for its business invitees. According to the complaint, the woman alleges that she was returning…
Uber knowingly leased unsafe cars to its drivers in Singapore, according to new reports. One of those cars, a recalled Honda Vezel with an Uber driver at the wheel, spouted flames from its dashboard in January, melting the car’s interior and cracking its windshield. The driver had just dropped off…
Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than all other workers combined, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics. This is an alarming trend as baby boomers reject the traditional retirement age of 65 and keep…
The first South Florida death related to lobster miniseason involved a 79-year-old man who was being towed behind a boat. The man was snorkeling Wednesday at Bahia Honda State Park in search of lobster when he had “difficulty in the water and did not survive,’’ said a public information coordinator…