Florida Injury Lawyer Blog

A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured after a rollover accident with a vehicle in Loxahatchee last month. The accident, which involved a car and the pickup truck which the deputy was driving, left one other person injured with non life-threatening injuries.

Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that 21.4 percent of fatal crashes in 2009 in the U.S involved at least one vehicle rolling over. Utility vehicles had the highest rollover rates in deadly crashes (32.3%) and in accidents involving injuries (9.3%). Pickup trucks had the highest rollover rate in accidents involving property damage only (2.3%).

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A California mother recently received a $4.6 million settlement for the injury caused to her son when he was circumcised at one week old. Melanie Hall settled with Miltex Inc, a Mogen circumcision clamp manufacturer, and parent company Integra Life Sciences Holding Corp for defective manufacturing that resulted in 85% of the tip of her son's penis being amputated, according to the lawsuit.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 56 percent of U.S.-born males are circumcised in hospitals. The Mogen clamp, Gomco clamp, and Plastibell are the devices used in the majority of circumcisions performed in the U.S.

In August 2000, the FDA alerted the public with a public health notification regarding the Mogen and Gomco clamps following 105 injury reports between July 1996 and January 2000. Penile injuries included cuts, hemorrhaging, amputation and urethral damage.

The FDA has received 139 additional reports since their 2000 public health notice for issues related to circumcision clamps, 51 of which were injury reports. 21 of those reports involved Mogen clamps. Although Miltex ceased distribution of Mogen clamps in 1994, some of its devices continue to be used.

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Broward County - A Plantation accident involving three vehicles has injured a police officer and his dog. The accident happened on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, when an SUV struck Plantation police officer Curtis Hampton's car head-on. Hampton's car was then hit by a Toyota that was behind him. Hampton, a 25-year police veteran, suffered multiple fractures. His K-9, Rudi, is recovering. Police are investigating the cause of this multiple-vehicle accident.

Our Coral Springs personal injury lawyers are here to help people and families injured in auto accidents in South Florida. According statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 6,391 fatal head-on accidents and approximately 603,000 head-on injury accidents involving multiple vehicles in 2009 in the U.S. These statistics involve the front of the vehicle as the initial point of impact.

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Palm Beach County - A 6-year-old boy was injured last month after being struck by a car as he was being dropped off at school. After being struck, the boy became stuck under the car. The boy was rescued by three police officers from Boca Raton, who lifted the car. The driver, Liliana Gonzalez, will not be charged, according to police. Dominic DeRoberts's injuries include a severed ear and slightly punctured lung. He is expected to return to his elementary school in the near future.

According to statistics, approximately 7,000 children were injured during a one-year period while being dropped off at school. To learn about safety rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation, please visit this site.

The Law Office of Cytryn & Velazquez helps injured people involved in car accidents throughout South Florida, including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate, Pompano Beach, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Pembroke Pines, Lauderhill, Davie, Plantation, Weston, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.

We are experienced trial lawyers with a 'quality vs. quantity' philosophy, meaning we are very selective about the cases that we handle. This allows us to devote the time and effort necessary to pursue each case to its fullest.

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Miami-Dade - On July 16, 2011, 24-year-old Peter Munoz, an off-duty Coral Springs police officer, was driving drunk when he was involved in a car accident in Coral Gables that injured 23-year-old Miami resident Jennifer Gutierrez. Four days later, Gutierrez died as a result of her injuries. At .229, Munoz's blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit when the accident occurred, according to reports.

On Thursday, September 29th, Munoz turned himself in to the Coral Gables Police Department and is now charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Munoz was fired from his position.

As Coral Springs injury lawyers, we fight for justice on behalf of our clients who have been injured or killed due to negligent drivers. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), a person dies every 50 minutes in the U.S. from crashes involving drunk drivers. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), drivers ages 20-24 who had been drinking had the highest rate in deadly accidents in 2009.

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Palm Beach County - The parents of a child born with no arms and only one leg received a $4.5 million dollar jury verdict earlier this month. The parents of Bryan Santana, nearly 3 years old, sued their obstetrician and clinic for negligence in failing to detect their son's birth defects before he was born. The jury sided with the parents and awarded them the verdict to help pay for their son's medical expenses. According to the Sun Sentinel, St. Mary's Medical Center also missed detecting the child's birth defects on three ultrasounds and settled confidentially with the child's parents.

According to the March of Dimes, approximately 120,000 babies are born with birth defects every year in the U.S. Currently about half all U.S. states, including Florida, recognize the wrongful birth statute. Under this statute, parents can file a lawsuit on behalf of children born with abnormalities and claim they would have terminated the pregnancy if their health care provider would have alerted them about their child's disabilities.

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