A Tampa resident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Tampa Electric Co. after a live wire fell and shocked him in his Plant City community. Diego Santiago is suing for more than $15,000 following claims he has suffered dizzy spells, headaches, blurred vision and mental and emotional trauma according to a story on tampabay.com.
The incident took place early last year when Santiago was talking to an acquaintance. The line fell and shocked him into unconsciousness for 10 minutes. Tampa Electric owns both the light pole and the electric transformer according to the article. The suit alleges that the company should have known of the problem and corrected it.
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Seven years after Herb Levine was hauled away from a City Council meeting in Venice, Florida, he has received a settlement on his claims of false arrest and injury. The city settled with the former president of the Venice Taxpayers League for $35,000 according to a story on the Sarasota Herald Tribune website. The city has so far not released any records surrounding the settlement despite being required to do so under state law.
The suit stemmed from an incident at a contentious council meeting where Levine called one city official a drunk and another a liar. While being removed from the meeting he fell and was injured before being taken to jail. The 82-year-old was charged at the time with resisting arrest, disturbing a lawful assembly and trespass after warning. The criminal charges were dropped by the state attorney.
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Bradenton resident Derrick Humbert died early Monday morning following an early morning traffic stop that led police to Taser the 38-year-old. According to a story in the on-line version of the Bradenton Herald, Humbert refused to make a traffic stop early Monday morning and eventually fled on foot. One of the pursuing officers then used a Taser on the man to secure his arrest.
Police called emergency personnel after using the Taser when Humbert tried to escape by running through several residential yards. Humbert was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital where he later died. According to the article, Police later discovered Humbert had an outstanding warrant for possession of marijuana. An investigation is underway and autopsy results are still due in determining the cause of death.
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A confidential financial settlement has been reached between the family of a 5-year-old and CROCS, the maker of popular plastic clogs after the young boy was badly injured on an escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The settlement was approved by a Senior U.S. District Judge and also includes the maker of the escalator and the company that runs the airport according to an article on the ajc.com.
The lawsuit was filed last year and in the suit the plaintiffs claimed that the boy’s CROCS began to melt as his shoe rubbed against a down escalator at the airport. One of the CROCS got caught causing serious injury that required two surgeries and extensive physical therapy. As part of the settlement, the boy will begin to receive payments when he turns 18.
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