Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Summer is quickly approaching. With the warm weather, Floridians often cool off in their pools. Unfortunately, that also means more pool deaths . For example, the Daytona News Journal has reported ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Most doctors are practicing medicine because they want to help people. However, as I pointed out in a recent blog post there are some unscrupulous doctors performing unnecessary procedures on patients ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2011 By Scott Distasio
According to a recent analysis of crime and accident statistics, reported by Ozarksfirst.com ; Orlando , Florida is the most dangerous Spring break Destination with Daytona Beach as a close second, ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By Scott Distasio
In Florida, except in rare circumstances, all personal injury cases must be mediated at some point after a lawsuit is filed. Mediation is an opportunity to settle your case. The mediator is usually a ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Media, politicians and special interest groups often claim that the high cost of health care is related to doctors performing "defensive medicine" out of fear of being sued by a personal injury ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2011 By Scott Distasio
The latest tactic used by defense lawyers is to infiltrate the private areas of Facebook for photos, comments, status updates and other tidbits that might contradict claims by plaintiffs in personal ...
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