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• Multiple Car Crash In Heavy Smoke In Lee/Hendry Counties on State Road 25

  Joseph Bernardo | May 17, 2008 11:39 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A multiple vehicle pile-up involving cars and trucks occurred early this morning in thick smoke from nearby brush fires. It happened on SR 25 near the Lee/Hendry county line. There were numerous...

• Nursing Home Janitor Charged with Abuse

  Christina Cole | March 07, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A former nursing home employee in Palm Beach County is being charged with striking a disabled nursing home resident.He was arrested after a completed investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Units Patient Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PANE) team. The investigation show's he was employed as a janitor at the Nursing Center.The investigation alleges, he struck a 48-year-old...

• 2 Nurses Arrested on Numerous Nursing Home Neglect Charges

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 1:55 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  According to the Florida Attorney General, two nurses from Suwannee County nursing home have been arrested on several counts of nursing home abuse and neglect. An investigation showed they withheld medication from nursing home patients.The attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit began its investigation against the two nurses last October after they had received an abuse report from the...

• School Bus and car accident with critical injuries update

  Joseph Bernardo | May 01, 2008 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  The recent serious car and school bus crash at a local dangerous intersection has apparently prompted action to get a street light installed. Things are now moving faster after a woman and her...

• Allstate Insurance getting spanked by Fla. court

  Joseph Bernardo | May 15, 2008 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Allstate is at it again. Misbehaving badly has become their norm and they are finally getting some of what they've been giving: Wednesday's 1st District Court of Appeal ruling denied Allstate's...

• Car Crash kills two(2)

  Joseph Bernardo | April 23, 2008 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Two men died when their automobile crashed in Labelle Saturday night. This is more evidence of just how bad our roads have become here. We continue to see an increasingly dangerous level of serious...

• Woman Attacked at Florida Dog Show

  Christina Cole | March 26, 2007 2:19 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  After attacking a woman at a dog show in Melbourne, Florida, Animal Control agents took a large Akita into custody.The dog attacked a 70-year-old woman injuring her left ankle. Witnesses told police the dog started to drag the woman before many men pulled the animal off her. Captain Brown, spokesman for Brevard County Animal Services, said there was no clear reason for the attack.This dog breed...

• Joseph Bernardo, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 05, 2007 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  If you or a loved one have suffered injury or death due to negligence of another, please contact Ft. Myers-Naplease area Personal Injury Attorney, Joseph Bernardo of Joseph J. Bernardo, P.A. immediately!

• Drowning Death of Toddler in Lee County Update

  Joseph Bernardo | May 04, 2008 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  I received an important and insightful response to my May 2 post on this subject. These events do occur to even the most careful and caring parents. It takes so little time for a child to be in...

• Florida Dog Bite Victim Awarded $3.7 Million by Jury

  Chrissie Cole | August 15, 2007 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A woman who suffered life-long injuries in a ferocious dog attack was awarded $3.7 million by jurors, Thursday. The jury found Delray Beach city officials partially responsible for the attack, in fact, more so than the dog owners.The jury assigned 40 percent of the blame to the homeowner and 60 percent to Delray Beach, making the city potentially liable for over $2.2 million dollars in...