Blog Posts in December, 2011
Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Punitive damages are meant to punish bad conduct. Careless driving is not enough. Instead, in the State of Florida, to warrant punitive damages the driving conduct must be wanton or reckless. That ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2011 By Scott Distasio
A bendable steering tie rod in some Arctic Cat All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) can cause a loss of control resulting in an ATV rollover accident . The discovery has prompted a recall of almost 1400 XC 450 ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Florida's auto accident personal injury protection coverage was established in 1970 with the goal of reducing exploitation. Unfortunately it has recently been plagued by fraud and staged car ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 By Scott Distasio
12-year-old Mikayla Wiles, a Hillsborough County middle schooler, was jogging with her mother when tragedy struck. Mikayla and her mother were training for a half marathon at the time of the car ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Scott Distasio
A chain-reaction car accident made Thanksgiving travel more difficult with long backups on southbound Interstate 275 at the Interstate 4 junction in Tampa. The accident included three cars and a semi ...
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