All-terrain vehicle-related injuries are a huge problem across the United States, and we see more children affected than adults. According to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the major risk factors for young riders also are entirely preventable. Their studies show that the injuries children sustain from ATV-related accidents…
Nearly two dozen visitors to Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland, were stuck on a roller coaster when it stalled Thursday. A spokesman for Prince George’s County Fire Department said firefighters rescued all riders on board the Joker’s Jinx coaster four hours after crews arrived to rescue them. Six Flags…
Former Kissimmee mayor, state lawmaker and Osceola County commission chairman Frank Attkisson was struck and killed while riding his bicycle Thursday. The Florida Highway Patrol said Attkisson, 61, was riding his bike on Kissimmee Park Road near Lake Tohopekaliga Road about 7 p.m. Thursday, when he was struck from behind…
Shaquille O’Neal has bought new furniture for the family of a 5-year-old Atlanta girl who survived a dog attack that left another child dead. According to reports, the girl returned home this week after being hospitalized since the Jan. 17 attack. The two children were walking to a bus stop…
Drivers should anticipate an increase in motorcycle traffic on Florida roads, as thousands of motorcyclists ride into Daytona for the 76th annual Daytona Bike Week March 10-19. With that said, Florida has the most motorcycle crash fatalities in the nation, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to…
Manzana Products Co. Inc. is voluntarily recalling three different types of Trader Joe’s apple sauces because of the potential presence of glass pieces. The three applesauces recalled are: Trader Joe’s All Natural Unsweetened Apple Sauce Trader Joe’s Organic Unsweetened Apple Sauce Trader Joe’s First Crush Gravenstein Unsweetened Apple Sauce Each…
A cruise ship passenger alleges he was injured after he slipped and fell near the food court on the ship. The man filed a suit on Feb. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Celebrity Cruises Inc. alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the…
A Kentucky woman claims a slippery deck near a hot tub on a Miami-based cruise ship caused her to fall. The woman filed a complaint on Feb. 13 against Carnival Corp., doing business as Carnival Cruise Lines Inc., alleging negligence. According to the complaint, the woman claims that on Feb.…
A preliminary settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit filed against Kane’s Furniture that accused the store of failing to honor lifetime warranties for defective “bonded leather” furniture that peeled, flaked and deteriorated. Notices to about 15,000 customers who purchased the furniture were put in the mail starting Friday…
A Carnival passenger alleges he was injured because he slipped on a deck that was wet with rain. The man filed a complaint on Jan. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Carnival Corp. alleging negligence. According to the lawsuit, the man alleges that…