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Lawmakers all across the country have searched for ways to keep drivers as safe as possible while traveling America’s roadways. We all know that, unfortunately, automobile collisions are a daily occurrence; but the reasons for the collisions vary greatly. In recent years, as technology has improved and gadgetry has become the “it” thing for people young and old, more and more of the auto accidents that occur happen due to driver distraction--namely texting while driving.

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NBC-2 reported April 27, 2015 that Lee Memorial Hospital just reviewed their drowning data for the last six months, and 19 children visited the hospital for a near-drowning or submerged injury. 

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Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home facility is often a difficult choice. Ft. Myers personal injury attorney Randall Spivey knows it is natural for family members and friends to be consumed by the task of selecting the right facility, particularly since area facilities offer different amenities and levels of care. Those seeking appropriate facilities are also concerned about how their loved one will be cared for, as well as his or her overall safety while there.

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In a press release in February 2015, Kids In Danger (KID) reported on their recent survey,  A Decade of Data: An In-depth Look at 2014 and a Ten-Year Retrospective on Children’s Product Recalls.  The survey found there was a decrease in incidents, injuries, the number of children's product recalls and the deaths related to them. The development of mandatory standards for children's products in the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Act is a part of the breakthrough.  20 percent of the products...

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The 2015 high school graduation season is here. Thousands of Florida's high school seniors will be celebrating graduation with parties. Memories of these parties stay with us for a lifetime. Graduation parties can be safe and still enjoyable for attendees, especially if safety is a large part of the planning process.

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The Naples Daily News reported on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 that a Collier County jury awarded a plaintiff $60 million in a DUI suit against a North Naples pub. The pub was found negligent when its bartenders served an under-aged person too much alcohol resulting in permanent disabilities when the vehicle in which she was riding crashed into a tree in 2003.

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As we drive along the nation's many highways, we often, if not always, see at least one big rig (semi) truck. When accidents happen involving big rigs, the results are usually devastating. On April 22, 2015 five Georgia Southern University nursing students were killed in an accident with a big rig truck on Interstate 16. 

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Three years following the death of a 4-year-old boy in a fiery rear-end Jeep crash, a jury found in March 2015 that Fiat Chrysler acted with "reckless or wanton disregard for human life in the design or sale" of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which the boy was riding. They granted $150 million in damages following a two-week trial and almost a two-hour deliberation.

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Anyone who travels on Florida highways or other roadways throughout the country knows of the dangers associated with day-to-day driving.  Unfortunately, those dangers are particularly heightened when drivers of smaller automobiles are required to share the road with huge commercial vehicles, like tractor-trailers.

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Snorkeling and scuba diving accidents happen each year, particularly in the "Sunshine" state of Florida with its many miles of coastline and appeal of cruise ship passengers wishing to have closer looks at Florida marine life and fauna. Snorkeling and scuba accidents, because of their nature, can lead to substantial injuries and even death. ABC7 reported on March 24, 2015 that three snorkelers died on the same day in different locations in the Florida Keys.

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