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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In many hospitals, a large number of patients wear cardiac monitors. Hospital officials argue this practice allows patients with more critical ailments to be treated on “regular” floors, ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Social media has become an integral part of today's society. In a recent blog I discussed how insurance companies are beginning to use social media against clients in the claims process. In ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In late 2009, actress Brittany Murphy died from complications related to pneumonia. Five months later her husband, Simon Monjack, also died due to respiratory problems. After their deaths, the Los ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Across America when kids go back to school, many of them will bring their lunches in the quintessential brown paper bag. But the Huffington Post reported on a new study published in the Journal of ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2011 By Scott Distasio
What does a personal injury attorney do? How long will my case take? What should I do if I am ever in a car accident? If I think my mother is being abused in her nursing home, what should I do? These ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2011 By Scott Distasio
When people go to the grocery store and bring home food, they rarely expect that food might make them sick. But tainted food has been linked to one death and 76 illnesses in Ohio, Michigan, Texas, ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2011 By Scott Distasio
The Huffington Post reported recently on the death of Hayden Walton, a 13-year-old Arizona boy who died after being hit in the chest by a pitch during his little league baseball game. Officials for ...
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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 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 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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Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By Scott Distasio
It is Gasparilla weekend here in the Tampa Bay Area. The Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade is one of the biggest events that occur in Tampa every year. The streets are lined with children and ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Uninsured Motorist Coverage is a type of coverage on your automobile policy that protects you if you are involved in an automobile accident and the at-fault driver does not have Bodily Injury ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2010 By Scott Distasio
With the Holiday Season comes Holiday Office Parties, Social Gatherings and other events to celebrate the Holiday and the New Year. At most of these functions alcohol is served. Alcohol and ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2010 By Scott Distasio
Here is a topic not many people know about, BUT EVERYONE who runs errands for their employer SHOULD know about. For most people, using their car to run an errand for their employer, like that trip to ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2010 By Scott Distasio
Deep frying a turkey on Thanksgiving is becoming a popular trend. Some say it is the best way to get the meat of the bird tender and juicy. The downside to cooking your bird this way is that there is ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2010 By Scott Distasio
INJURED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WITH NO MEDICAL INSURANCE If you are injured in an automobile accident and you do not have medical insurance, it can be difficult to get all the medical care you need. The ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2010 By Scott Distasio
According to an Article written by Danny Valentine and published by the St. Petersburg Times , Tampa has the highest number of questionable car accident claims in the state of Florida and the second ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2010 By Scott Distasio
In Tampa and every other city in Florida, law enforcement officers routinely give the at fault party in a car accident a ticket. Most people think the officers decision that the other person was at ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2010 By Scott Distasio
When a personal injury claim is made, the job of the person evaluating the claim is to determine if the claim has merit and if so, decide how much to pay. Usually, this decision is made by an ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2010 By Scott Distasio
Social Networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and MySpace have become extremely popular. Many people post things to their accounts without thinking about how others that are not part of ...
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