A Brandon High School wrestling star recently filed a negligence lawsuit seeking $100,000 from Plant City due to an injury he suffered at a skateboard park in 2007. Eric Grajales won four state titles at Brandon High and posted a 218-0 record in his high school wrestling career but the 19-year-old is now worried he won’t be able to wrestle in the 2012 Olympics due to the accident. (read more)
Grajales claims that while skateboarding at Mike E. Sansone Community Park he fell off his board and was slashed by a piece of metal protruding from the cement. The 19-year-old claims he suffered a torn ACL as a result of the metal and now his hopes of wrestling in the Olympics could be in doubt. Grajales is rehabilitating from knee surgery and is scheduled to attend the University of Michigan this fall on a full wrestling scholarship.
If you or a loved one has been injured due to someone else’s negligence, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Employee Could Be On The Hook In McDonald’s Personal Injury Lawsuit
A man who left his cell phone in an Arkansas McDonald’s is suing the fast food giant because naked pictures of his wife, which were on his cell, wound up on the Internet. Phillip and Tina Sherman are suing McDonald’s Corp., the owner and the manager of the store for $3 million. (read more)
The most interesting twist in this case is a recent ruling that will allow McDonald’s to sue a third party. That third party is Cody Hess, the employee accused of finding the phone and posting the images to the Internet. A Washington County Circuit judge granted the motion by McDonald’s, which alleged that Hess was the cause of any damages the Sherman’s suffered.
If you or a loved one has been harmed due to someone else’s negligence, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Personal Injury Cases Stemming From Chinese Drywall Could Start Next Year
A New Orleans judge who gained national prominence handling Vioxx litigation is now moving forward with numerous cases involving Chinese Drywall used in homes throughout the southeast including Lakewood Ranch. Estimates in Florida are that nearly 400 homes have the drywall from China that can emit a foul-smelling sulfur compound that is making people sick. (read more).
Despite the fact that the majority of cases are being filed in Florida, the Louisiana judge was chosen due to his experience and respect from both plaintiffs and defendants. The first trials will begin within six months and will likely involve property claims. Personal injury claims are expected to begin in about a year.
If you or a loved one has been injured due to someone else’s negligence, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Rape At St. Petersburg Restaurant Leads To Civil Suit By Employee
Due to a restaurants location in a high traffic crime area, a rape victim has filed a civil lawsuit against a St. Petersburg restaurant. Last August three armed men stole money and raped an employee at Table restaurant on Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg. The woman who was sexually assaulted during the commission of that crime has filed suit against the restaurant owners. (read more)
The suit claims the restaurants location in a high crime area and the lack of proper security contributed to the sexual assault while the victim was working in the restaurant. Three men have been charged in the attack and have been charged with other robberies and rapes.
If you or a loved one has been injured at work due to someone else’s negligence, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at www.fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Orange County Man Claims His Soup Came With A Condom Instead Of Cheese
A suit was filed in Orange County Court this week by a man alleging he was served a bowl of French onion soup with a condom rather than melted cheese. The suit was filed against Claim Jumper’s restaurant and the claim is the man may have contracted a disease by virtue of the used condom in his soup. (read more)
The attorney for the plaintiff wants to have restaurant employees DNA tested to see if they can match the condom to one of the restaurant workers. Claim Jumpers said no one can prove the condom taken from the restaurant is the item submitted to the lab for testing. The restaurant also claims it has conducted its own internal probe and found no employee wrongdoind.
If you or a loved one has been injured by the negligence of another, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Orlando Teen Set To Sue The City Over Shooting
A teenager who was shot by an Orlando police officer has notified the city through his attorney that he intends to sue. The teen, who name has not been released due to his age, was a passenger in a car that members of a tactical squad tried to stop. The teen allegedly fled the scene and was shot while climbing a fence. (read more)
According to attorney Jerry Girley the traffic stop was an attempt to “affect an unlawful arrest”. The Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office did not pursue formal charges against the teen who was arrested for resisting police without violence and violating probation on a burglary charge. The police claimed there was a gun found but there was no mention of the gun in the police report nor was there any mention of the shooting.
If you or a loved one has been injured by the negligence of another, please contact Personal Injury Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Winter Park Dentist Being Sued For Dropping Tools Down A Patient’s Throat
The family of an elderly patient of a Winter Park dentist has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Dr. Wesley Myers. The suit claims negligence on the part of the dentist for dropping dental tools down the man’s throat on two separate occasions. (read more)
The lawsuit claims Dr. Wesley dropped a mini-wrench and an implant screwdriver tool down the throat of Charles Gaal, Jr. in 2006 and 2007. The negligence required surgeries that Gaal never recovered from before passing away in 2007. Meyers was fined $17,000 by the state following the incident.
If you or a loved one has been injured by the negligence of another, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: USF Kicker Falls 35-Feet From Busch Gardens Skyride
The starting placekicker for the University of South Florida Bulls was injured Saturday when he fell 35-feet from Busch Garden’s Skyride. The 20-year old football player was working at the Tampa amusement park according to team officials. Maikon Bonani is from Lake Wales was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph’s Hospital. (read more)
The Polk County resident is originally from Brazil and was expected to be the starting kicker for the Bulls as a sophomore this fall. Busch Garden’s confirmed an employee was injured at the park but did not release a name. The accident, which occurred around 3:00 p.m. happened after Bonani was worried about the security of a gondola door that just left the station. He held on to the door to check it and was holding on for about 50 feet as the gondola left the station before falling.
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FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Snake Bite At Florida Wal-Mart May Lead To Lawsuit
A man, his fiancé and their infant were browsing around the garden center in a St. Augustine Wal-Mart when the seven-week-old dropped his bottle. Jeriel Joiner reached under some shelving to get the baby’s bottle when he felt something bite him. Turns out Joiner was struck by a seven-inch pygmy rattlesnake. Joiner nearly died undergoing the first medical treatment following the bite and has decided against a second procedure because it may kill him even though the alternative is possibly having his arm amputated. (read more)
Joiner said that Wal-Mart officials and employees in the store on the day he was bite have done nothing to help him. The couple had to call for help on their own cell phone from the Wal-Mart and the only employee who came to their aid was an elderly greeter. With medical bills mounting for the uninsured Joiner, the couple have hired a personal injury attorney and plan to sue the retailer.
If you or a loved one has been injured and want to file a personal injury claim here in the state of Florida, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter. Also you can reach Darren via email.
FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: Disney Monorail Accident May Have Been Caused By Human Error
A week after the mother of the monorail driver that was killed in a crash at Disney World filed a motion for an emergency hearing; a report today is placing the blame for the accident on a worker in the monorail maintenance bay. (read more) Christine Wuennenberg filed her petition in State Circuit Court in Orlando on July ninth. The filing paves the way for the mother of Austin Wuennenberg to file a wrongful death claim against the world famous theme park.
On Wednesday details have been released in the Orlando Sentinel about the chain of events that led to the fatal crash. The report states that the cause of the crash was human error and there has been no evidence of a mechanical malfunction but that is not the only reason behind the fatal accident according to anonymous sources. The crash occurred at a time when the manager was coordinating the trains off-site via radio. According to the paper, Disney World policy did not require the manager to coordinate the trains at the console. They have since changed that policy said the source.
If you or a loved one has been injured and want to file a personal injury claim here in the state of Florida, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourinjury.com to discuss the matter.