While designed with the goal of providing efficient, public transportation to the state of Florida, unfortunately, Florida’s new express passenger railway—Brightline—has instead led to significant injuries and deaths, just in its opening week. On opening day alone, one pedestrian was struck and killed at a road crossing by the train, and over the next seven […]

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One man’s very painful journey into being incorrectly prescribed the fentanyl patch after a surgeon’s serious mistake, and then suffering from additional medical malpractice, is one that we can all learn from. After mistakes made during a rectal repair procedure caused permanent nerve damage in his feet, a pain specialist introduced him to the fentanyl […]

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According to a new report from the Better Business Bureau, online purchase scams are now the riskiest form of consumer fraud out there, moving up from the fourth spot in 2016, to the first in 2017. While young people were the highest at risk as a group in general, money lost was highest for older […]

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When many people think of Florida, they think of sunshine and beautiful beaches, and the many tourist attractions, such as Disney World. Yet, one of Florida’s most notorious and plentiful residents—the alligator—is something that both visitors and property owners alike simply cannot ignore. Unfortunately, the presence of more than one million alligators in our sunshine […]

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