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Florida Cruise Ship Coronavirus Attorneys
As COVID-19 continues to keep most of the world on lockdown with ‘Safer at Home’ orders extended, there are many people still stranded on cruise ships. It has been reported that some cruise lines are currently working with the CDC to resolve the current “No Sail Order” and problem releasing…
COVID19 Cruise Injury Death Lawyer – Cruise Industry Downplayed and Ignored the Dangers of Coronavirus and Sailed On Anyways, Passengers and Crew COVID19 Positive, and Many Dead | Whittel & Melton
In early 2020 the coronavirus began spreading across the world leaving millions of people in one of the most dangerous and isolated places during a pandemic: a cruise ship. It is unknown how many passengers and crew got sick or died from COVID-19. No global health body or regulatory agency…
Shocking Anonymous Tip Leads to 17 Bodies Found at Nursing Home | Florida Death & Neglect Attorney Whittel & Melton
Late Saturday there was a call for body bags and by Monday, the police received an anonymous tip about a body being stored in a shed outside one of the state’s largest nursing homes. Once police arrived, the corpse had been removed from the shed, but they discovered 17 bodies…
Don’t Text and Drive: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month | Whittel & Melton
Distracted driving is a huge issue across the United States. Texting while driving is the riskiest of the distracted driving behaviors, but other distractions include applying makeup, adjusting the radio, drinking coffee, and talking on your phone. When you allow distractions to take over your train of thought when you…
Veteran at South Florida VA Nursing Home Dies from Coronavirus
A military veteran who contracted coronavirus in mid-March at a Florida VA nursing home in Pembroke Pines has died, state officials confirmed Saturday. The deceased veteran, who was not identified, was one of two men living at the nursing home for veterans in Pembroke Pines who were hospitalized last month…
Baker County Nursing Home Says Recently Admitted Patient Brought Coronavirus | Whittel & Melton
A nursing home in Baker County that saw a sudden spike of 10 coronavirus cases said the illness was bought into the facility from someone who was recently moved to the facility. The Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center suddenly found that 10 patients in the facility had been infected with…
Washington Nursing Home Faces $611,000 Fine Due to Safety Lapses in Coronavirus Outbreak | Whittel & Melton
A Washington state nursing home that had at least 37 Covid-19 deaths faces a fine of more than $611,000, according to federal inspectors. The facility could also lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it does not correct a plethora of deficiencies that led to the country’s first major outbreak of…
FDA Pulls Zantac off of Market Immediately | Whittel & Melton Zantac Class Action Claims
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is requesting manufacturers pull all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately. The FDA noted that an ongoing investigation has determined that levels of a contaminant in the heartburn medications increase over…
Two Crewmembers Medically Evacuated from Two Different Royal Caribbean Ships | Whittel & Melton
Two Royal Caribbean crew members — one from the Symphony of the Seas and one from the Oasis of the Seas — were “medically evacuated” from their respective ships Monday at Port Everglades, the cruise line confirmed. Even though Royal Caribbean would not confirm whether the members have been diagnosed…