Florida A&M University responded last week to the wrongful death suit filed against it by the parents of Robert Champion, the young drum major who died at the hands of fellow marching band members during a notorious hazing incident that took place in Orlando last November. Triggering a tide of…
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CSX TRAIN ACCIDENT AND DERAILMENT IN MARYLAND: TRACKS TO BLAME? INSPECTION RECORDS SHOULD BE REVIEWED SAYS GERSON AND SCHWARTZ, PA
A CSX train derailed yesterday killing two 19 year old women and demolishing several automobiles below the track. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, officials have reported that the derailment took place around midnight in Ellicott City Maryland. The CSX coal train was on route from West Virginia to…
One Teen Killed, Another Injured When Pickup Rolls into in Broward County Canal
Last week, the driver of a pickup truck carrying four Broward County teenagers lost control and rolled into a canal, killing one teen and injuring another. According to witnesses, a four door Toyota Tacoma driven by 18-year-old Vincent Terracciano was traveling westbound on Krome Avenue when the vehicle suddenly veered…
Convicted Polo Magnate Released from Palm Beach County Jail on $7 Million Bond
Polo mogul John Goodman was released from Palm Beach County Jail on Friday pending his appeal of a 16-year prison sentence following his DUI manslaughter conviction earlier this year. At trial, Goodman was accused of driving his Bentley while intoxicated, speeding, failing to stop at a stop sign, and colliding…
National Scrutiny Intensifies Surrounding the Shooting of Trayvon Martin: Why wasn’t George Zimmerman Arrested? Washington Weighs In
President Barack Obama has released a statement regarding what happened to young, African American, Trayvon Martin. Martin who was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, by the notorious volunteer neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, was unarmed and had not committed any crime whatsoever. This is “a national tragedy”, said Representative Maxine…
South Florida Polo Magnate Convicted of Vehicular Homicide and DUI-Manslaughter
Last Friday, a Palm Beach County jury convicted 48-year-old John Goodman of motor vehicular homicide and DUI-manslaughter in connection with a February 11, 2010 car accident that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson. The jury, which consisted of five men and two women, deliberated for approximately five and one-half hours and during…
Florida East Coast Railway Train 210 Kills 2 In Same Day, Personal Injury Lawyer Says Thorough Investigation Needed
A Florida East Coast Railway train struck and killed 2 people in entirely different incidents. Jonathan Adario was killed when Florida East Coast Railway Train 210 hit him at a crossing in Fort Lauderdale. It was reported that Adario was laying on the tracks. But, Miami personal injury lawyer Nicholas…
Homestead Day Care Center Death
An 18-month-old boy was found dead at a Homestead day care on Tuesday. The boy was found dead at Jomiba Learning Center, 1005 N. Krome Ave., according to Miami-Dade Police. The investigation into how the boy believed to be named Dominicue Andrews died. His body was recovered from the center’s…
Fatal Truck Accident in Fort Lauderdale
Earlier this morning a Fort Lauderdale man was killed when he was struck by a truck on the Florida turnpike. The truck accident occurred in the early morning hours around 5:30 A.M. just off of Mile Marker 63, which is north of Commercial Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida. Driver negligence…