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• I-75 Crash Claims Two Lives

  Joe Saunders | October 01, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  An overnight crash in Sarasota near the Bee Ridge Road exit on Interstate 75 has claimed the lives of two adults. I-75 northbound was closed for hours as a result of the 12 car accident which included a tractor trailer truck. The truck was driving northbound at approximately 12:30am and had its cruise control on and set at 70 m.p.h. when the crash occurred. According to the tractor trailer...

• Motorcyclist Runs Red Light, Dies

  Joe Saunders | October 05, 2008 6:21 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A 62 year old Sarasota man ran a red light at University Parkway and Cattleman Road and was struck and killed by an oncoming SUV. According to police, the SUV had a green light at the time of the...

• Sprint Fidelis Pacemaker Had Problems Last Winter

  Joe Saunders | October 25, 2007 8:13 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Medtronic, the manufacturer of the Sprint Fidelis cardiac defibrillator a.k.a. pacemaker, knew that its medical device had problems with fractured lead wires last winter, according to consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. These defects were reported to the government last winter. According to Dr. Sidney Wolfe, the FDA had received 599 reports of defibrillator malfunctions as of January 10,...

• Will NY Child Victim Act Fail Because of Political Back Room Deals?

  Joe Saunders | June 17, 2009 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  This morning, I received an alarming email about the NY Child Victim Act and those who'd try to thwart its passage. From the email, it appears there's a lot of political games being played in Albany...

• Man Killed after Being Thrown from Truck in Accident

  Joe Saunders | August 28, 2008 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A 52 year old man has died as a result of his injuries stemming from a weekend auto accident in Sarasota. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, Francis P. Corkin, 80 ran a red light...

• Florida No Fault Auto Insurance Law Expires

  Joe Saunders | October 02, 2007 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Florida no fault auto insurance law expired yesterday after the Florida Legislature did not renew the law this year. As of yesterday, Florida no fault personal injury protection insurance is not required anymore. This insurance required that persons injured in auto accidents make a claim against their own auto insurance for the first $10,000 of medical bills or wages even if a careless...

• Another Ford Truck Recall

  Joe Saunders | August 23, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Ford has recalled 3.6 million cars, vans, trucks, sports utility vehicles, and vans due to a faulty cruise control system. A similar recall occurred in January 2005 when Ford had to recall 6 million vehicles to a fire hazard linked to faulty cruise control switches. The recall involves the following vehicles: 1998-2002 Ford Ranger, 1992-1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria,...

• Acetaminophen Safety and the FDA

  Joe Saunders | July 07, 2009 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Last week's FDA panel decision to ban painkillers Vicodin and Percocet as well as limit acetaminophen has a long and complicated backstory. The call for banning Vicodin and Percocet was in part a...

• Is Florida Board of Medicine Too Easy on Docs?

  Staff Writer | August 17, 2006 8:37 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  An interesting editorial in the Palm Beach Post dated August 5, 2006, calls into question the existing system in place for monitoring Florida physicians for medical malpractice. Currently, the state of Florida has more than 50,000 licensed physicians, and the Department of Health reviews around 8,000 complaints by patients about doctors each year. The editorial accuses the state Board of...

• Texting While Driving Still Legal in Florida

  Joe Saunders | June 04, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  While driving to work this morning I noticed a middle-aged man next to me in an SUV, smoking a cigarette in one hand, shaving with the other hand and still driving. By the way, he had a cell phone...