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• Bus Accident Can't Stop Central Florida Field Trip

  Mark Myers | June 06, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  No Dodgertown Elementary students were injured in a recent bus accident caused by a man with more than ten previous traffic citations. The man was speeding when he caused the multi-vehicle crash. He was cited for careless driving in the wreck.That was the latest in a series of traffic violations -- including two DUI charges -- on his Florida driving record, according to state records. Besides...

• Recovery of pain and suffering over the death of a pet

  K.C. Bouchillon | May 28, 2007 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  In the wake of the recent deaths of pets resulting from contaminated pet food, New Jersey is considering a law permitting pet owners to sue for recovery of their pain and suffering if their pet gets sick or dies from eating the affected food. This will undoubtedly rekindle the debate over the status of pets in the law. Should pets be considered "part of the family" such that their owners can...

• Avandia linked to increased heart attack risk

  K.C. Bouchillon | May 28, 2007 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  Stop me if you've heard this one before: Giant drug company puts "miracle" drug on the market, markets it aggressively, and has worldwide sales in the billions of dollars. Then it turns out that the "miracle" comes with the ultimate side-effect: a significantly increased chance of dying from using the drug. First, it was Vioxx. Now, it's Avandia. Touted by its maker, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, as a...

• Holocaust Survivors Seek Insurance Money

  Christina Cole | April 22, 2007 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  A path is being made in Washington to give the "forgotten survivors" of the holocaust the right to sue insurance companies in federal court. Red tape has prohibited thousands of holocaust survivors from getting insurance claim money that could help them to live the rest of their days and years in dignity. A South Florida congresswoman is sponsoring a bill that could help to cut the red tape...

• Four People Killed in Three Accidents

  Christina Cole | April 08, 2007 12:32 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  It was deadly scene on Central Florida roads, when at least four people were killed in three seperate car accidents.Two people lost their lives when a car ran off the road in the 2,800 block of South Magnolia Avenue just before 8pm on Saturday. Police say the car struck a tree and came to rest next to a mobile home and then burst in flames.Not even an hour later, state Troopers were called to...

• Woman with Flesh-Eating Illness Files Medical Malpractice Suit

  Christina Cole | April 02, 2007 12:50 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  After developing a flesh-eating bacteria following childbirth that caused a Central Florida woman to lose her arms and legs, she is suing Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital alleging medical malpractice.The woman, 23, went to Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital to deliver her son. After giving birth, doctors told her she had contracted a flesh-eating bacteria and amputation was her...

• Zelnorm Recalled

  Christina Cole | March 31, 2007 2:55 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  Novartis Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily agreed to the FDA's request that they discontinue the marketing and sales of Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate). The FDA's request was based on new information of an increased risk of serious cardiovascular adverse events, including heart attack, chest pain and stroke associated with the use of Zelnorm. Based on this information, the FDA decided that the overall...

• Janitor Charged with Striking a Nursing Home Resident

  Christina Cole | March 24, 2007 1:26 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  A man has been charged with striking a disabled resident of a nursing home where he was once employed.The worker was arrested, Friday, after an investigation led by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Units Patient Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PANE team). The investigation claims the worker, 56, was employed as a janitor at the Edward J. Healy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in...

• Lilly, O'Toole & Brown, LLP

  Staff Writer | February 24, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  With over 150 years of combined courtroom experience, the 7 civil trial lawyers of Kent Lilly, P.A., Neal O'Toole, P.A. and Steven C. Brown, P.A. merged their practices on September 1, 2004 to form Lilly, O'Toole & Brown, LLP, in order to better serve our present and future clients.Lilly, O'Toole & Brown has 6 fully staffed offices in Central Florida - located in Bartow, Haines City, Lakeland,...

• K.C. Bouchillon, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | February 23, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  After graduating magna cum laude from law school at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1991, K.C. Bouchillon practiced in his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, until moving to Florida in 1994. He has been practicing law in Polk County since 1999, primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, construction law, trucking law, and personal injury.Mr. Bouchillon is admitted to practice in all...