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• Labelle Man Killed in Crash on I-75

  Chrissie Cole | August 26, 2007 2:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A 22-year-old Labelle man lost his life on Sunday following a late night car accident on Interstate 75 in Fort Myers.Initially, the man was listed in critical condition at Lee Memorial Hospital, according to a report by the Florida Highway patrol. He was a front-seat passenger in the 2002 Chevy Camaro driven by a 20-year-old man of Labelle.They were heading south on I-75 when he lost control of...

• Florida Dog Bite Victim Awarded $3.7 Million by Jury

  Chrissie Cole | August 15, 2007 12:04 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  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...

• Surveillance Camera Captures 'Slip-N-Fall' Scam

  Chrissie Cole | August 02, 2007 1:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A Florida woman is being accused of running a "slip and fall" scam at a grocery store in Sunrise.Surveillance cameras captured images of the woman losing her footing in one of the aisles and taking a nasty fall. A store worker comes to help her up, when she loses her footing again, falling to the floor.After viewing the surveillance footage the store manager noticed there was something strange...