Bloghttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23.htmlLaw office of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. is located in Miami, Florida providing the highest level of trial advocacy in the area of personal injury litigationfarly@rbrlaw.com (Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A.)support@viestly.com (Vesta Digital)Fri, 18 May 2012 14:33:05 GMTFri, 18 May 2012 14:33:05 GMTViestly60Hit-and-Run Driver Faces Vehicular Homicide, DUI Manslaughter Charges in Fatal Hialeah Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/118-hit-and-run-driver-faces-vehicular-homicide-dui-manslaughter-charges-in-fatal-hialeah-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL—A 22-year-old driver accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal traffic accident in Hialeah on Feb. 25 remains detained in lieu of $70,000 bail, according to recent reports by CBS Miami. According to information provided, the alleged hit-and-run driver—who faces previous unrelated charges of reckless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, DUI resulting in property damage, and driving with an invalid license— was charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, vehicular homicide, DUI manslaughter and driving without a valid license in connection with the deadly Hialeah accident.

Preliminary reports appeared to suggest Luis Castilla’s Toyota slammed into pedestrian Delia Temoche, 75, as she was making her way across the 8200 block of 7th St. in Hialeah. Castilla sped away from the scene of the violent traffic crash, leaving the Peruvian-born grandmother there to die of her injuries.

Following the fatal traffic accident, Hialeah Police say Castilla called 911 to report that he had become the victim of a hit-and-run accident involving another car. Officials from the City of Hialeah Police Department told reporters they suspect Castilla was likely attempting to establish his alibi in doing so.

According to Nicole Torres, the hit-and-run victim’s granddaughter, “I hoped it wasn’t her, I prayed it wasn’t her, just to see her body there and to see them take her away, it’s terrible… He’s [Castilla] an idiot, a coward for running away. For hitting an old lady, a defenseless old lady that had nothing to do with whatever he was doing.”

Investigations into the fatal hit-and-run are ongoing.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented victims who suffer serious injuries in bus accidents, car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 29 Feb 2012 02:05:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/118-hit-and-run-driver-faces-vehicular-homicide-dui-manslaughter-charges-in-fatal-hialeah-crash.htmlPedestrian Hit, Killed by HART Bus in Tampa’s Progress Village Area; Investigations Ongoinghttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/117-pedestrian-hit-killed-by-hart-bus-in-tampas-progress-village-area-investigations-ongoing.htmlMIAMI, FL—Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a traffic crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Tampa’s Progress Village area on the night of Feb. 20. According to information provided by the Tampa Bay Times, a 57-year-old HART (Hillsborough Area Regional Transit) bus driver came forth upon learning that the pedestrian hit-and-run accident had occurred around the same time that he was traveling through the area.

Reports indicated 43-year-old Eric A. Lewis was hit and killed by a HART bus in close proximity to the suburban Tampa intersection of Fir Drive and 79th Street. HART bus driver Steven Rickert, on the other hand, allegedly failed to notice that he had become involved in the traffic crash and subsequently drove home.

Rickert reportedly contacted the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority on Feb. 21, after hearing on the news that a pedestrian had been hit and killed near Fir Dr. and 7th St. in Tampa’s Progress Village. Although Rickert maintained that he had no recollection of the accident, he told HART that he had been driving westbound on Fir Dr. and made a right turn onto 7th St. around 9 p.m.— the same time that Lewis’ body was discovered.

By evaluating the HART bus Rickert had been driving around the time of the pedestrian hit-and-run, officials were able to determine that the bus was indeed the vehicle involved. While there are currently no charges pending in connection with the fatal bus crash, HART spokeswoman Marcia Mejia said Rickert has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of toxicology tests and investigations.

Officials from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority are investigating the fatal bus crash, according to Mejia and Sheriff’s Office spokesman Larry McKinnon. Moreover, Mejia apparently told reporters Rickert—who has been a HART employee since May 2006— has been involved in two separate “preventable” accidents in the past.

According to statistical data provided through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) encyclopedia, 221 fatal bus accidents occurred nationwide during the year 2009.


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 24 Feb 2012 01:18:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/117-pedestrian-hit-killed-by-hart-bus-in-tampas-progress-village-area-investigations-ongoing.htmlSW Miami-Dade Collision Involving Car, Semi Truck Sends 5 People to Trauma Centerhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/116-sw-miami-dade-collision-involving-car-semi-truck-sends-5-people-to-trauma-center.htmlMIAMI, FL—Five people were hospitalized with various injuries following a violent South Florida collision involving a small car and a tractor-trailer. According to NBC Miami, the 18-wheeeler accident occurred in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester neighborhood at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 17.

Witness reports suggested a Honda Accord and an 18-wheeler were heading west on Coral Way in Southwest Miami-Dade County when the semi attempted to make a left turn at Southwest 84th Avenue. Seemingly unable to swerve away in time, the Honda consequently crashed into the truck. Although the exact cause of the 18-wheerler accident remains unclear, officials said speed played a role in the traffic crash.

According to information provided, hydraulic rescue tools (the Jaws of Life) were used to extract one of the crash victims from the wreckage. The driver of the Honda—23-year-old Miami resident Alexandria Estrella—and four passengers in the car (whom also reside in Miami)—Ana Posada, 18, Moises Arnold Alvarez, 18, Anthony Emmanuel Del Rio, 18, and Jovanni Oliva, 20— were transported to the Trauma Center at Kendall Regional Hospital following the South Florida collision. Estrella and Posada apparently suffered critical injuries in the traffic crash. The driver of the semi truck, on the other hand, escaped serious injury in the Southwest Miami-Dade wreck.

Investigations into the injurious collision are ongoing.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented victims who suffer serious injuries in bus accidents, car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 22 Feb 2012 20:46:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/116-sw-miami-dade-collision-involving-car-semi-truck-sends-5-people-to-trauma-center.htmlRailroad Worker Suffers Fatal Injuries in Fall From Jacksonville Train Trestle Bridgehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/115-railroad-worker-suffers-fatal-injuries-in-fall-from-jacksonville-train-trestle-bridge.htmlMIAMI, FL—Officials are expected to investigate a recent on-the-job accident that claimed the life of an Osmose Railroad Services employee from Michigan on Feb. 14. According to the Florida Times-Union, a railroad worker was in the midst of conducting repairs on a railroad trestle below the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville, Fla. when—for unknown reasons— he slipped from the bed of a boom truck, struck his head and ended up in the St. John’s River.

Upon falling from the train trestle bridge, 42-year-old railroad worker Peter Jerome Michnick remained submerged underwater for approximately 5 minutes. Reports indicated a boater in the area retrieved the victim and two of his co-workers—who apparently jumped into the St. John’s River to try and save him— and transported them to a nearby dock.

While the badly injured worker was rushed to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center following the Jacksonville accident, his fall-related injuries ultimately proved fatal at the hospital. Investigations into the fatal on-the-job accident are ongoing.

According to standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), “Employees working over or near water, where the danger of drowning exists, shall be provided with U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket or buoyant work vests… Prior to and after each use, the buoyant work vests or life preservers shall be inspected for defects which would alter their strength or buoyancy. Defective units shall not be used.”

OSHA regulations also state, “Ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line shall be provided and readily available for emergency rescue operations. Distance between ring buoys shall not exceed 200 feet” and “at least one lifesaving skiff shall be immediately available at locations where employees are working over or adjacent to water.”



About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 21 Feb 2012 18:59:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/115-railroad-worker-suffers-fatal-injuries-in-fall-from-jacksonville-train-trestle-bridge.htmlHit-and-Run Driver Remains at Large Following Violent Crash on Rickenbacker Causeway in Miamihttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/114-hit-and-run-driver-remains-at-large-following-violent-crash-on-rickenbacker-causeway-in-miami.htmlMIAMI, FL—Two cyclists were hospitalized with various injuries following a hit-and-run crash that occurred on Miami’s Rickenbacker Causeway at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Feb. 15. CBS Miami reports suggested Miami Police have yet to identify or locate the motorist who fled the scene of the violent cyclist accident.

Miami crash survivor Enda Walsh, 48, told reporters, “We were cycling up the Key Biscayne bridge side by side, in the bike lane, having a conversation. We didn’t even see anything. then there was a loud bang and the next thing you know I was on the ground and Aaron was 30 feet up the road lying on his back on the road not moving.”

According to Miami Police Detective Lorraine Rubio, evidence at the scene suggested the hit-and-run car was a silver Honda Civic (2009 – 2011 model). That vehicle apparently slammed into Walsh and another cyclist, Aaron Cohen, 37, as they traveled in the eastbound bike lane of the Rickenbacker Causeway--which connects Miami to Key Biscayne and Virginia Key.

Responding paramedics rushed the injured bike riders to Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital following the horrific cyclist accident. While Walsh was treated for a leg injury and then released from the hospital, Cohen’s injuries were far more severe. Cohen underwent brain surgery upon arriving at the hospital. He was subsequently listed in extremely critical condition. It was not clear if Cohen sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the traffic crash.

The search for the hit-and-run driver involved in the injurious Miami crash continues.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented victims who suffer serious injuries in bus accidents, car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 16 Feb 2012 18:12:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/114-hit-and-run-driver-remains-at-large-following-violent-crash-on-rickenbacker-causeway-in-miami.htmlStudy: Speeding Florida Cops Caused At Least 320 Traffic Crashes, 19 Deaths Since 2004http://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/113-study-speeding-florida-cops-caused-at-least-320-traffic-crashes-19-deaths-since-2004.htmlMIAMI, FL—According to a recent investigation conducted by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, “Police officers sworn to uphold our traffic laws are among the worst speeders on South Florida roads.” Sun Sentinel researchers spent three months analyzing SunPass toll records to find out how long it took police officers—both on and off-duty— to travel from one toll plaza to the next. In doing so, study researchers were able to determine how fast a lot of South Florida cops (i.e. Florida Highway Patrol troopers, county sheriff’s deputies and city police officers) are really driving.

The Sun Sentinel’s probe has since spurred ALL South Florida police agencies to conduct their own internal investigations as a means of determining which of their officers had justification for traveling at excessive speeds (i.e. responding to an emergency call) and which officers were abusing their authority (i.e. driving home from work.)

By evaluating SunPass toll records, Sun Sentinel investigators found evidence of excessive speed (traveling 90 to 130 mph on heavily trafficked highways such as Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike) in 793 toll transponders issued to South Florida police officers. The report noted that many of the speeding police officers were off-duty at the time. Margate Police Chief Jerry Blough appeared to explain that it is a "blatant violation of public trust” when police officers speed under circumstances in which excessive speed is unwarranted and/or unsafe.

The investigation also found that speeding police officers have been responsible for no less than 320 crashes and 19 traffic fatalities. Mind you, only one of those speeding cops was sentenced to jail time (60 days).

For instance, Erskin Bell Jr.—a college student from South Florida— suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a Central Florida crash involving a police officer who was reportedly traveling at speeds of 104 mph at the time. Reports noted that it was not the first time that particular cop crashed his cruiser while on-duty. The crash victim’s father, Erskin Bell Sr., told reporters, "Had this officer's behavior been dealt with, maybe he would not have run into our son.''

Within a span of 13 months, cops from Miami-Dade County to Palm Beach County were said to have been involved in 5,100 “high-speed incidents.” A whopping 96 percent of those officers were traveling between 90 and 110 mph when the said incidents occurred. Additionally, more than 50 percent of those speed-related occurrences/accidents involved officers who were not in their jurisdictions.

According to Plantation Police Detective Robert Rettig, "If we have officers who are not responding to an emergency and they're driving to or from work at 100 mph, I have a problem with that, and so does the chief… If an officer is found in violation, they'll be disciplined."

Although cops are permitted by state law to drive at excessive speeds in the event of an emergency (and if conditions permit them to do so in a safe manner), some police agencies set limits on the use of excessive speed in emergency situations. Officers with the Miami-Dade Police Department, for instance, are only permitted to drive 20 miles over the posted speed limit. Given that over 270 Miami-Dade officers were found to have traveled at speeds ranging from 91 to 115 mph, it seems clear the problem cannot be solved with the mere setting of a cap.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented victims who suffer serious injuries in bus accidents, car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 15 Feb 2012 02:58:46 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/113-study-speeding-florida-cops-caused-at-least-320-traffic-crashes-19-deaths-since-2004.htmlCyclist Pronounced Dead Following Fort Lauderdale Crash With Tri-Rail Trainhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/112-cyclist-pronounced-dead-following-fort-lauderdale-crash-with-tri-rail-train.htmlMIAMI, FL—A bicyclist lost his life after becoming involved in an unfortunate collision with a Tri-Rail train in Fort Lauderdale on the morning of Nov. 9. According to information provided by the Sun Sentinel, the violent cyclist accident was reported to officials from the City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department around 7 a.m.

Detective Travis Mandell of the Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. told reporters a northbound train went through the railroad crossing at Northwest 62nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, just before a male bicyclist in his 50s attempted to cross the tracks. While the northbound train passed through the intersection without incident, the cyclist evidently failed to notice an oncoming southbound Tri-Rail train and was consequently hit. The unidentified Fort Lauderdale crash victim was said to be approximately 6 feet tall.

Although responding paramedics rushed the severely injured bicyclist to North Broward Medical Center following the railroad collision, his injuries ultimately proved fatal at the hospital. Police told reporters that the railroad crossing guard arms were functioning at the time of the deadly Fort Lauderdale crash.

Fort Lauderdale Police are expected to conduct a full investigation into the fatal cyclist accident.

Statistics provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) suggested there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida alone, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawMon, 13 Feb 2012 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/112-cyclist-pronounced-dead-following-fort-lauderdale-crash-with-tri-rail-train.htmlFL Man Wins $178 Million Medical Negligence Verdict Against Memorial Hospital Jacksonvillehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/111-fl-man-wins-178-million-medical-negligence-verdict-against-memorial-hospital-jacksonville.htmlMIAMI, FL— Memorial Hospital Jacksonville has been ordered to pay the victim of an alleged botched surgical procedure $178 million in damages, The Tennessean recently reported. A Duval County jury handed down the verdict upon finding the HCA-owned medical center liable in the case of Clay Chandler—a Florida man who claims he suffered debilitating injuries due to negligence on the part of the hospital and Dr. John DePeri.

More than two years after Chandler filed the medical malpractice lawsuit—which claimed Dr. DePeri failed to promptly diagnose and treat the gastric bypass surgery-related complications his patient endured (both during and after the procedure)—he was awarded $168 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages against the hospital.

The medical malpractice lawsuit also appeared to claim that over a span of weeks spent in Memorial Hospital’s Critical Care Unit, Chandler was subject to substandard post-op treatment.

As a result of the doctor’s alleged failure to quickly recognize and treat his patient’s surgical complications (as well as provide insufficient follow-up care), Chandler apparently suffered serious speech and vision impairments. The said surgical errors also allegedly left the victim wheel chair-bound.

Furthermore, jury members found Jacksonville-based Memorial Hospital fraudulent in the case, based on evidence that it apparently misrepresented Dr. DePeri’s actual qualifications for performing gastric bypass surgery.

According to Memorial Hospital, which is expected to file a motion to appeal the recent medical malpractice ruling, “We provide excellent care and are committed to the quality care we provide our patients.”


About the Miami injury lawyers and medical negligence attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than three decades, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 09 Feb 2012 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/111-fl-man-wins-178-million-medical-negligence-verdict-against-memorial-hospital-jacksonville.htmlNW Miami-Dade Turnpike Accident Sends FHP Trooper, 2 Others to Hospitalhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/110-nw-miami-dade-turnpike-accident-sends-fhp-trooper-2-others-to-hospital.htmlMIAMI, FL—Three people, including a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, were rushed to area hospitals following a violent cruiser crash that occurred along Florida’s Turnpike on the morning of Feb. 7. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the Florida Turnpike accident occurred as the FHP officer was conducting a traffic stop in close proximity to Northwest 41st Street in Northwest Miami-Dade.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue authorities told reporters an unidentified FHP trooper was conducting a traffic stop in the northbound emergency lane of the Florida Turnpike when, for unknown reasons, two cars were unable to avoid a collision with his cruiser. It appears the two unspecified vehicles slammed into the patrol car from the rear.

Responding paramedics rushed two unidentified crash victims, as well as the injured highway patrol trooper, to area hospitals following the Miami crash. The extent of injuries sustained in the Florida Turnpike accident remained unclear.

A full investigation into the cruiser crash was expected to be underway.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented victims who suffer serious injuries in bus accidents, car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/110-nw-miami-dade-turnpike-accident-sends-fhp-trooper-2-others-to-hospital.htmlTwo Drivers, Pedestrian Injured in NE Miami-Dade Crash Involving Miami Metrobushttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/109-two-drivers-pedestrian-injured-in-ne-miami-dade-crash-involving-miami-metrobus.htmlMIAMI, FL—A traffic accident in northeast Miami-Dade County on Friday, Feb. 3 sent three people, including a pedestrian, to the hospital with unspecified injuries. According to the Miami Herald, a Miami-Dade Transit bus crashed violently into a sport utility vehicle only moments after it [the SUV] was involved in a pedestrian collision. 

Miami-Dade Police are investigating the chain-reaction crash, which involved not only the pedestrian and aforementioned vehicles (i.e. Miami Metrobus; SUV;), but a van as well.

Although details concerning the Miami crash remain scarce, reports suggested a SUV struck a pedestrian at the intersection of NE 148th street and West Dixie on the morning of Friday, Feb. 3. 

The driver of that SUV put his/her vehicle in park, but was subsequently struck by a Miami Metrobus. The van’s role in the Miami crash remains unclear.

According to information provided, two unidentified drivers involved in the South Florida collision were flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center to be treated for unspecified injuries. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics rushed the injured pedestrian to Hollywood-based Memorial Hospital. Police have yet to release the crash victims’ identities and updated conditions.

Furthermore, reports did not state whether the Miami-Dade Transit bus was occupied and/or if any bus riders required medical attention for injuries potentially sustained in the bus accident.

Investigations into the Miami crash are ongoing.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented victims who suffer serious injuries in bus accidents, car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 07 Feb 2012 16:58:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/109-two-drivers-pedestrian-injured-in-ne-miami-dade-crash-involving-miami-metrobus.htmlConstruction Worker Hospitalized Following Hollywood Industrial Accident; OSHA to Investigatehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/108-construction-worker-hospitalized-following-hollywood-industrial-accident-osha-to-investigate.htmlMIAMI, FL—Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are expected to investigate an industrial accident that sent a construction worker to the hospital with critical injuries last week. According to information provided by the Sun Sentinel, the injured worker was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital following the on-the-job accident—which occurred near the Florida East Coast Railway tracks at Dixie Highway and McKinley Street in Hollywood.

At approximately 1:10 p.m. on Jan. 23, a construction worker employed by the Bradshaw Construction Corporation became trapped in wet concrete while in the midst of preparing a tunnel beneath the Florida East Coast Railway tracks at McKinley St. and Dixie Hwy. in Hollywood, Fla.

Reports indicated the 31-year-old worker was pouring concrete while lying across a board inside a hole at the job site when something went horribly wrong. For unknown reasons, the board the employee was lying on lifted up and consequently pinned him inside the concrete-filled hole.

Members of the construction crew apparently managed to free the trapped construction worker prior to the arrival of Hollywood Police officials and Hollywood Fire Rescue personnel. The injured worker was subsequently transported to Memorial Regional Hospital as a trauma alert. The victim reportedly suffered unspecified critical injuries in the South Florida industrial accident.

The workplace accident victim was said to be a member of a construction crew hired for the installation of a sewer pipeline at McKinley Street--which will extend from Hollywood’s Southern Regional Wastewater treatment plant (located on Taft Street) to 24th Avenue upon being completed. The project was initiated in Aug. 2010.
Officials from the Hollywood Police Department and OSHA are expected to conduct a full probe into the occupational injury.



About the Miami injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than three decades, the Miami workplace injury attorneys and construction accident lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have represented injured workers or the families of dead workers in nearly every conceivable kind of construction case, including some of South Florida's most significant accidents.

The South Florida injury law firm has fought on behalf of workers who were injured or killed from collapsed scaffolding, unguarded floors, balconies, boxes and girders, electrocutions, vehicle accidents, nail gun mishaps and other cases. The firm represents a family of a worker killed in the recent Bal Harbour condominium construction accident, which buried three workers in quick-drying cement.

The Miami personal injury law firm of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. values its collaborative relationship with workers' compensation lawyers and other co-counsel, investigates cases thoroughly, and fights to protect safety in the workplace and hold wrongdoers accountable

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]]>RBR LawThu, 02 Feb 2012 17:55:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/108-construction-worker-hospitalized-following-hollywood-industrial-accident-osha-to-investigate.htmlChild Hit, Killed by Car in SW Miami-Dade; Victim’s Mother, Cousin Also Injuredhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/107-child-hit-killed-by-car-in-sw-miami-dade-victims-mother-cousin-also-injured.htmlMIAMI, FL—A Southwest Miami-Dade crash resulted in the death of a 7-year-old boy and sent two others—the child’s mother and his cousin—to the hospital with various injuries. According to information provided by CBS Local, the fatal traffic accident occurred near Southwest 268th Street and 137th Avenue in Miami’s Naranja neighborhood on the night of Jan. 24.

Reports indicated Homestead man Dagoberto Trevino Jr., 25, was behind the wheel of a Ford Crown Victoria—traveling along 137th Ave. in Naranja—when a mother, her 7-year-old son and her 8-year-old nephew attempted to cross the street. Given that the mother and two kids did not use the crosswalk at the nearby intersection of 137th Ave. and SW 268th St., Trevino was unable to avoid a collision with them.

According to WSVN reports, the youngest child, Ameer Blair succumbed to his traumatic injuries at the scene. The victim’s 42-year-old mother, Donelle Griffin and his 8-year-old cousin Jaheim Haddo were rushed to the hospital following the deadly car crash. While Haddo was treated for a broken leg and subsequently released, Griffin remained listed in critical but stable condition at the hospital as of Jan. 26.

Trevino told WSVN reporters, “When I hit the little boy, it hurt me so bad, it hurt me so bad that I saw his leg flip up, and when I went to go walk to him, he was already dead. There was blood coming out of his face… I got home, I grabbed The Bible, I asked God for forgiveness, I hugged my son… I don't know why, why would they cross the street while there's traffic? Why you can't go to the light, to the crossroad, wait till that light gets red.”

Although police did not suspect any negligence on the part of the driver, whom was sober and abiding by all traffic laws at the time of the fatal collision, this is not always the case.

Take Transportation for America’s Dangerous by Design report for 2011, for instance. In that report, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (often referred to as the South Florida metropolitan area or Miami metro area) was dubbed the fourth most dangerous metro area for pedestrians. Between the years 2000 and 2009, 1,555 pedestrian deaths were recorded.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 01 Feb 2012 18:20:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/107-child-hit-killed-by-car-in-sw-miami-dade-victims-mother-cousin-also-injured.htmlDriver, 65, Killed in Head-On Crash With Box Truck on I-75 Near Miami Gardenshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/106-driver-65-killed-in-head-on-crash-with-box-truck-on-i-75-near-miami-gardens.htmlMIAMI, FL—Authorities from the Florida Highway Patrol appear to be investigating a violent South Florida collision that claimed the life of a 65-year-old driver on the afternoon of Jan. 27. According to information provided by Local 10, the fatal traffic accident, which involved a four-door sedan and a box truck, occurred on Interstate 75 near Miami Gardens.

Reports indicated 65-year-old Maria Pino was traveling along I-75 in Miami-Dade County when, for unknown reasons, her vehicle careened into oncoming traffic. Pino’s car subsequently crashed head-on into a box truck, seemingly causing her to suffer fatal injuries on impact.

FHP troopers told reporters that 53-year-old box truck driver Alejandro Vazquez suffered minor injuries in the head-on collision, which occurred Miami Gardens Drive and 138th Street, and was transported to Palmetto General Hospital for treatment.

While authorities did not state whether speed, alcohol and/or drugs played a role in the fatal traffic accident, investigations are likely ongoing.

According to the Associated Press, investigations into an unrelated traffic crash, which occurred on a smoke-covered stretch of Interstate 75 near Gainesville, are also underway. At least six tractor-trailers, 12 cars and an RV were involved in a horrific Gainesville-area pileup on I-75 during the early hours of Jan. 29. Reports indicated a brush fire near the crash site not only left drivers struggling to be able to see the highway, but the cars and semi trucks traveling next to them at the time as well.

National Transportation Safety Board detectives say 10 people were killed and 18 others were injured in the massive chain-reaction crash. Investigations into the mass-casualty I-75 crash are also underway.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 31 Jan 2012 04:38:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/106-driver-65-killed-in-head-on-crash-with-box-truck-on-i-75-near-miami-gardens.htmlBroward Worker Loses Arm in On-The-Job Accident at North Lauderdale Sewage Pumping Stationhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/105-broward-worker-loses-arm-in-on-the-job-accident-at-north-lauderdale-sewage-pumping-station.htmlMIAMI, FL—A South Florida worker’s arm was severed "about mid-wrist below his elbow" in an unfortunate on-the-job accident that occurred at a North Lauderdale sewage pumping station. According to information provided by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, North Lauderdale spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson said the victim—an unidentified man in his 40s—was airlifted to a Broward County hospital for treatment of his on-the-job injury.

Reports indicated a male worker employed by Butler National Services Inc. in Fort Lauderdale was working at North Lauderdale’s Hampton Pines Park wastewater pumping station—located at 7800 Hamptons Boulevard—when somehow his arm was severed. Although details concerning the workplace accident itself remained scarce, city spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson told reporters the injured worker was transported to North Broward Medical Center for treatment.

As of Jan. 25, a representative at Butler National Services—a subsidy of Kanas-based Butler National Corporation— was unaware of the injured worker’s condition.

Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are expected to con.duct a full probe into the horrific South Florida workplace accident.


About the Miami injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than three decades, the Miami workplace injury attorneys and construction accident lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have represented injured workers or the families of dead workers in nearly every conceivable kind of construction case, including some of South Florida's most significant accidents.
The South Florida injury law firm has fought on behalf of workers who were injured or killed from collapsed scaffolding, unguarded floors, balconies, boxes and girders, electrocutions, vehicle accidents, nail gun mishaps and other cases. The firm represents a family of a worker killed in the recent Bal Harbour condominium construction accident, which buried three workers in quick-drying cement.
The Miami personal injury law firm of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. values its collaborative relationship with workers' compensation lawyers and other co-counsel, investigates cases thoroughly, and fights to protect safety in the workplace and hold wrongdoers accountable


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]]>RBR LawThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:59:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/105-broward-worker-loses-arm-in-on-the-job-accident-at-north-lauderdale-sewage-pumping-station.htmlEighteen People Hospitalized Following South Florida Collision Involving FedEx Truck, Miami Metrobushttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/104-eighteen-people-hospitalized-following-south-florida-collision-involving-fedex-truck-miami-metrobus.htmlMIAMI, FL— Miami Fire Rescue personnel on Jan. 24 were dispatched to the scene of a violent collision in which a red light-running FedEx truck slammed into a Miami Metrobus, injuring as many as 25 people, NBC Miami reported. According to Karla Damian, a spokesperson for Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), 18 crash victims were transported to area hospitals following the Miami-Dade Transit bus crash.

Reports suggested the driver of a FedEx truck failed to stop at a red traffic light at the intersection of Northwest 17th Street and 7th Avenue and consequently drove into the path of a Miami-Dade Transit bus occupied by 30 people. 

Authorities told reporters that Miami Fire Rescue personnel tended to 24 bus riders, as well as the Metrobus driver, at the scene of the South Florida collision. Eighteen of those individuals were ultimately transported to local hospitals—including Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Hospital, and Miami Beach-based Mount Sinai Medical Center— for treatment. While the FedEx truck driver managed to escape injury in the bus crash, he was cited for his failure to stop at a red traffic light.

According to the statistical data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 221 buses were involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawWed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/104-eighteen-people-hospitalized-following-south-florida-collision-involving-fedex-truck-miami-metrobus.htmlRed Light-Running Motorcyclist Pronounced Dead Following Crash With Miami Fire Rescue Truckhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/103-red-light-running-motorcyclist-pronounced-dead-following-crash-with-miami-fire-rescue-truck.htmlMIAMI, FL—A red light-running motorcyclist lost his life when the scooter he was riding collided with a Miami Fire Rescue truck at the intersection of Northwest 12th Avenue and 46th Street on Jan. 23, according to the Miami Herald. Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Ignatius Carroll told reporters the fire-rescue truck—Fire Rescue Unit No. 9—was transporting a patient to Miami VA Medical Center when at approximately 6:15 a.m., the deadly collision occurred.

Fire Rescue Unit No. 9 was en route to the VA hospital with its sirens and warning lights activated when an unidentified 36-year-old motorcyclist failed to stop for a red traffic light at the intersection of Northwest 12th Ave. and 46th St.

Upon entering the intersection, the bike violently broadsided the Miami Fire Rescue truck. The fire-rescue truck had the right of way at the time of the scooter crash, which reportedly sent motorcycle debris flying as many as 100 feet away from the initial point of impact.

While none of the paramedics involved in the Miami crash sustained any injuries, the motorcyclist was not so fortunate. Paramedics performed CPR on the unresponsive motorcyclist before he was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center and ultimately pronounced dead. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time.

The patient who was initially being transported to the hospital was placed in another fire-rescue truck following the South Florida collision.

Investigations are ongoing.

According to statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 4,595 motorcycles involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents nationwide in 2009, 431 were involved in Florida crashes.


About the Miami accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in motorcycle accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 24 Jan 2012 02:13:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/103-red-light-running-motorcyclist-pronounced-dead-following-crash-with-miami-fire-rescue-truck.htmlLakeland Pedestrian, 14, Dies From Injuries Sustained in Collision With School Bushttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/102-lakeland-pedestrian-14-dies-from-injuries-sustained-in-collision-with-school-bus.htmlMIAMI, FL—Officials from the Lakeland Police Department are investigating a tragic school bus crash that resulted in the death of a teenage pedestrian. According to information provided by WTSP, a school bus struck a 14-year-old girl—a student at Lakeland High School— as she was crossing West Beacon Road in Lakeland at approximately 3:06 p.m. on Jan. 17.

Reports indicated a school bus occupied by 28 Southwest Elementary School students struck Lakeland High School student Katlyn Rickman as she was in the midst of crossing West Beacon Road from Camphor Drive. The bus was apparently in the process of turning left when the unfortunate traffic crash occurred.

While none of the students on the bus sustained any injuries in the bus crash, Katlyn was not so fortunate. The injured pedestrian was flown to Tampa General Hospital, where her injuries proved fatal at 4:37 p.m.

According to Lorianne Edwards—the mother of a 13-year-old girl who knew Katlyn—, “I view it as a very dangerous intersection. I won't even let my kids go home from school that way. People don't travel down Beacon slowly down there, even when the flashing lights are on - they don't provide crossing guards there."

Polk County School District Transportation Department Assistant Superintendent Fred Murphy told reporters 43-year-old assistant bus driver Virginia Robinson was “absolutely devastated over what took place”. She was also taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Lakeland Police officials are expected to conduct a full probe into the fatal bus accident.

According to the statistical data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 221 buses were involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 20 Jan 2012 01:14:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/102-lakeland-pedestrian-14-dies-from-injuries-sustained-in-collision-with-school-bus.htmlUM Miller School of Medicine Found 55% Liable in Case of Miramar Teen Who Lost Arms and Legshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/101-um-miller-school-of-medicine-found-55-liable-in-case-of-miramar-teen-who-lost-arms-and-legs.htmlMIAMI, FL—The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM) was found 55 percent liable in the case of a Broward teenager whose arms and legs were amputated following a medication error that occurred over a decade ago, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. Although the medical negligence victim has technically been awarded $12.6 million, the verdict form noted that since the plaintiff’s mother was found 40 percent negligent in the case, Miami Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas “will make an appropriate reduction in the damages awarded.”

Miramar teen Shaniah Rolle was born with a severe intestinal ailment that immediately forced doctors to remove several of her organs, including her spleen—an organ that filters old red blood cells and helps fight infections. Rolle was subsequently left relying on medication that is intended to prevent potentially lethal infections in patients without spleens.

Reports suggested Shaniah was administered a vaccine of that particular infection-fighting drug during a visit to UM Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics in Oct. 1998. Unfortunately, the medication she received on that day was five months expired.

While it appears Shaniah did not begin experiencing adverse effects immediately, she ended up developing a bacterial infection that caused gangrene in both her upper and lower extremities-- ultimately forcing doctors to amputate all four limbs. The medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court 10 years ago and Shaniah has since been outfitted with prosthetic arms and legs.

A $12.6 million medical malpractice verdict was reached on Jan. 13, 2012, following a 5-week trial and a 3-day deliberation period. Given that Queen Seriah Azulla Dabrio, Shaniah’s mother, apparently failed to administer enough of her daughter’s medication from home, she was found 40 percent liable in the medical negligence case. UMMSM was found 55 percent liable, while Dr. Jeffrey Bosco was found 5 percent liable. Reports indicated the verdict is likely to be appealed.


About the Miami injury lawyers and medical negligence attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than three decades, the knowledgeable South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the Miami medical malpractice lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawThu, 19 Jan 2012 00:19:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/101-um-miller-school-of-medicine-found-55-liable-in-case-of-miramar-teen-who-lost-arms-and-legs.htmlFHP to Investigate Deadly Southwest Miami-Dade Bus Stop Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/100-fhp-to-investigate-deadly-southwest-miami-dade-bus-stop-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL—Detectives from the Florida Highway Patrol appear to be investigating a recent southwest Miami-Dade traffic crash that claimed the life of a 64-year-old woman. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the female crash victim was sitting on a bus stop bench at the intersection of Southwest 93rd Avenue and Bird Road when a car careened out of control and hit her.

Reports indicated Estanislada Carlota Pol was waiting for the bus at SW 93rd Ave. and Bird Rd. when, for unknown reasons, a Dodge Neon swerved out of control. The car apparently crossed three traffic lanes before entering the sidewalk and striking the 64-year-old pedestrian. Pol succumbed to her severe crash injuries at the scene of the Miami-Dade bus stop accident.

FHP troopers have yet to determine what might have caused Jose Osvaldo Mendoza, 22, to lose control of his vehicle on the night of Jan. 13. Nevertheless, investigators have ruled out alcohol as a potential contributing factor in the fatal traffic accident.

According National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stats, Florida has the highest pedestrian fatality rate in the United States. During the year 2009, 4,092 pedestrian deaths were recorded nationwide. Statewide, a total of 466 pedestrian fatalities were recorded that year.



About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 17 Jan 2012 06:16:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/100-fhp-to-investigate-deadly-southwest-miami-dade-bus-stop-crash.htmlThree Arrested Following Coconut Creek Hit-and-Run That Injured 5 People, Including 12-Year-Old Girlhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/99-three-arrested-following-coconut-creek-hit-and-run-that-injured-5-people-including-12-year-old-girl.htmlMIAMI, FL—Five people, including a 12-year-old child, were hospitalized after sustaining various injuries in a Coconut Creek rollover accident on New Years Day, the Sun Sentinel reported. According to Coconut Creek Police Officer Brandi DelVecchio, the injurious South Florida collision, which was called in as a hit-and-run, happened at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Reports indicated a Ford Expedition sport utility vehicle was exiting Tradewinds Park South when a Chevy Avalanche that was heading west on Sample Road violently slammed into it. A 12-year-old girl was thrown from the Expedition as it rolled over on impact.

The young crash victim who was ejected was subsequently flown to Broward General Medical Center via medical helicopter. Her injuries appeared to be more serious than those sustained by the Expedition’s four other occupants, who were reportedly taken to the hospital via ambulance. Authorities have yet to identify anyone involved in the Broward County car wreck.

Although three individuals inside the Chevy Avalanche initially fled the scene of the violent Coconut Creek accident on foot, authorities arrested them a short while later. Police said those suspects sustained minor injuries in the hit-and-run crash.

Investigations into the Coconut Creek accident are ongoing.



About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawFri, 06 Jan 2012 20:38:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/99-three-arrested-following-coconut-creek-hit-and-run-that-injured-5-people-including-12-year-old-girl.htmlMiami Injury Lawyer News: Driver Charged With Careless Driving in Collision With Alachua School Bushttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/98-miami-injury-lawyer-news-driver-charged-with-careless-driving-in-collision-with-alachua-school-bus.htmlMIAMI, FL—Officials from the Florida Highway Patrol charged a 40-year-old motorist with careless driving after he failed to notice a school bus stopped for traffic on State Road 24 in Alachua County and consequently crashed into it. According to information provided by News4Jax, three people—including two children who were riding the bus when it was violently rear-ended—were transported to hospitals to receive treatment for their injuries. 

Reports indicated Hawthorne man Clint Calton was behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee, traveling in the right-hand westbound lane of S.R. 24 when he failed to notice a Alachua County school bus that was apparently stopped for traffic near Southwest 63rd Boulevard. Calton’s Jeep rear-ended the school bus, causing two students on the bus (as well as himself) to suffer minor injuries.

Responding paramedics transported Calton to North Florida Regional Medical Center to be treated for unspecified crash injuries. The students who were on the bus at the time of the Gainesville-area bus crash were subsequently taken to Kanapaha Middle School. Two of those children, who remained unidentified, were ultimately transported to Shands Medical Center with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.

Although only minor injuries were reported in connection with this particular Florida bus accident, that is not always the case.

According to the statistical data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 221 buses were involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 05 Jan 2012 21:53:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/98-miami-injury-lawyer-news-driver-charged-with-careless-driving-in-collision-with-alachua-school-bus.htmlCharges Pending in Connection With Deadly Hollywood Hit-and-Run Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/97-charges-pending-in-connection-with-deadly-hollywood-hit-and-run-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL—Although officials from the Hollywood Police Department have yet to arrest anyone in connection with the violent Christmas Eve hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of 46-year-old pedestrian Robert Consavage, NBC Miami reports suggested that both the negligent driver AND the vehicle’s owner—whom was a passenger at the time— “voluntarily gave sworn statements indicating their involvement in the crash.” According to information provided, unspecified charges have been filed in connection with the deadly Hollywood crash.

Hollywood Police detectives received an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip and on Dec. 29 responded an auto body shop in Fort Lauderdale. It was there that investigators ultimately located the hit-and-run car. On Jan. 3, authorities identified the hit-and-run driver as 23-year-old Jonathan Patterson.

Reports indicated Consavage was in the process of crossing N. Ocean Drive at Indiana Street when a 2006 Dodge Magnum station wagon slammed into him. While Patterson was indeed identified as the  driver of the station wagon, the owner of the vehicle--whom was seated in the passenger seat at the time of the violent traffic accident-- was identified as 24-year-old Dwight Reeves Jr.

Reports did not specify what exact charges the hit-and-run driver and his passenger—an eyewitness to the fatal pedestrian accident—are facing in connection with the Hollywood accident. Nevertheless, it appears traffic homicide investigators have concluded their investigation into the fatal South Florida collision.

Transportation for America dubbed the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (South Florida metro area) the fourth most dangerous metropolitan area for walkers in its Dangerous by Design 2011 report. Statewide, there were 5,163 pedestrian deaths recorded between the years 2000 and 2009.


About the Miami accident attorneys and injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 04 Jan 2012 20:58:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/97-charges-pending-in-connection-with-deadly-hollywood-hit-and-run-crash.htmlIllinois Appeals Court Rules Woman Struck by Body Parts Following Amtrak Train, Pedestrian Collision CAN Suehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/95-illinois-appeals-court-rules-woman-struck-by-body-parts-following-amtrak-train-pedestrian-collision-can-sue.htmlMIAMI, FL—A woman who suffered various injuries as a result of a "tragically bizarre" 2008 Chicago railroad accident—in which an Amtrak train slammed into an 18-year-old man, sending human debris flying through the air (and ultimately into the female bystander) on impact—can sue the victim’s estate, an Illinois state appeals court recently ruled. According to the Chicago Tribune, the complainant was standing on the southbound platform of the Metra station in Chicago’s Edgebrook neighborhood when an Amtrak train struck the young pedestrian, causing parts of his body to catapult approximately 100 feet into the woman. 

In 2008, an Amtrak train struck and killed 18-year-old Hiroyuki Joho as he was crossing the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks at Edgebrook station, apparently attempting catch an inbound Metra train that was scheduled to arrive minutes later. The railroad collision was so violent it sent pieces of the pedestrian’s body flying toward the southbound platform, where Gayane Zokhrabov was awaiting the train she takes to work. Zokhrabov—58 years old at the time— fell onto the ground and consequently suffered a shoulder injury, as well as fractures to her leg and wrist.

Although a Cook County judge initially ruled that Zokhrabov had no grounds to file a personal injury lawsuit against Joho—as there was no way he could have known she would suffer injuries as a result of his death— the Illinois appeals court concluded otherwise. The court ruled that Joho’s estate can indeed be held liable on the basis that "it was reasonably foreseeable" that such a railroad collision could ultimately cause the said victim’s body to be thrown from the crash site to the nearby (and likely occupied) platform. 

The railroad injury case is underway.

Statistics provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) suggested there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida alone, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Miami accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawSat, 31 Dec 2011 22:55:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/95-illinois-appeals-court-rules-woman-struck-by-body-parts-following-amtrak-train-pedestrian-collision-can-sue.htmlPembroke Pines Police to Probe Christmas Eve Accident That Killed Wheelchair-Bound Pedestrianhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/93-pembroke-pines-police-to-probe-christmas-eve-accident-that-killed-wheelchair-bound-pedestrian.htmlMIAMI, FL—Investigations are underway into a violent Christmas Eve accident that claimed the life of a wheelchair-bound man in Pembroke Pines, NBC Miami reported. Although Fire Rescue personnel rushed the 71-year-old accident victim to the hospital following the Broward County traffic crash, he succumbed to his severe injuries on Christmas morning.

According to Pembroke Pines Police officials, Robert Patrick Selcedo was in his motorized wheelchair, crossing Sheridan Street in a southerly direction, when a Dodge Caravan slammed into him. While the driver of the minivan and his/her passenger—both of whom remained unidentified— managed to escape injury in the South Florida collision, the wheelchair-bound pedestrian, on the other hand, was not so fortunate. Selcedo was pronounced dead at an area hospital the following day.

While details concerning the pedestrian death remained scarce, police investigators are expected to conduct a full probe into the Broward collision. It was not clear who had the right of way at the time of deadly Pembroke Pines accident.

Transportation for America dubbed the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (South Florida metro area) the fourth most dangerous metropolitan area for walkers in its Dangerous by Design 2011 report. Statewide, there were 5,163 pedestrian fatalities recorded between the years 2000 and 2009.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 30 Dec 2011 02:10:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/93-pembroke-pines-police-to-probe-christmas-eve-accident-that-killed-wheelchair-bound-pedestrian.htmlTri-Rail Train Hits, Kills Pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale; Railroad Accident Investigations Underwayhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/92-tri-rail-train-hits-kills-pedestrian-in-fort-lauderdale-railroad-accident-investigations-underway.htmlMIAMI, FL—Fort Lauderdale Police are investigating a unfortunate Broward County railroad accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian on the morning of Dec. 26. The fatal collision involved a Tri-Rail train that was traveling through the area of Sunrise Boulevard and NW 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale, CSX Transportation officials told reporters from the Miami Herald.

Reports indicated a Tri-Rail train was traveling southbound when it slammed into a male pedestrian who appeared to have been attempting to cross the CSX railroad tracks between Sunrise Blvd. and NW 6th St around 7 a.m. The unidentified crash victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Detective Deanna Garcia of the Ft. Lauderdale Police Dept., “Apparently they thought he [the pedestrian] could make it across… It appeared he though he could make it across… He [the Tri-Rail train operator] was braking far before the incident location… But he didn’t have enough time to come to a complete stop.”

Investigations into the deadly train-pedestrian accident are expected to be underway.

Statistics provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) suggested there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida alone, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 28 Dec 2011 19:26:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/92-tri-rail-train-hits-kills-pedestrian-in-fort-lauderdale-railroad-accident-investigations-underway.htmlTruck Driver in Critical But Stable Condition Following Miami-Dade Rollover Crash; FHP to Investigatehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/91-truck-driver-in-critical-but-stable-condition-following-miami-dade-rollover-crash-fhp-to-investigate.htmlMIAMI, FL—Florida Highway Patrol troopers are expected to investigate a recent Miami-Dade rollover accident that sent a pickup truck driver to the hospital with what appeared to be serious injuries. The fiery traffic crash occurred along the southbound lanes of State Road 826, in close proximity to Northwest 74th Street, on Dec. 17, NBC Miami reported.

According to Joe Sanchez of the Florida Highway Patrol, a southbound Volkswagen Jetta slammed into the back of an unspecified pickup truck on S.R. 826 during the early hours of Dec. 17. The impact of the crash caused the Jetta to burst into flames and the pickup truck to roll over

While the unidentified driver of the Jetta somehow managed to escape injury in the fiery crash, the driver of the pickup truck—whom also remained unidentified— was subsequently flown to Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital via medical helicopter. The truck driver was reportedly listed in critical but stable condition following the rollover crash. The extent of his/her injuries remained unspecified.

“We realize that a lot of people are celebrating these holiday, Christmas parties, we're asking people to not drink and drive, wear their seat belt and just be very alert,” Sanchez told reporters, noting that investigations into the South Florida collision were underway. It was not yet clear if speed, alcohol and/or drugs played a role in the rear-end collision.


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For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 21 Dec 2011 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/91-truck-driver-in-critical-but-stable-condition-following-miami-dade-rollover-crash-fhp-to-investigate.htmlDefective Crossing Signal Lights Blamed for Railroad Accident That Left KY Couple Severely Injuredhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/90-defective-crossing-signal-lights-blamed-for-railroad-accident-that-left-ky-couple-severely-injured.htmlMIAMI, FL—Emergency medical crews rushed an elderly husband and wife to the hospital with serious injuries following a railroad collision that occurred in Versailles, Kentucky during the early hours of Dec. 9. According to information provided by LEX 18, Versailles Police and R.J. Corman Railroad Group officials are investigating why the railroad crossing signal lights failed to activate prior to the violent Kentucky railroad accident.

Reports indicated 72-year-old Marion "Ace" Wilson was behind the wheel of his pickup truck—driving around Versailles, KY for unspecified reasons—when at approximately 2 a.m., his vehicle crashed violently into a stopped R.J. Corman train. The driver’s wife, 78-year-old Mary Wilson, appeared to have been riding in the passenger seat of the pickup truck when the railroad collision occurred. A fire was sparked on impact.

Responding paramedics rushed Marion Wilson to UK Hospital via ambulance. He was listed in serious condition upon transport. Mary Wilson, on the other hand, was flown to UK Hospital in critical condition following the fiery railroad accident.

Versailles Police spokesman Daniel Clark told reporters, “At this time of the morning, obviously, it's very, very dark. There's no lights out here. It appears right now the railroad crossing lights were not working at the time.”

According to an unidentified spokesperson for the R.J. Corman railroad company, workers were in the process of moving train cars around when Wilson’s pickup truck crashed into the stationary locomotive.

Investigations into the truck-train crash are ongoing.


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For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawSat, 17 Dec 2011 00:43:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/90-defective-crossing-signal-lights-blamed-for-railroad-accident-that-left-ky-couple-severely-injured.htmlMiami Medical Negligence Lawyer News: Surgical Fire at NW Florida Hospital Left Mother of Three Badly Burnedhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/88-miami-medical-negligence-lawyer-news-surgical-fire-at-nw-florida-hospital-left-mother-of-three-badly-burned.htmlMIAMI, FL—Authorities have yet to determine the cause of a flash fire that left a female patient at a Northwest Florida hospital suffering from second-degree burns late last month. According to information provided by ABC News, it was not clear if the burn victim—a Florida mother of three— plans on taking any legal action against Crestview-based North Okaloosa Medical Center in connection with the surgical fire.

Reports suggested 29-year-old Kim Grice was undergoing a routine surgical procedure at North Okaloosa Medical Center when a flash fire erupted. Grice’s face reportedly caught on fire as she was having multiple cysts removed from her head on Nov. 29. Grice, who was anesthetized and using a non-rebreathable oxygen mask when the surgical fire occurred, consequently sustained second-degree burns to both her neck and face.

According to Crestview Fire Dept. Chief Joseph Traylor, “A flash fire is basically a fire that flashes up and then goes out… The fire was already out when our staff arrived.”

Grice received preliminary treatment at North Okaloosa Medical Center before being transferred to University of South Alabama’s Mobile-based burn center via medical helicopter. While recovering at the hospital, the injured patient told Crestview News Bulletin reporters, “I am so ready to see my babies, but I don’t want them to see my this way.”

Mark Bruley, ECRI Institute’s Vice President for Accident and Forensic Investigation, said that although “between 550 and 650 surgical fires” occur on an annual basis, less than 30 percent of patients suffer injuries as a result of them. Data provided by the ECRI Institute suggested surgical fires are about as common as cases of wrong-site surgery and retained surgical instruments.

In an attempt to reduce to chance and frequency of flash fires in operating rooms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Oct. launched a surgical fire prevention initiative.

Investigations into this particular operating room fire are ongoing.


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For more than three decades, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the South Florida injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 16 Dec 2011 01:04:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/88-miami-medical-negligence-lawyer-news-surgical-fire-at-nw-florida-hospital-left-mother-of-three-badly-burned.htmlPlantation Driver, Pembroke Pines Motorcyclist Killed in Separate South Florida Highway Crasheshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/86-plantation-driver-pembroke-pines-motorcyclist-killed-in-separate-south-florida-highway-crashes.htmlMIAMI, FL—Florida Highway Patrol troopers are conducting investigations into two deadly crashes that occurred in west Broward County on Dec. 9. According to information provided by the Orlando Sentinel and NBC Miami, two men—a 48-year-old Plantation driver and a 30-year-old Pembroke Pines motorcyclist—lost their lives in separate highway accidents that day.

The first of the two fatal traffic accidents to occur in western Broward County that day occurred at about 3:45 a.m. In that incident, NBC Miami reported that Pembroke Pines motorcyclist Edwin Stracke was riding his 2007 Yamaha motorcycle along westbound Interstate 595 when he lost control for unknown reasons.

Sgt. Mark Wysocky of the Florida Highway Patrol told Orlando Sentinel reporters that the motorcyclist fell from his bike before being hit by another car that was traveling along I-595. Stracke was pronounced dead at the scene of the South Florida motorcycle crash.

About six hours after FHP troopers responded to the scene of that fatal motorcycle accident, they received word of a second fatal accident in west Broward. At approximately 9:40 a.m., a fiery wreck along Interstate 75 claimed the life of Plantation driver Roberto Ortuso.

Reports suggested Ortuso’s car burst into flames upon crashing into a concrete bridge support along I-75. He too was pronounced dead at the scene of the car crash, which was located in close proximity to Royal Palm Boulevard.

While FHP troopers have yet to determine the cause of either of those fatal highway accidents—both of which involved no other vehicles—U.S. Department of Transportation statistics suggested driver distraction played a role in crashes that resulted in 16 percent of the nation’s traffic fatalities in 2009 (5,474 of 33,808).

Investigations are underway.


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For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 13 Dec 2011 21:28:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/86-plantation-driver-pembroke-pines-motorcyclist-killed-in-separate-south-florida-highway-crashes.htmlMiami-Dade Driver Remains At Large Following Hialeah Hit-and-Run That Killed Elderly Pedestrianhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/85-miami-dade-driver-remains-at-large-following-hialeah-hit-and-run-that-killed-elderly-pedestrian.htmlMIAMI, FL—Hialeah Police are searching for the South Florida driver who fled the scene of a traffic accident that claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian on the evening of Dec. 6 According to information provided by WSVN, the victim’s family has asked those with information concerning the fatal hit-and-run crash to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers.

While details concerning the fatal pedestrian accident remained scarce, reports suggested a four-door Hyundai sedan slammed into Maria Morales, 78, in close proximity to East 11th Place and LeJeune Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Responding emergency medical services crews pronounced the elderly pedestrian dead at the scene of the hit-and-run accident.

Andres Pena—Morales’ son—was translated saying, “If you know or saw something, or if you know the person who did this, please let us know… They've destroyed our life. It took a piece of my life to see my mother laying on the street, dead, as if she were some kind of object."

According to Hialeah Police Detective Eddie Rodriguez, “All we know is that the vehicle is driven by a white male. It's a dark-colored vehicle, a Hyundai, four doors, and we do know that there is damage to that vehicle. We know that the passenger-side tires are damaged, because it swerved off the road, and it hit the curb, and we do know that it lost a driver-side mirror.”

Investigations into the deadly Miami-area pedestrian-car crash are ongoing.


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For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 09 Dec 2011 22:26:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/85-miami-dade-driver-remains-at-large-following-hialeah-hit-and-run-that-killed-elderly-pedestrian.htmlMiami-Dade Driver Charged in Connection With Homestead Hit-and-Run That Injured 6-Year-Oldhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/84-miami-dade-driver-charged-in-connection-with-homestead-hit-and-run-that-injured-6-year-old.htmlMIAMI, FL—A 24-year-old South Florida driver was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in great bodily injury and driving on a suspended license following a Miami-Dade traffic accident that sent a 6-year-old pedestrian to the hospital with a broken leg. According to information provided by WSVN, the hit-and-run accident occurred as a father and his two children, ages 3 and 6, were crossing Lucy Street in Homestead on Dec. 1.

Brian Wilson, his father and his young brother were in the process of crossing Lucy St., in close proximity to Second Ave., in Miami-Dade County when a car driven by Shemira Brown slammed into him. Brian told reporters, “She hit me with her bumper… My dad picked me up off the street and put me on the sidewalk.” Brown, on the other hand, fled the scene of the South Florida collision.

While emergency crews initially rushed the young crash victim to Homestead Hospital, he was eventually transferred to Miami Children’s Hospital. The child was apparently forced to undergo surgery on his leg following the Miami-area hit-and-run crash. Brian Wilson is currently in a wheelchair as a result of the pedestrian accident.

According to Schielder Riley, Brian Wilson’s mother, "[My son] was in the turning lane, right in the middle of the turning lane trying to go across, so when he stuck his leg out to go across, she was coming. I don't know if she didn't see him, but she didn't stop… How can she just hit a child and just leave like that? She left my baby helpless like a dog in the street, like she didn't care… My baby's leg swole instantly… You're gonna look back, and I know she saw that child laying in the road."

The negligent driver ultimately turned herself in and was charged her in connection with the pedestrian crash. Nevertheless, she posted $6,000 bail the following day.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 07 Dec 2011 23:38:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/84-miami-dade-driver-charged-in-connection-with-homestead-hit-and-run-that-injured-6-year-old.htmlWest Palm Beach Police to Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Accident Involving Tri-Rail Trainhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/81-west-palm-beach-police-to-investigate-fatal-pedestrian-accident-involving-tri-rail-train.htmlMIAMI, FL—Officials from the West Palm Beach Police Department are investigating a railroad collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian on the morning of Dec. 5. According to information provided by the Palm Beach Post, the fatal pedestrian accident, which involved a Tri-Rail train, occurred in close proximity to Forest Hill Boulevard and Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County.

Reports suggested a Tri-Rail train was traveling northbound through West Palm Beach, approaching the intersection of I-95 and Forest Hill Blvd. at approximately 70 mph, when it slammed into a person standing on the railroad tracks.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead following the South Florida collision, according to Chase Scott, a spokesperson for the city of West Palm Beach. Authorities have yet to announce the crash victim’s identity or why they suspect he/she might have been standing on the tracks at the time. No additional injuries were reported.

Investigations into the unfortunate train accident are ongoing.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) statistics indicated there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.


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For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami personal injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 06 Dec 2011 21:55:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/81-west-palm-beach-police-to-investigate-fatal-pedestrian-accident-involving-tri-rail-train.htmlSix High School Students Taken to Hospital Following Gulfport School Bus Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/80-six-high-school-students-taken-to-hospital-following-gulfport-school-bus-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL— December 2, 2011 - Sixteen Gulfport teenagers, including six who were taken to the hospital, suffered injuries when the Pinellas County school bus they were riding on struck a concrete object at Boca Ciega High School on the morning of Dec. 1. According to information provided by Tampa Bay Online, a spokesperson for the Pinellas County School District described the student’s injuries as minor.

While no serious injuries resulted from this bus crash in particular, accident victims are not always so fortunate. According to traffic fatality statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration via its Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 221 buses became involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.

A Pinellas County School District bus was traveling at speeds of approximately 5 mph at Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Fla. when, for unknown reasons, it crashed into a concrete pylon. The school bus appeared to have been preparing to drop off students when the bus accident occurred.

Reports indicated that although 16 students were hurt in the school bus crash, only six of the bus riders were transported to All Children's Hospital for treatment of their crash injuries. Deputy Chief Mark Maddalena told reporters, “It doesn't appear to be serious… Bandages — that kind of stuff."

While it remained unclear whether any citations have been issued in connection with the school bus accident as of yet, a full investigation into the Florida bus crash was expected to be underway.


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For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.




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]]>RBR LawFri, 02 Dec 2011 20:25:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/80-six-high-school-students-taken-to-hospital-following-gulfport-school-bus-crash.htmlOne Boating Death Reported Following Crash on Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood; FWC to Probehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/79-one-boating-death-reported-following-crash-on-intracoastal-waterway-in-hollywood-fwc-to-probe.htmlMIAMI, FL— December 2, 2011 - An unfortunate boat crash in Hollywood on Nov. 28 resulted in the death of a 41-year-old boater and also sent a 45-year-old female crash victim to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. The fatal boat wreck occurred on the Intracoastal Waterway in Broward County at about 1:20 a.m., NBC Miami reported.

According to information provided, visibility appeared to have been limited when a 25-foot powerboat occupied by Aldo Antonio Rodriguez and his female passenger Odalys Diaz crashed violently into a seawall on the Intracoastal. It was not clear if the boat was speeding at the time.

Rodriguez, whom was hurled into a hole in the vessel’s interior on impact, had to be extricated by responding emergency personnel. Although he was rushed to an area hospital following the Hollywood boating accident, his crash injuries ultimately proved fatal. Diaz, on the other hand, was ejected into the water when the boat slammed into the seawall. She survived the boat crash with unspecified injuries.

While the cause of the fatal boating accident remains unknown, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission authorities are expected to conduct a full probe.

According to FWC data, 620 reportable boating accidents occurred throughout the state of Florida in 2009. A total of 65 fatalities were recorded in connection with those boat wrecks.

About the Miami boating accident lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in boating accidents, car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 02 Dec 2011 18:51:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/79-one-boating-death-reported-following-crash-on-intracoastal-waterway-in-hollywood-fwc-to-probe.htmlBSO to Investigate Cause of Recent Triple-Fatality Pompano Beach Car Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/78-bso-to-investigate-cause-of-recent-triple-fatality-pompano-beach-car-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 29, 2011 - Members of the Broward Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit are conducting an investigating into a recent triple-fatal crash that occurred in Pompano Beach on Nov. 19. According to information provided by NBC Miami, authorities have yet to determine what caused a driver to lose control of his vehicle and crash into a lake.

Reports indicated a four-door sedan was traveling along westbound Sample Road before 5 a.m. when the driver lost control upon attempting to make a turn onto the Andrews Avenue Extension. The car then slammed into, and ultimately jumped, a guardrail before careening into a Pompano Beach canal.

There were three people in the sedan at the time of the Broward County car wreck. Unfortunately, none of those crash victims survived. Authorities identified those killed in the single-vehicle accident as 24-year-old Tommy Neloms, 29-year-old Victor Durham and 19-year-old Gregory Holloway. It was not clear who was behind the wheel when the fatal crash occurred.

Although reports suggested the car accident victims were en route from Deerfield Beach-based Club 525 when they became involved in the violent traffic accident, their intended destination remained unknown. Furthermore, authorities did not state whether investigators believed speed, alcohol and/or drugs contributed to the deadly South Florida auto accident. Nevertheless, the probe is ongoing.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data suggested passengers accounted for 17.7 percent (453 victims) of the 2,558 traffic fatalities recorded throughout the state of Florida during the year 2009.

About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawWed, 30 Nov 2011 02:50:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/78-bso-to-investigate-cause-of-recent-triple-fatality-pompano-beach-car-crash.htmlMiami Gardens Police: Transgender Woman Accused of Posing as Fake Doctor, Performing Botch Buttock Enhancement Surgerieshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/77-miami-gardens-police-transgender-woman-accused-of-posing-as-fake-doctor-performing-botch-buttock-enhancement-surgeries.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 23, 2011 - The yearlong search for a transgender woman accused of impersonating a doctor and performing several botched buttock enhancement procedures ended on Nov. 18, according to NBC Miami. Miami Gardens Police officials, whom have been conducting an investigation into the case with the help of the Florida Department of Health (DOH), arrested and charged 30-year-old Oneal Ron Morris with practicing a health care profession without a license with serious bodily injury.

Reports indicated Miami Gardens Police found Morris at a home in North Lauderdale and subsequently arrested her. While Morris has since posted bond and been released from jail, she faces charges of practicing medicine without a license resulting in serious bodily injury.

Lab tests conducted by the health department suggested the phony doctor seemingly injected the first victim, whom remains unidentified, with “household and automotive products” including “superglue, mineral oil and 'Fix-a-Flat.”

The Miami Gardens Police arrest report said that particular woman filed a claim with police in 2010, stating she paid Miller $700 for a total of six buttock enhancement injections. That victim, whom was ultimately hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, reported experiencing excruciating pain as a result of the botched cosmetic procedure.

According to Miami Gardens Police Det. Michael Dillon, who is leading the police investigation into a growing number of botched butt enhancement surgery allegations, “Right now the initial report kind of opened the flood gates, all the phone calls. We are answering each one… Whether they are victims of Mr. Morris, I don't know yet.”

Dillon stated that several other alleged victims— including one who also claimed to know of 20 additional victims— have since come forward. Although the exact number of reports made to the DOH remained unclear, Dillon noted that calls from individuals claiming to have sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of substandard buttock injections performed by Miller were coming in from as far as Atlanta, Ga.

Investigations into the “Fix-a-Flat” buttocks enhancement allegations are ongoing.

About the Miami injury lawyers and medical negligence attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than three decades, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the Florida medical negligence lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawWed, 23 Nov 2011 15:54:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/77-miami-gardens-police-transgender-woman-accused-of-posing-as-fake-doctor-performing-botch-buttock-enhancement-surgeries.htmlNegligent Driver Who Fled Scene of Fatal Miami-Dade Crash on Palmetto Expressway Remains at Largehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/76-negligent-driver-who-fled-scene-of-fatal-miami-dade-crash-on-palmetto-expressway-remains-at-large.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 22, 2011 - The family of a South Florida woman who recently lost her life in a Miami-Dade County hit-and-run crash is asking the public for assistance in the search for the negligent driver who fled the scene of the fatal accident. According to information provided by WSVN, the deadly motor vehicle collision (MVC) occurred along the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826) in Medley on Nov. 18.

Reports indicated Juan Miranda was heading south on the Palmetto Expressway in Medley when his car was violently rear-ended by another vehicle at approximately 2 p.m. Juan Miranda’s car consequently went out of control and slammed into a concrete dividing wall on S.R. 826. The unidentified motorist who was behind the wheel of the vehicle that struck Miranda’s car, on the other hand, subsequently fled the scene.

Juan Miranda and his wife/passenger, Marta were rushed to area hospitals following the South Florida collision, which happened in close proximity to the 74th Street exit of S.R. 826. Sadly, Marta Miranda’s traumatic injuries proved fatal at the hospital. Juan Miranda, whom was also likely transported to the hospital, appears to be recovering from his crash injuries.

Devastated by the loss of his wife, Juan Miranda told WSVN reporters, “I was able to talk to her, but she was down, down, down, and then, she went to sleep forever… We were going to be married this year 53 years. Jan. 8, 1959. We've always been together and no problems… They took the only woman I loved. They took her from me forever.”

According to the couple’s daughter, Marta Miranda Alfaro, “If anyone saw anything, the smallest thing, it doesn't matter, it could be something that anybody feels is insignificant, please come forward… Call *FHP, call Crime Stoppers, so we can bring this person to justice. We're asking, we're begging, anything that anybody saw, please come forward and make the call.” The Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers can be reached at 305-471-TIPS. Investigations into the fatal hit-and-run crash are ongoing.


About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawTue, 22 Nov 2011 14:47:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/76-negligent-driver-who-fled-scene-of-fatal-miami-dade-crash-on-palmetto-expressway-remains-at-large.htmlMiami Hospital Patient Mistakenly Given Drug Used On Inmates Facing Death Penalty; Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuithttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/75-miami-hospital-patient-mistakenly-given-drug-used-on-inmates-facing-death-penalty-family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit.htmlMIAMI, FL—November 21, 2011 - A negligence lawsuit has been filed in connection with a medication mix-up that occurred at a Miami hospital in July 2010 and ultimately led to the death of a 79-year-old patient. According to WSVN, a nurse at North Shore Medical Center made the fateful mistake of giving a patient whom was supposed to receive a dose of antacid medication Pepcid an injection of Pancuronium, the drug administered to criminals facing capital punishment, instead.

Reports suggested Richard Smith went to North Shore Medical Center upon experiencing difficulty breathing on July 30, 2010. Although an unidentified nurse was apparently ordered to administer the patient an injection of the antacid drug Pepcid, he instead administered an injection of Pancuronium. Pancuronium is the drug given to death row inmates facing the death penalty by lethal injection.

Following the drug mix-up, Marc Smith, the victim’s son, said a doctor approached him and contended, “I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but the nurse gave your dad the wrong medication, and it sent him into respiratory arrest. He grabbed the wrong package.”

While the patient was initially resuscitated, his medical condition proved fatal approximately one month later. Vickie Jackson, the victim’s daughter, appeared to suggest that her family feels left in the dark in the case of her father’s untimely death, noting, “I'm mad because it seems like you can take a life, and you don't have to answer for it.”

Part of Miami’s North Shore Medical Center statement released with regard to the deadly medical error explained, “Our hearts go out to the Smith family for their loss. This was a tragic event that was immediately self-reported to the agency for health care administration. We conducted an internal review and have several new processes in place to ensure a situation like this doesn't happen again."

While details concerning the wrongful death lawsuit in itself remained scarce, it appears as if the family is claiming negligence on the part of the nurse and the Northwest Miami-Dade hospital. According to a report by the Daily Mail, the nurse remains employed at the medical center.

The medical negligence case is underway.

*Note: The Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. is not affiliated with the case above.

About the Miami injury lawyers and medical negligence attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than three decades, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the Florida medical negligence lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawMon, 21 Nov 2011 15:17:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/75-miami-hospital-patient-mistakenly-given-drug-used-on-inmates-facing-death-penalty-family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit.htmlMiami Injury Lawyers at Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. Announce Expanded Practice to Protect International Consumers from Insurance Bad Faithhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/74-miami-injury-lawyers-at-rossman-baumberger-reboso-spier-connolly-pa-announce-expanded-practice-to-protect-international-consumers-from-insurance-bad-faith.htmlMiami, FL  November 20, 2011- Insurance bad faith laws -- intended to protect consumers in cases where insurers do not engage in fair dealing or act in good faith -- have been used in many cases to reverse unjustified denials of coverage. But for all the inequities that have been corrected, many more consumers have been harmed by insurance companies unreasonably refusing to honor policies. Particularly at risk, according veteran attorney Steve Rossman of the Miami law firm Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A., are individuals living overseas who buy policies from insurers in the U.S. To better assist these individuals, the lawyers of Rossman Baumberger have announced an expanded insurance practice to help international consumers.

Yet experienced advocacy, says Rossman, is just the first step. Bad faith insurance laws need to be strengthened, and more consumers need to know of their availability,

“A lot of these cases fly under the radar because the injured individuals don’t realize that they have a recourse, that they can, indeed, right a grievous wrong,” says Rossman, one of South Florida’s most experienced trial lawyers and a founding partner of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly. “The problem is particularly acute for individuals living abroad, who may buy a policy from a company in the U.S., be unfairly denied benefits, and simply take no for an answer because they don’t realize that U.S. law lets them fight back.”

Indeed, while handling a case for a South American family -- denied death benefits after the policy holder was killed in a helicopter crash in Peru -- Rossman and his partners at Rossman Baumberger discovered that the same insurer had denied benefits in several similar cases, all involving a policy holder residing outside the U.S.

“The bad faith laws are something we’ve often used in our practice, with great success, to protect and vindicate the rights of individuals who have been denied benefits they should have received,” says the veteran injury lawyer. “But individuals living abroad are far less likely to realize that there are such laws that protect them, and that they can work with experienced lawyers to obtain recovery. Unfortunately, there are insurers who take advantage of this, denying benefits when they shouldn’t, acting in bad faith, and hoping that the beneficiary will simply accept the rejection -- which all too often, they do.”

Strengthening the bad faith laws is one way to tackle the problem, says Rossman. “Give the laws more bite; provide for a greater penalty for acting unreasonably and unfairly, and we’re likely to see less improper behavior.” But consumers also need to better understand their rights and options, the trial attorney adds. “Even as it stands now, the law can be of great value, and bring comfort and relief, to so many individuals -- if they only knew it was there to protect them,” says Rossman. “We want people to know that when an insurer says no, that’s not necessarily the final word. A skilled attorney who understands the law, and knows how to handle these cases, can turn the decision -- and in the process, often the client’s life -- completely around.”

Insurance, says Rossman, is designed to protect individuals when death and disaster strike. Tough bad faith laws, in the hands of a skillful lawyer, can make sure it does just that.

About the Law Office of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Since 1974, the personal injury lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have been advocates for those injured due to the negligence or wrongdoing of others. The firm has assisted individuals -- and helped them obtain recovery and answers -- in wrongful death, resort litigation, product liability, aviation, boating, railroad, automobile, and other negligence cases. Along the way, it has developed a track record for results. The firm’s experience is highlighted by the leadership positions senior partners have been named to at organizations including the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, the Florida Justice Association, the National Academy of Railway Labor Attorneys, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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]]>RBR LawMon, 21 Nov 2011 04:22:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/74-miami-injury-lawyers-at-rossman-baumberger-reboso-spier-connolly-pa-announce-expanded-practice-to-protect-international-consumers-from-insurance-bad-faith.htmlImproperly Cleaned Fuel Tank Explodes at Miami-Dade Machine Shop; 4 Workers Injuredhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/73-improperly-cleaned-fuel-tank-explodes-at-miami-dade-machine-shop-4-workers-injured.htmlMIAMI, FL—November 18, 2011 - A fuel tank explosion at the Medley Machine Shop in Miami-Dade County on Nov. 15 sent four workers to the hospital with injuries ranging from minor to severe. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, emergency medical services crews airlifted three of the four victims to Miami’s Ryder Trauma Center to be treated for serious burns sustained in the gasoline tank blast.

Reports suggested four Medley Machine Shop employees were in the process of cutting through a fuel tank when it exploded suddenly. Although the gas tank was empty at the time, Lt. Arnold Piedrahita of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department maintained, “An empty can of gasoline is more dangerous than a full one… It’s the fumes that are dangerous.”

Following the violent South Florida explosion, four workers were transported to Ryder Trauma Center’s burn center for treatment. The three more seriously injured workers were reportedly taken to the hospital via medical helicopter, while the fourth employee was transported via ambulance.

According to Piedrahita, “Apparently it wasn’t cleaned properly on the inside… There were fumes built up… The explosion was pretty violent.” It was not clear who was responsible for cleaning the fuel tank. The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Dept. received word of the fuel tank blast at 12:37 p.m. and subsequently responded to the Medley Machine Shop, which is located at 9452 NW 109th Street.


About the Miami personal injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Whether working at your office or job site, shopping in a store or enjoying a sporting event, you deserve to feel confident that all of the safety measures possible have been installed and proper procedures followed to assure your safety. It is an owner's responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all persons visiting or using their premises to avoid injury or death from hazardous conditions on the property.

Over the course of our firm's history, we have represented numerous victims of aquatic spinal cord injuries and drowning, construction site negligence, negligent security, resort liability, defective premises, and electrical injuries. Our record includes a $2.5 verdict for the loss of a railroad worker's leg, a $1.7 million recovery for the death of a muffler shop employee who was killed when a negligently constructed and maintained building exploded, a $1.6 million settlement against a national auto repair chain, a $1.5 negligent security case for a police officer killed in the line of duty, and a $500,000 recovery for a construction worker injured by a nail gun. Most of these cases could have been avoided with some simple and careful due diligence on the part of the property owner.
  • Aquatic Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Drowning Cases
  • Construction Site Negligence
  • Negligent Security
  • Resort Liability
  • Defective Premises
  • Electrical Injuries
With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Miami personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 18 Nov 2011 18:14:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/73-improperly-cleaned-fuel-tank-explodes-at-miami-dade-machine-shop-4-workers-injured.htmlNavarre Driver Killed in Collision With Red-Light Running School Bus; FHP to Investigatehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/72-navarre-driver-killed-in-collision-with-red-light-running-school-bus-fhp-to-investigate.htmlMIAMI, FL—November 16, 2011 - Traffic homicide investigators from the Florida Highway Patrol are in the midst of an investigating into a fatal collision between a sport utility vehicle and a school bus in Navarre on Nov. 10. According to information provided by the Northwest Florida Daily News, a 64-year-old motorist was killed when a red light-running school bus T-boned the driver’s side of his SUV along U.S. Highway 98 in Santa Rosa County.

Reports indicated Navarre resident George E. Potter III was driving his Chevrolet Tracker SUV along Whispering Pines Boulevard when he attempted to make a left turn onto U.S. 98. Although Potter had the right of way as he was making the turn at the intersection, 58-year-old school bus driver Jacqueline Lee Rock failed to stop at a red light and slammed into the side of his vehicle. Potter was killed in the school bus crash.

Rock was transported to Santa Rosa Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries sustained in the wreck. The driver of the Holley-Navarre area school bus has since been released from the hospital. Luckily, no students were riding the bus and thus, no additional injuries were reported in connection with the deadly Navarre traffic crash.

According to North Carolina-based Durham School Services spokeswoman Carina Noble, the school bus driver who ran the red light has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation into the fatal bus accident. Durham School Services is the firm contracted by the Santa Rosa County School District for school bus service.

Although officials have yet to charge the school bus driver in connection with the unfortunate Florida motor vehicle accident, investigations were expected to be underway.

Statistical data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) suggested 221 buses became involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 16 Nov 2011 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/72-navarre-driver-killed-in-collision-with-red-light-running-school-bus-fhp-to-investigate.htmlFEC Railway Officials, Palm Beach Gardens Police to Investigate South Florida Railroad Deathhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/71-fec-railway-officials-palm-beach-gardens-police-to-investigate-south-florida-railroad-death.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 10, 2011 - Florida East Coast Railway officials, along with detectives from the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, are expected to investigate a recent railroad death of a man in Palm Beach Gardens. According to information provided by Palm Beach Post, police are withholding the identity of the railroad fatality pending the notification of next of kin.

While specific details concerning the railroad death remain scarce, Officer Ellen Lovejoy of the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department reported that the fatal train accident occurred on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks between PGA Boulevard and RCA Boulevard.

According to Keith Bryer, a spokesman for the Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Department, an engine crew was on its way back from an unspecified training exercise when some members noticed a stationary train on the FEC tracks after 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 8.

Upon inspecting a portion of the tracks between PGA Blvd. and RCA Blvd., an engineer expressed his/her suspicion that someone was involved in a collision with the train. The engineer’s suspicions were confirmed when the unidentified victim’s body was ultimately found at the scene.

Although police did not suspect foul play contributed to the deadly collision, the Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. note that not all “accidents” are truly accidental. Be it in a motor vehicle collision, plane crash or railroad accident, countless individuals have been seriously injured or even lost their lives in incidents caused by the negligence of another party.

Investigations into the Palm Beach Gardens railroad fatality are ongoing.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) statistics indicated there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.

About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 10 Nov 2011 14:23:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/71-fec-railway-officials-palm-beach-gardens-police-to-investigate-south-florida-railroad-death.htmlTruck Driven by Employee of Miami Beach Vendor Hits, Injures Two Sunbathers on South Beachhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/70-truck-driven-by-employee-of-miami-beach-vendor-hits-injures-two-sunbathers-on-south-beach.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 9, 2011 - A work truck crashed into two people who were lying on the sands of South Beach on the afternoon of Nov. 6, causing both of them to suffer unspecified wounds, according to information provided by the Miami Herald. The Miami Beach accident occurred as a Boucher Brothers employee was utilizing a Ford F-150 pickup truck to collect chairs and umbrellas rented out by the beach vendor earlier that day.

Reports indicated Miami man Jorge Monje, who is employed by South Beach vendor Boucher Brothers, was operating a Ford F-150 work truck, collecting previously rented chairs/umbrellas and beginning to close up beach cabanas set up on a stretch of the beach in close proximity to Seventh Street, when something went horribly wrong.

For unknown reasons, the pickup truck slammed into a man and a woman who were lying on the beach at approximately 4:13 p.m. Authorities identified the injured sunbathers as 37-year-old Orlando Jimenez and 28-year-old Denise Moure. The Miami Beach crash victims were rushed to Mount Sinai Medical Center with unspecified injuries. Reports suggested both Jimenez and Moure remained hospitalized as of Nov. 7

According to Boucher Brothers-owner Perry Boucher, “We’ve been in business for over 20 years and have never had an accident like this.” Nevertheless, Miami Beach Police detectives issued the work truck driver a careless driving citation in connection with the injurious South Beach accident.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawWed, 09 Nov 2011 15:26:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/70-truck-driven-by-employee-of-miami-beach-vendor-hits-injures-two-sunbathers-on-south-beach.htmlTen Tri-Rail Passengers Hospitalized Following Train-Car Crash in Oakland Park; BSO Expected to Investigatehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/69-ten-tri-rail-passengers-hospitalized-following-train-car-crash-in-oakland-park-bso-expected-to-investigate.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 8, 2011 - Officials from the Broward Sheriff’s Office are expected to investigate a recent railroad accident in which a Tri-Rail train crashed into a car in Oakland Park on the evening of Nov. 6. Although occupants of the car managed to escape prior to impact, 10 train riders suffered injuries in the South Florida collision, according to information provided by the Miami Herald.

Reports appeared to suggest a car got stuck on the CSX railroad tracks as a Tri-Rail passenger train was approaching Commercial Boulevard from the south around the 7pm hour. Those in the car—a driver and his/her two passengers— fortunately managed to exit the vehicle before the northbound train crashed into it.

Ten train passengers were transported to Holy Cross Hospital and Broward General Medical Center to be treated for injuries sustained in the Oakland Park train-car crash. According to Matt Little of the Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department, all except one of the train accident victims—whom was said to have suffered serious injuries in the Tri-Rail accident—sustained injuries that were not considered life threatening.

Authorities have yet to determine why the vehicle was stopped on the tracks. Furthermore, it was not clear whether the flashing lights and railroad guard arms were functioning at the time of the train-car accident.

From 2008 to 2011 (with 2011 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) statistical data ending in March), railroad accidents resulted in the deaths of 611 crash victims nationwide. Florida train accidents resulted in 35 deaths and left 168 accident victims with various injuries during that time period.

About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawTue, 08 Nov 2011 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/69-ten-tri-rail-passengers-hospitalized-following-train-car-crash-in-oakland-park-bso-expected-to-investigate.htmlNTSB Report Reveals Safety Hazards, Shady Business Practices in Curbside Bus Industryhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/68-ntsb-report-reveals-safety-hazards-shady-business-practices-in-curbside-bus-industry.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 4, 2011 - A National Transportation Safety Board report released on Oct. 31 suggested that curbside bus operators are involved in seven times as many fatal traffic accidents as traditional interstate bus operators. As opposed to retrieving passengers from designated bus terminals, as most commercial bus operators tend to do, curbside buses are known for picking up passengers from various informal locations, such as parking lots, shopping plazas and even street corners, the Associated Press reported.

In March, a curbside bus that was transporting passengers back to Chinatown in New York City after a trip to a casino in Connecticut careened off a highway and crashed into a street pole. The World Wide Travel-operated bus, which was speeding at the time of the wreck, was split in half on impact. Reports indicated a total of 15 people died and another 18 suffered injuries in the violent NYC bus crash. World Wide Travel was shut down following an investigation that revealed multiple safety violations on the part of the bus company.

Only a couple months later, another bus, which was traveling north on Interstate 95, en route to NYC’s Chinatown from Greensboro, N.C., left the highway and flipped over. That bus accident resulted in four deaths and left 50 others with non-fatal injuries.

Over a span of two years, transportation officials reportedly cited Charlotte, N.C.-based bus operator Sky Express Inc. for 46 safety violations related to driver fatigue. Although that bus carrier, which was also shut down, tried to continue doing business by creating new names to operate under, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ultimately shut down those “reincarnated” bus companies as well.

Not only were there more injuries and fatalities attributed to curbside bus accidents than incidents/crashes involving traditional bus operators, unsafe and/or suspicious business practices did not appear to be uncommon either.

According to Deborah Hersman, chairman of the NTSB, "Business and safety practices within the growing curbside bus industry create challenges for enforcement authorities and consumers alike when it comes to separating the safe operators from the unsafe operators.”

The NTSB report also noted that although there are approximately 765,000 commercial bus carriers in operation in the United States, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration only has a team of about 878 federal and state bus safety inspectors to conduct inspections and reviews.

That means there is only “an average of slightly more than one inspector” available per 1,000 bus companies. Full inspections are generally known to take no less than two weeks to complete.

Although the majority of curbside bus tickets are sold by online ticket agents that habitually refrain from telling consumers specific bus company names, thus leaving prospective passengers unaware of an operator’s safety history, the NTSB report noted that the FMCSA is not authorized to regulate online ticket vendors.

Language barriers also appeared to be a common setback for federal and state bus safety inspectors. The report found that more than one out of ten curbside bus drivers received “fitness violations” because they could not speak English, as required for all commercial drivers.

Beyond the fact that commercial drivers are legally required to be able to speak English, the language deficiencies also left inspectors struggling to conduct comprehensive safety reviews properly.

To find out more about the curbside bus industry, click here: http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2011/111031.html

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawMon, 07 Nov 2011 13:21:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/68-ntsb-report-reveals-safety-hazards-shady-business-practices-in-curbside-bus-industry.htmlLynx Bus Driver Faces Charges After Crash With School Bus in Greater Orlandohttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/67-lynx-bus-driver-faces-charges-after-crash-with-school-bus-in-greater-orlando.htmlMIAMI, FL— November 1, 2011 - The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a bus collision that resulted in the hospitalization of seven crash victims in Central Florida on the morning of Oct. 27. According to information provided by CFNews13, four Zellwood Elementary School students were among those injured in the Orange County accident, which involved both a LYNX bus and a school bus.

Reports indicated that although a school bus driver activated the bus’ flashing lights and extendable stop sign to indicate that it was stopping to pick up students along Orange Blossom Trail around 8 a.m., a Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority-operated commuter bus slammed into the back of the school bus for unknown reasons.

"Obviously a very dangerous situation, as children were actually trying to get onto the bus,” FHP Sgt. Kim Montes told reporters. A total of 25 kids were onboard the school bus when the collision occurred. That bus was reportedly headed toward Zellwood Elementary School at the time.

Four of those elementary schoolers suffered non-life threatening injuries in the school bus accident and were transported from the scene, located in close proximity to Plymouth Sorrento Road, to area hospitals for treatment. Lynx bus driver Raymond Miles, 60, as well as two unidentified adult bus riders, were also hospitalized for minor injuries.

Although investigations are ongoing, FHP troopers told reporters that the Lynx bus driver is facing unspecified charges in connection with the Central Florida bus crash.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 01 Nov 2011 15:18:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/67-lynx-bus-driver-faces-charges-after-crash-with-school-bus-in-greater-orlando.htmlGrieving Family of 14-Year-Old Pembroke Pines Girl Killed Walking to School Calls For Crossing Improvementshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/66-grieving-family-of-14-year-old-pembroke-pines-girl-killed-walking-to-school-calls-for-crossing-improvements.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 27, 2011 - The family of a 14-year-old Pembroke Pines girl who died four days after a van hit her on the way to school has called on the Broward School District to improve the level of crossing safety in the area where the fatal traffic accident occurred. According to information provided by the Sun Sentinel, Flanagan High School ninth-grader Alexandra Abrahams succumbed to her severe crash injuries and was pronounced dead at Memorial Regional Hospital on Oct. 24.

Reports suggest 46-year-old Debra Ruesga’s Honda Odyssey minivan struck Abrahams as she was crossing Taft Street at the intersection of Northwest 125th Avenue. The teen was en route to her high school at approximately 6:50 a.m. on Oct. 20 when the violent Pembroke Pines accident occurred. Abrahams’ injuries proved fatal at the Hollywood hospital four days later.

According to 53-year-old Kathy Holley, who is both the young victim’s aunt and guardian, “Kids cross that intersection constantly. We want them to have a cross-path on the east side of the school.” Holley also wants the school board to extend the school slow-driving zone to the intersection of Taft St. and NW 125th Ave, where the traffic crash occurred.

Officials reported that the Broward School District is expected to review the family’s requests. Nora Rupert, a member of the school board, stated, “I know our safety department is very responsive.” However, “We have lost so many students last year and this year who have been struck by cars,” Rupert noted.

While South Florida driver Debra Ruesga has not been charged in connection with the deadly pedestrian accident as of yet, investigations are ongoing.

About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 27 Oct 2011 13:19:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/66-grieving-family-of-14-year-old-pembroke-pines-girl-killed-walking-to-school-calls-for-crossing-improvements.htmlMiami Handyman Pronounced Dead After Falling From Roof of Four-Story Little Havana Apartmenthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/65-miami-handyman-pronounced-dead-after-falling-from-roof-of-four-story-little-havana-apartment.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 26, 2011 - Officials from the City of Miami Police Department (MPD) are expected to investigate what might have caused a handyman who was working atop an apartment building in the Miami neighborhood of Little Havana to plunge approximately 40 feet to his death on Oct. 24, the Miami Herald reported. Although Lt. Ignatius Carroll of the City of Miami Fire-Rescue Department said the fall victim was working with his brother and another individual at the time, it was not clear if they were working freelance or for a specific company at the time.

Reports indicated an unidentified 68-year-old man was working on the roof of a four-story apartment, apparently installing weather stripping from the ledge of the building, when he fell around 2:15 p.m. According to Carroll, who noted that the fall victim did not seem to be using a harness or any other safety gear at the time, “The brother heard a scream, and then he heard a loud thump.” The apartment building where the deadly fall occurred is located at 637 SW Third Street in Little Havana.

After the 68-year-old fell from the top of the Little Havana apartment to a grassy region below, multiple workers reportedly ran over to the injured worker in an attempt to provide whatever help they could. Unfortunately, the victim’s severe injuries proved fatal before emergency medical crews even arrived on the scene of the Miami accident.

A full probe into the fatal fall was expected to be underway.

About the Miami premises liability attorneys and personal injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Whether working at your office or job site, shopping in a store or enjoying a sporting event, you deserve to feel confident that all of the safety measures possible have been installed and proper procedures followed to assure your safety. It is an owner's responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all persons visiting or using their premises to avoid injury or death from hazardous conditions on the property.

Over the course of our firm's history, we have represented numerous victims of aquatic spinal cord injuries and drowning, construction site negligence, negligent security, resort liability, defective premises, and electrical injuries. Our record includes a $2.5 verdict for the loss of a railroad worker's leg, a $1.7 million recovery for the death of a muffler shop employee who was killed when a negligently constructed and maintained building exploded, a $1.6 million settlement against a national auto repair chain, a $1.5 negligent security case for a police officer killed in the line of duty, and a $500,000 recovery for a construction worker injured by a nail gun.

Most of these cases could have been avoided with some simple and careful due diligence on the part of the property owner.
  • Aquatic Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Drowning Cases
  • Construction Site Negligence
  • Negligent Security
  • Resort Liability
  • Defective Premises
  • Electrical Injuries
With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Miami personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 26 Oct 2011 17:37:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/65-miami-handyman-pronounced-dead-after-falling-from-roof-of-four-story-little-havana-apartment.htmlMiami Motorcycle Crash Sends Two People to Hospital with Critical Injurieshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/64-miami-motorcycle-crash-sends-two-people-to-hospital-with-critical-injuries.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 25, 2011 - Officials from the Miami Police Department (MPD) are expected to investigate a recent traffic accident in which a motorcycle being ridden by two people plowed into the back of a vehicle on the MacArthur Causeway. Local 10 reported that both the motorcyclist and his passenger were listed in critical condition following Miami accident, which was reported in the causeway’s westbound lanes on the afternoon of Oct. 22.

According to information provided, a man and a woman were traveling west on the MacArthur Causeway—which crosses Biscayne Bay to connect downtown Miami to South Beach—when the motorcycle they were on violently rear-ended another westbound vehicle. Speed apparently played a role in the Miami motorcycle accident.

While reports did not specify if driver behind the wheel of the car sustained any injuries in the South Florida collision, the individuals who were riding the motorcycle at the time were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital to be treated for critical injuries. The identities of those involved in the Miami crash have yet to be released.

According to statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 4,595 motorcycles involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents nationwide in 2009, 431 were involved in Florida crashes.


About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawTue, 25 Oct 2011 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/64-miami-motorcycle-crash-sends-two-people-to-hospital-with-critical-injuries.htmlPembroke Pines Traffic Accident Results in Hospitalization of Young Pedestrianhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/63-pembroke-pines-traffic-accident-results-in-hospitalization-of-young-pedestrian.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 21, 2011 - Officials from the Pembroke Pines Police Department are investigating a traffic accident that left an unidentified young pedestrian girl seriously injured on the morning of Oct. 20. According to information provided by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the accident victim was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a van at the intersection of Taft Street and Northwest 125th Avenue around the 7am hour.

While specific details concerning the South Florida collision remained scarce, reports suggested a girl was crossing Taft St. in the 12500 block when she was hit by 46-year-old Debra Manter Ruesga’s 2002 Honda Odyssey van. The young pedestrian sustained serious injuries in the Pembroke Pines accident and was subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatment. The extent of the crash victim’s injuries, as well as her name and age, remained undisclosed.

Although Pembroke Pines police told reporters that the van driver was not being charged in connection with the pedestrian accident, a full investigation was expected to be underway.

Transportation for America data suggested that between the years 2000 and 2009, a total of 5,163 pedestrian deaths were recorded in Florida—the most dangerous state for walkers, according to T4A’s Dangerous by Design report for 2011. The Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area (often referred to as the South Florida metropolitan area or the Miami metropolitan area) was deemed the nation’s fourth most hazardous metro region for pedestrians.


About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 21 Oct 2011 16:58:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/63-pembroke-pines-traffic-accident-results-in-hospitalization-of-young-pedestrian.htmlHit-and-Run Driver Charged in Miami Beach Bus Stop Crash That Left 4 Accident Victims Seriously Injuredhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/62-hit-and-run-driver-charged-in-miami-beach-bus-stop-crash-that-left-4-accident-victims-seriously-injured.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 20, 2011 - The South Florida driver who fled the scene of a violent crash at a Miami Beach bus stop on Oct. 17 is facing four counts of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries. According to information provided by NBC Miami, police arrested and charged the 28-year-old hit-and-run driver only hours after she plowed her car into a bus shelter on the corner of 72nd Street and Abbott Avenue, leaving four people seriously injured.

Reports suggested Claudia Gallegos driving in the area of 7nd St. and Abbott Ave. when for unknown reasons, her vehicle crashed into a bus shelter and four individuals who were either sitting on the bus stop bench or standing near it at the time. Despite the fact that the Miami Beach wreck resulted in a total of four casualties, Gallegos went on to speed away from the accident scene.

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel transported three crash victims to Mount Sinai Medical Center in serious condition, while a fourth victim was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert. As of Oct. 18, two of the accident victims had been discharged from from the hospital and two remained hospitalized in stable condition.

Police spotted the negligent driver at a North Bay Village gas station and subsequently arrested her. Although Gallegos posted bail and was released from jail the morning after the injurious hit-and-run crash, she is scheduled to appear in court on four counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury.


About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in pedestrian accidents, car crashes, bus wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 20 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/62-hit-and-run-driver-charged-in-miami-beach-bus-stop-crash-that-left-4-accident-victims-seriously-injured.htmlMBPD May Fire Police Supervisor Who Exhibited “Gross Negligence” on Night of Drunken Miami Beach ATV Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/61-mbpd-may-fire-police-supervisor-who-exhibited-gross-negligence-on-night-of-drunken-miami-beach-atv-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 19, 2011 - More than three months after a drunken South Beach ATV crash cost two Miami Beach Police officers their jobs, an MDPD police supervisor may face the same punishment, NBC Miami reported. Citing gross negligence on the part of Sergeant Manuel Moraga, an 11-year member of the MBPD, the city on Oct. 13 placed the police supervisor on unpaid suspension and served him a notice of intent to discipline.

Reports suggested that although Miami Beach Police officers Derick Kuilan and Rolando Gutierrez were on-duty on July 3, that didn’t stop them from having a few drinks during a bachelorette party at the popular Clevelander Hotel. After partying at the Clevelander’s bar for a few hours, an intoxicated Kuilan decided to take Adelee Sharie Martin, a woman whom he’d met at the hotel, for a midnight joyride on South Beach.

That drunken joyride turned out to be anything but joyful. As Kuilan and his unauthorized passenger were riding the department-issued ATV along the sands of Miami Beach, the all-terrain vehicle plowed into two beachgoers. Those crash victims, whom authorities identified as Seattle woman Kitzie Nicanor and North Miami man Luis Almonte, suffered serious injuries in the horrific Miami Beach Police ATV crash. ATV passenger Adelee Martin was also hospitalized following ATV accident.

Toxicology tests taken five hours after the violent ATV wreck indicated Kuilan had a blood alcohol concentration of .088, which is still above the state threshold for driving under the influence of alcohol. Kuilan, who was charged with two counts of reckless driving with serious bodily injury and two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury in connection with the Miami Beach accident, posted $30,000 bond immediately upon turning himself in on July 26.

Kuilan and Gutierrez were fired from the Miami Beach Police Department due to “conduct unbecoming an officer” and because their careless actions on the night of the accident ultimately demonstrated a "dereliction of duties.”

Accused gross negligence, Sgt. Moraga could be the third police officer fired in connection with the ATV crash. Moraga is expected to face disciplinary action for leaving his shift early, as well as for his failure to respond to radio calls that Gutierrez, an officer under his command, was not patrolling the area that he was assigned on the night of the accident.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawWed, 19 Oct 2011 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/61-mbpd-may-fire-police-supervisor-who-exhibited-gross-negligence-on-night-of-drunken-miami-beach-atv-crash.htmlPilot, Co-Pilot Hospitalized Following Crash Landing of Single-Engine Plane on Florida Turnpike in Hollywoodhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/60-pilot-co-pilot-hospitalized-following-crash-landing-of-single-engine-plane-on-florida-turnpike-in-hollywood.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 13, 2011 - No ground injuries were reported following the crash landing of small aircraft in the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood on Oct. 12. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the South Florida aviation accident, which resulted in the hospitalization of the pilot and co-pilot, occurred as the single-engine plane was in the midst of attempting to land at Broward’s North Perry General Aviation Airport.

Although the cause of the Broward plane crash remains unclear, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigators appeared to suspect that a mechanical error caused the single-engine a Socata TBM 700 aircraft to go down after 1 p.m. on Oct. 12. According to Pubic Information Officer Gregory Meyer of the Broward County Aviation Department (BCAD), air traffic controllers apparently gave the pilot the OK to land prior to the plane wreck.

Furthermore, a turnpike asphalt worker identified as Carlos Parodi helped extricate the plane’s occupants following the aircraft crash. Both the pilot and the co-pilot, whom Parodi said were speaking French following the Hollywood plane crash, were ultimately rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital. While reports stated that those two unidentified plane crash victims suffered non-life threatening injuries, no one on the ground was involved. The wrecked plane is registered to Miami-based SV Leasing Company of Florida.

A full investigation into the Florida Turnpike plane accident was expected to be underway.

About the Miami injury lawyers and aviation accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, aviation accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 13 Oct 2011 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/60-pilot-co-pilot-hospitalized-following-crash-landing-of-single-engine-plane-on-florida-turnpike-in-hollywood.htmlFort Lauderdale Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Involved in Crash That Left 7 Broward Transit Bus Riders Injuredhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/59-fort-lauderdale-police-arrest-hit-and-run-driver-involved-in-crash-that-left-7-broward-transit-bus-riders-injured.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 12, 2011 - Fort Lauderdale Police have apprehended the motorist that fled the scene of a South Florida collision that left six passengers who were riding a Broward County Transit bus injured on the morning of Oct. 9. According to information provided by WSVN, the hit-and-run bus accident occurred at Sunrise Boulevard and Northeast 15th Street.

Reports suggested a stolen SUV slammed into the back of a BCT bus at the intersection of Sunrise Blvd. and NE 15th St. at approximately 5 p.m. Although the driver of the stolen vehicle involved in the Fort Lauderdale crash fled the scene on foot, he was eventually arrested.

Seven Broward Transit bus riders, on the other hand, were transported to an area hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries sustained in the bus crash.

It was not clear what specific charges the unidentified hit-and-run driver was expected to face in connection with the Broward Transit bus accident. Investigations into the injurious traffic crash are underway.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 12 Oct 2011 13:20:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/59-fort-lauderdale-police-arrest-hit-and-run-driver-involved-in-crash-that-left-7-broward-transit-bus-riders-injured.htmlMiami-Dade Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Stole Cop Car Following Fatal Accidenthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/58-miami-dade-police-shoot-kill-man-who-stole-cop-car-following-fatal-accident.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 11, 2011 - Miami-Dade Police officers shot and killed a man who stole a police cruiser after fleeing the scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision (MVC) on the morning of Oct. 10. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the deadly Miami shooting took place approximately 20 blocks from the scene of the fatal traffic accident, which occurred in close proximity to Northwest 81st Street and 6th Avenue.

Reports indicated an unidentified 28-year-old man was behind the wheel of a 2011 Dodge Charger when he became involved in a violent accident with a taxi sport utility vehicle. The unidentified 55-year-old SUV taxi driver was killed in the Miami-area car wreck, while his wife, whom also remained unidentified, suffered critical injuries. She was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. The driver of the Charger, on the other hand, subsequently ran away from the scene.

Shortly after, a female officer from the Miami-Dade Police Department noticed the fleeing hit-and-run driver and exited her police car. According to MDPD spokeswoman Lt. Rosanna Corder-Stutz, “She pursued him on foot, leaving her vehicle. At some point there was a confrontation between the two of them, shots were exchanged, and he was able to get back into the marked unit and steal it.”

Although the police cruiser thief made it approximately 20 blocks away from the area where the initial shots were fired, MDPD officers eventually spotted the stolen cop car and began shooting again. The suspect ultimately crashed the stolen cruiser near Northwest 91st Street and 18th Avenue and died of his injuries. It was not clear if the suspect succumbed to his crash injuries or bullet wounds.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 11 Oct 2011 14:14:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/58-miami-dade-police-shoot-kill-man-who-stole-cop-car-following-fatal-accident.htmlOrlando Police On The Lookout For Suspects Involved in Community Center Stabbinghttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/57-orlando-police-on-the-lookout-for-suspects-involved-in-community-center-stabbing.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 7, 2011 - Officials from the Orlando Police Department (OPD) are searching for two teenagers involved in the recent stabbing of a 15-year-old boy outside a neighborhood community center. According to information provided by WESH, although there were many people inside the Orlando community center at the time, nobody seemed to have witnessed the violent attack.

Reports suggest the unidentified stabbing victim was playing on the Engelwood Neighborhood Center basketball court when two teenage boys approached him around 7 p.m. The victim told OPD officers that one of the boys pulled out a weapon, likely a knife, and stabbed him in the lower back before fleeing the scene. It was not clear if an altercation of some sort spurred the brutal Oct. 4 assault.

Authorities contended that although the 15-year-old was hospitalized following the stabbing incident, his medical condition is listed as stable. The victim’s attackers, on the other hand, remain at large. The victim described the assailant who stabbed him as a Hispanic boy in camouflage shorts. That suspect was also reportedly wearing a black backpack at the time.

According to Paul Blake, a teenager who often plays basketball at the Engelwood Neighborhood Center, “I was shocked. We were playing all together. I didn't know a teen like us would get stabbed outside here. It makes you think twice about coming here for real. That's crazy.” Investigations into the Orlando stabbing case are underway.

About the Miami injury attorneys and premises liability lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Whether working at your office or job site, shopping in a store or enjoying a sporting event, you deserve to feel confident that all of the safety measures possible have been installed and proper procedures followed to assure your safety. It is an owner's responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all persons visiting or using their premises to avoid injury or death from hazardous conditions on the property.

Over the course of this South Florida personal injury law firm's history, the Miami premises liability attorneys and negligent security lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. have represented numerous victims of aquatic spinal cord injuries and drowning, construction site negligence, negligent security, resort liability, defective premises, and electrical injuries.

The Miami injury law firm’s record includes a $2.5 verdict for the loss of a railroad worker's leg, a $1.7 million recovery for the death of a muffler shop employee who was killed when a negligently constructed and maintained building exploded, a $1.6 million settlement against a national auto repair chain, a $1.5 negligent security case for a police officer killed in the line of duty, and a $500,000 recovery for a construction worker injured by a nail gun.
Most of these cases could have been avoided with some simple and careful due diligence on the part of the property owner.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 07 Oct 2011 13:55:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/57-orlando-police-on-the-lookout-for-suspects-involved-in-community-center-stabbing.htmlDump Truck Driver Apparently Ran Red Light Before Crashing Into Houston Metro Light Rail Trainhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/56-dump-truck-driver-apparently-ran-red-light-before-crashing-into-houston-metro-light-rail-train.htmlMIAMI, FL—October 6, 2011 - A railroad accident involving a Houston Metro Light Rail train and a dump truck sent 15 people to the hospital on the morning of Oct. 4, the Houston Chronicle reported. Officials from the Houston-based Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (MTA) said the dump truck collided with the light rail train at the downtown intersection of Main and Capitol streets around 9:15 a.m., just after the truck driver seemingly failed to stop at a red light.

Reports indicated a dump truck was traveling westbound on Capitol St. when it entered the intersection of Main St., just as a MTA light rail train was passing by. According to MTA officials, the locomotive had a green light at the time of the crash and the dump truck driver, who remained unidentified, told authorities that the sun’s reflection hindered his ability to see the red light. The train derailed partially on impact.

Officials said fifteen accident victims, including the train operator, dump truck driver and a total of 13 light rail train passengers, were transported to St. Joseph Medical Center and Ben Taub General Hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. The METRO Police Department (MPD) is expected to conduct a full investigation into the train accident. Thus far, no charges have been filed in connection with the collision.

From 2008 and 2011 (with 2011 FRA data ending in the month of March), railroad accidents around the nation claimed the lives of 611 crash victims, according to statistics provided by the Federal Railroad Administration. Florida train accidents resulted in 35 deaths and left 168 additional victims injured during those years.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawThu, 06 Oct 2011 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/56-dump-truck-driver-apparently-ran-red-light-before-crashing-into-houston-metro-light-rail-train.htmlMiami Personal Injury Law Firm News: 3 MPD Bike Officers Hospitalized Following U.S. 1 Traffic Crash With SUVhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/55-miami-personal-injury-law-firm-news-3-mpd-bike-officers-hospitalized-following-us-1-traffic-crash-with-suv.htmlMIAMI, FL— October 4, 2011 - Three Miami Police Department (MPD) bicycle patrol officers who were participating in a police bike training and certification program suffered injuries in a traffic accident with a sport utility vehicle on the morning of Sept. 29. The injurious cyclist accident occurred at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (U.S 1) and 27th Avenue in Miami, the Miami Herald reported.

According to City of Miami Police Officer Kenia Reyes, a motorist was behind the wheel of an SUV when he/she entered the intersection of South Dixie Highway was 27th Ave., seemingly disregarding a marked police unit that was diverting traffic during the bike patrol training exercise. Upon doing so, the SUV slammed into three MPD officers, two of whom were apparently participating in the training exercise and one of whom was said to be an instructor.

Although details concerning the Miami accident remained scarce, all three officers were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital to be treated for their crash injuries, which were not considered life threatening. Reports suggested a female police officer involved in the South Florida collision suffered a leg injury that may require surgery.

It was not clear if police cited the SUV driver for his/her failure to stop.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) pedalcyclist fatality statistics, 630 bike riders were killed in traffic crashes during the year 2009. Although there were 88 fewer cyclist deaths in 2009 than in 2008, cyclists made up 1.9 percent of the nation’s tally of traffic fatalities both of those years.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawTue, 04 Oct 2011 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/55-miami-personal-injury-law-firm-news-3-mpd-bike-officers-hospitalized-following-us-1-traffic-crash-with-suv.htmlMiami Car Crash Lawyer News: Elderly Driver Killed in Chain-Reaction Crash on Julia Tuttle Causewayhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/54-miami-car-crash-lawyer-news-elderly-driver-killed-in-chain-reaction-crash-on-julia-tuttle-causeway.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 29, 2011 - A 79-year-old Florida driver was killed and three others were injured in an unfortunate pile-up on the Julia Tuttle Causeway (Interstate 195) at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 25. According to the Miami Herald, the deadly chain-reaction accident involved a total of four cars and shut down the expressway’s eastbound lanes for several hours.

Reports indicated Jesus Nametala Rohaidy, 79, was behind the wheel of a Honda CRV, approaching I-195 from eastbound Biscayne Boulevard when Miami-bound traffic came to a crawl. For some reason, Rohaidy was unable to bring his vehicle to a stop in enough time to avoid a rear-end collision with 50-year-old Marvin Price’s Mercedes-Benz E230.

As the Mercedes-Benz crashed into the rear of 56-year-old Alexander Salim Chediak’s Lexus ES350, Rohaidy’s Honda slammed into a concrete barrier. The Honda then went on to collide with the passenger side of a Mazda CX7, which was being driven by Gabriel Antonio Widi, 30.

Although emergency medical services (EMS) teams rushed a severely injured Rohaidy to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, his injuries proved fatal at the Miami medical center.

Chediak, along with Price and a passenger in his wrecked Mercedes-Benz, 43-year-old Stacey Campbel, suffered unspecified injuries in the chain-reaction crash. It was not clear if they were taken to the hospital following the Miami accident. Widi, as well as Sofia Chediak, a 48-year-old passenger in the Lexus, escaped injury in the multi-vehicle wreck.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 29 Sep 2011 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/54-miami-car-crash-lawyer-news-elderly-driver-killed-in-chain-reaction-crash-on-julia-tuttle-causeway.htmlMiami Auto Accident Injury Attorney News: Coral Springs Police Probe Whether Flashing Traffic Lights Played Role in Fatal Collisionhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/53-miami-auto-accident-injury-attorney-news-coral-springs-police-probe-whether-flashing-traffic-lights-played-role-in-fatal-collision.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 28, 2011 - Officials from the Coral Springs Police Department are conducting a probe to determine whether flashing traffic lights contributed to a violent Broward County collision that claimed the life of a Coral Glades High School junior. According to information provided by the Orlando Sentinel, the fatal traffic accident, which also sent the victim’s mother and a passenger in the second vehicle to the hospital, occurred after 12 a.m. on Sept. 23.

Reports indicated 52-year-old Maria Uribe was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic when she approached a flashing red light at the intersection of Riverside and Coral Ridge drives.

Upon entering the intersection, 47-year-old Wayne McIntosh’s Nissan truck broadsided the Honda’s passenger side, propelling it into Riverside Elementary School on impact. Preliminary investigations suggest McIntosh had a flashing yellow light when the South Florida collision occurred.

Florida traffic laws mandate that all drivers come to a complete stop before proceeding through a flashing red traffic signal, whereas those approaching flashing yellow lights are permitted to merely proceed with caution.

Alejandro Romeo, Uribe’s 17-year-old son was seated in the passenger seat of the Honda at the time of the Coral Springs crash and reportedly succumbed to his traumatic injuries at the scene.

Maria Uribe was transported to North Broward Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries following the motor vehicle collision. McIntosh and Nissan passenger Claude Noralis, whose crash injuries remained unspecified, were also taken to the hospital for treatment.

Kim Jachles, the witness who dialed 911 following the fatal car wreck, contended, “During the school day, there are school crossing guards and it's pretty safe… By night, with the blinking lights…it's dangerous."

Broward County Traffic Engineering Interim Director Ed Davis noted that as a means of maintaining traffic flow, traffic lights at approximately 300 Broward County intersections convert to blinking mode on a nightly basis. Traffic signals at the intersection of Riverside and Coral Ridge drives reportedly flash between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. every night.

The investigation into the deadly Coral Springs accident is ongoing.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 28 Sep 2011 15:36:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/53-miami-auto-accident-injury-attorney-news-coral-springs-police-probe-whether-flashing-traffic-lights-played-role-in-fatal-collision.htmlMiami Boating Accident Attorney News: Jetski Rider Fled Scene of Key Biscayne Personal Watercraft Collisionhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/52-miami-boating-accident-attorney-news-jetski-rider-fled-scene-of-key-biscayne-personal-watercraft-collision.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 27, 2011 - Officials from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) are investigating a Sept. 25 jet-ski collision in which the operator of one of the personal watercrafts (PWC) subsequently fled the scene. According to information provided by NBC Miami, while whereabouts of the hit-and-run jetski rider remained unknown, two female crash victims were transported to a Miami hospital following the Key Biscayne boating accident.

Lt. Ignatius Carroll of the Miami Fire Rescue Department, told reporters that two unidentified females were riding on a jetski when another jetski crashed into them kept going. Although one of the injured boat accident victims managed to swim to the shore without any assistance, a jetskier who was in the area at the time allegedly helped in transporting the second victim to the shore.

Responding fire rescue personnel transported both of the hit-and-run accident victims, whose ages were said to be 23 and 25, to Miami-based Ryder Trauma Center with unspecified injuries. Both of the jetski crash victims were listed in stable condition following the Florida Keys accident. Miami-Dade Police officials are expected to conduct a full probe.

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) data suggested 668 boat accidents occurred statewide in 2010. Those boat crashes and incidents resulted in 79 boating fatalities and left 389 injured, making Florida the state with the highest tally of watercraft accidents. Statistics also indicated that personal watercrafts such as water scooters and jet skis were involved in approximately 22 percent of the 736 recreational boat accidents that occurred in 2009.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, boat wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawTue, 27 Sep 2011 15:28:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/52-miami-boating-accident-attorney-news-jetski-rider-fled-scene-of-key-biscayne-personal-watercraft-collision.htmlMiami Accident Attorney News: Miami-Dade Police Searching For Up to 8 Hit-and-Run Drivers Involved in Fatal Pedestrian Accidenthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/51-miami-accident-attorney-news-miami-dade-police-searching-for-up-to-8-hit-and-run-drivers-involved-in-fatal-pedestrian-accident.htmlMIAMI, FL—September 22, 2011 - Detectives from the Miami-Dade Police Department are searching for as many as eight Florida drivers who fled the scene after running over a pedestrian that was lying in the middle of the road following a previous traffic accident. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the driver of the first car to hit the 53-year-old pedestrian pulled over and was on the phone with 911 dispatchers when he witnessed several other vehicles run him over and then leave the scene.

Reports indicated pedestrian Jose Aviles-Vasquez was crossing dark Northwest 27th Avenue, in close proximity to 115th Street, when Sergio Soriano’s car struck him. Following the Miami accident, which occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Sept. 17, Soriano pulled over and dialed 911. As he spoke with Miami-Dade police dispatchers, however, that driver witnessed up to eight additional vehicles run over the already injured pedestrian.

In those 911 calls, which authorities released on Sept. 20, Soriano can be heard saying, “They keep running him over, a whole bunch of people...oh my Lord, Jesus Christ.” When the dispatcher asked Soriano how old the accident victim appeared to be, he responded by saying, “I'm looking at the guy, it looks like he's dead… Nobody's stopping!”

A few other witnesses also dialed 911 to report the horrific pedestrian crash. Those unidentified callers suggested that the hit-and-run drivers involved likely couldn’t see the crash victim lying in the road, as streetlights in the area were not working at the time. Roy Rutland, a spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police, added, “Investigators have told me at the time of the fatality many of the lights were out. We don't know the reasons.”

Any witnesses and/or individuals with information concerning the deadly multiple-vehicle accident are urged to contact Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS.


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 22 Sep 2011 14:35:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/51-miami-accident-attorney-news-miami-dade-police-searching-for-up-to-8-hit-and-run-drivers-involved-in-fatal-pedestrian-accident.htmlMiami Pedestrian Injury Lawyer News: Woman Killed in Downtown Accident With Miami-Dade Transit Bushttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/50-miami-pedestrian-injury-lawyer-news-woman-killed-in-downtown-accident-with-miami-dade-transit-bus.htmlMIAMI, FL—September 21, 2011 - Officials from the Miami Police Department (MPD) have launched an investigation into an unfortunate downtown Miami bus accident that resulted in the death of a female pedestrian on the morning of Sept. 16. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, the fatal South Florida collision occurred as a Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) bus was turning onto Flagler Street from Southwest First Avenue around 6:30 a.m.

Reports indicated a Metrobus was approaching the intersection of Flagler Street from southbound lanes of Southwest First Avenue when, in the process of turning, it hit a pedestrian. Although Miami-Dade Transit spokesperson Irene Ferradaz stated, “From our understanding, the bus driver was just making a turn, and at that point the pedestrian just walked out on the street,” it was not clear who had the right of way at the time.

The female pedestrian, whose identity is likely being withheld pending the notification of next of kin, appeared to have succumbed to her severe injuries at the scene of the bus accident. It did not appear as if any others were hurt in the collision. A full investigation into the pedestrian death was expected to be underway.

According National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data posted through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 221 buses became involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 21 Sep 2011 15:43:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/50-miami-pedestrian-injury-lawyer-news-woman-killed-in-downtown-accident-with-miami-dade-transit-bus.htmlMaritime Aid: Miami Injury Lawyers at Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. Expand Boating Accident Practicehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/49-maritime-aid-miami-injury-lawyers-at-rossman-baumberger-reboso-spier-connolly-pa-expand-boating-accident-practice.htmlMiami, FL September 21, 2011 - Having obtained millions of dollars in recoveries for their boating accident clients over the years, the Miami trial lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. aren’t new to maritime law and the catastrophic accidents and injuries that can occur -- often needlessly -- at sea. But with new statistics giving a worrisome prognosis for safety on the water, an increased need for experienced boating attorneys Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. has become clear.

“In all the decades I have been representing those injured in boating accidents, and a boater myself, I have never seen as much cause for concern as now,” says Charles H. Baumberger, one of South Florida’s most experienced trial lawyer and a founding partner of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly. “There are more people on the water, more opportunities to buy high-powered boats, and, unfortunately, a lot more boaters who just don’t know the basic rules of safety. The results have been disastrous, leaving too many people hurt, killed, and in need of medical, financial, and legal help.”

Indeed, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released some ominous figures. Fully two-thirds -- 66 percent -- of operators involved in reported boating accidents in 2010 had no formal boater education. Meanwhile, the commission noted, while there were more than 941,000 registered vessels in Florida last year -- the most of any state -- an estimated 1,000,000 more non-registered boats are also on the water.

“Some of the biggest boating cases we have handled over the years -- cases where people were seriously injured, even permanently brain damaged and paralyzed -- have been because of operators who just didn’t know how to be safe on the water,” says Baumberger. “They didn’t know the effect of speed and wakes, or the necessity for keeping a proper lookout, or how much distance to keep between their boat and a vessel that has raised a diving flag and has divers in the water. With many new boats and boaters out there, and so little education, we’re only going to see more tragedies like these.”

The hazards are particularly acute in Florida, which led the nation, too, last year in total boating accidents, with 608, and fatal boating accidents, with 65, according to a report released by the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Auxillary and Boating Safety.

New dangers -- like cell phone distraction -- only heighten concerns of veteran boating lawyers like Baumberger. Those worries have, unfortunately, been justified. In June, when the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report concerning a fatal 2010 collision between a barge and a tour boat along the Delaware River, it cited the cell phone usage of the first mate on the tugboat pushing the barge -- 15 outgoing calls and 6 incoming calls after taking control of the tug -- as a main cause of the crash.

Boating lawsuits can be particularly challenging cases, requiring lawyers to understand and apply the many complexities of maritime law. Over the years, Baumberger has not only tried these cases himself but assisted other lawyers as they attempted to navigate new and often rocky legal waters. “The law governing accidents on the water is in many cases vastly different than the law covering accidents on land,” says the veteran injury lawyer. “Too many lawyers -- and their clients -- learn that the hard way.”

In its extensive boating accident practice, the goal of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly has always been to steer a course for safety on the water. “As lawyers, we take these cases not only so our clients can get the recoveries they deserve,” says Baumberger, “but also so we can get out the message that you’ve got to take the time to learn, and practice, basic boating safety. Because a lot of futures are counting on it -- including your own.”

About Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A
Since 1974, the personal injury lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have been advocates for those injured due to the negligence or wrongdoing of others. The firm has assisted individuals -- and helped them obtain recovery and answers -- in wrongful death, resort litigation, product liability, aviation, boating, railroad, automobile, and other negligence cases. Along the way, it has developed a track record for results. The firm’s experience is highlighted by the leadership positions senior partners have been named to at organizations including the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, the Florida Justice Association, the National Academy of Railway Labor Attorneys, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 20 Sep 2011 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/49-maritime-aid-miami-injury-lawyers-at-rossman-baumberger-reboso-spier-connolly-pa-expand-boating-accident-practice.htmlMiami Bus Accident Lawyer News: At Least 11 Injured in South Florida Collision Between Palm Tran Bus, Pickup Truckhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/48-miami-bus-accident-lawyer-news-at-least-11-injured-in-south-florida-collision-between-palm-tran-bus-pickup-truck.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 20, 2011 - A total of 10 Palm Tran bus riders were transported to the hospital following a South Florida collision that occurred on the morning of Sept. 19. According to information provided by the Sun Sentinel, the motorist who was behind the wheel of the pickup truck that was involved in the West Palm Beach crash also received treatment for his/her injuries.

The Palm Tran crash occurred as the bus, which was traveling in the eastbound lanes of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, entered Seventh Street. Reports suggested that at 7:33 a.m., the bus T-boned the driver’s side of a pickup truck that was heading north on Seventh St. at the time. The intersection where the bus crash occurred is located between Australian Ave. and Congress Ave.

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel that responded to the scene of the injury crash were forced to use special tools to extricate the unidentified truck driver, who was trapped as a result of the collision.

The pickup driver, along with all 10 of the bus riders who suffered injuries in the Florida bus accident, has since been released from the hospital. Officials from the West Palm Beach Police Department did not consider any of the injuries sustained in the bus wreck to be life threatening.

While it seems clear that those involved in the South Florida bus-truck collision were lucky to have escaped serious injury in the bus crash, one question remains: who had the right of way?

The West Palm Beach Police Dept. is investigating whether it was the Palm Tran driver or the motorist behind the wheel of the pickup that carelessly ran a red traffic light at the intersection. Palm Tran is also reportedly conducting its own probe into the West Palm Beach accident.

According to information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 221 buses became involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Overall, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims in the United States that year.

About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.


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]]>RBR LawTue, 20 Sep 2011 15:13:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/48-miami-bus-accident-lawyer-news-at-least-11-injured-in-south-florida-collision-between-palm-tran-bus-pickup-truck.htmlMiami Pedestrian Accident News: Poor Lighting Blamed for Miami Crash That Sent Woman to Hospitalhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/47-miami-pedestrian-accident-news-poor-lighting-blamed-for-miami-crash-that-sent-woman-to-hospital.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 15, 2011 - Both officials from the Miami Police Department (MPD) and members of the City of Miami Fire-Rescue Department appeared to blame a recent pedestrian accident on poor lighting in the area where the traffic crash occurred. According to information provided by WSVN, visibility in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 59th Street, where the violent Miami accident occurred, was hindered as a result of copper thieves stealing the wiring from streetlights.

Reports indicated pedestrian Thelma Morrow, 52, was crossing the road at the intersection of NW Seventh Ave. and 59th St. when a car, whose driver remained unidentified, slammed head-on into her. The streetlights that previously lit approximately 40 blocks of Northwest Seventh Ave. were not working when the vehicle struck Morrow around 8:20 p.m. on Sept. 7., causing her to crash through the windshield. It was reportedly raining at the time.

According to Lieutenant Ignatius Carroll of the Miami Fire-Rescue Dept., “When fire rescue arrived, we found this woman inside the car, barely alive.” Morrow, who suffered several fractures and a punctured liver in the Miami crash, was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Doctors were forced to perform surgery on the injured pedestrian, who will apparently require rods in her legs after they were severely fractured in the Miami car wreck.

Placing fault on the copper thieves that stole wiring from the area’s streetlights, police did not cite the driver who struck Morrow. Furthermore, Miami-Dade Public Works Department workers were sent to the area to begin conducting repairs on the broken streetlights the following day.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.





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]]>RBR LawThu, 15 Sep 2011 16:44:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/47-miami-pedestrian-accident-news-poor-lighting-blamed-for-miami-crash-that-sent-woman-to-hospital.htmlNot So Grand Hotel: Resort Litigation Lawsuits Highlight Need for Improvement and Accountability, Say Lawyers at Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A.http://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/46-not-so-grand-hotel-resort-litigation-lawsuits-highlight-need-for-improvement-and-accountability-say-lawyers-at-rossman-baumberger-reboso-spier-connolly-pa.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 14, 2011 - It’s every traveler’s nightmare: the dream vacation gone horribly -- even tragically -- wrong. Unfortunately, it happens all too often, and all too needlessly. Resorts are frequently host not just to guests but danger: negligent security, unsafe pool conditions, and other hazardous conditions on-site. Indeed, so many injuries are being seen in Florida that resort litigation lawsuits -- where injured vacationers and their families seek recovery and answers -- have become a growing area of law, says Miami attorney Manuel Alex Reboso of the law firm Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. Also growing, says the veteran trial lawyer, is the need for accountability and change.

“Hotel negligence is so prevalent in a vacation destination like Florida, with so many people harmed, that an increasing amount of our practice focuses on so-called resort litigation,” says Reboso, a veteran Miami injury lawyer. “And the types of negligence are expanding, too. In our firm’s own practice we’ve recently seen cases involving hotel physicians -- doctors with whom the hotels have arrangements, that are called in to care for hotel guests.”

The problem, says Reboso, is that the hotels typically do not check the credentials of the doctors and house call services they provide to guests. “You don’t know if you’re getting the best doctor in Florida or the worst,” says the injury lawyer. “And neither does the hotel. It’s a recipe for disaster. The clients we’re representing in these kind of resort litigation lawsuits have been harmed by negligent medical care.”

Nor do the hotels give guests the real picture on prices, adds Reboso: “In one case we are handling, the hotel said the service would cost $600, while the credit card charge -- which comes well after you’ve left the hotel -- was $6,300. We have found plenty of other cases in Florida when a $500 charge suddenly turns into a $4,000 or $5,000 bill. Obviously, the hotel industry and the medical profession need to educate themselves about what is going on and do something about it.”

That same advice -- education and action -- applies to travelers, too, says the Miami trial lawyer. “What many people don’t realize is that a hotel has a legal responsibility to its guests,” he says. “If a hotel recommends a doctor and that doctor commits malpractice, the hotel is liable. If the pool isn’t safe or the locks on the guest room door don’t work and someone gets hurt, the hotel is liable. Too often, the hotel says it’s not their fault and guests believe them. But it may well be the hotel’s fault, and a question for judge or jury.”

Over the years, Reboso and other lawyers at Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly have represented travelers from all over the world who were harmed due to hotel negligence in Florida. “Location adds another element of complexity to these cases,” says Reboso. “Victims go back to their home state only to find that their local law firms aren’t really equipped to help them. The harm happened in Florida, the resorts and the defendants are all in Florida, and so their best chance for recovery is to work with a Florida law firm with deep experience in resort litigation.”

As tourism grows, so too, says Reboso, will resort litigation. But the Miami trial lawyer is optimistic about the long term: “Ideally, travelers should come home with a tan instead of a lawsuit, but the hope is, if enough resorts see the consequences of their actions, and pay the price for them, they’ll take action to do the right thing -- and keep their guests safe.”

About Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Since 1974, the personal injury lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have been advocates for those injured due to the negligence or wrongdoing of others. The firm has assisted individuals -- and helped them obtain recovery and answers -- in wrongful death, resort litigation, product liability, aviation, railroad, automobile, and other negligence cases. Along the way, it has developed a track record for results. The firm’s experience is highlighted by the leadership positions senior partners have been named to at organizations including the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, the Florida Justice Association, the National Academy of Railway Labor Attorneys, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 15 Sep 2011 01:33:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/46-not-so-grand-hotel-resort-litigation-lawsuits-highlight-need-for-improvement-and-accountability-say-lawyers-at-rossman-baumberger-reboso-spier-connolly-pa.htmlMiami Railroad Accident Lawyer News: Boy, 15, Airlifted to Hospital in Critical Condition Following Collision With Trainhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/45-miami-railroad-accident-lawyer-news-boy-15-airlifted-to-hospital-in-critical-condition-following-collision-with-train.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 14, 2011 - A 15-year-old boy who was hit by a train in Germantown, Tennessee was hospitalized in critical condition following the railroad accident on Sept. 10. According to information provided by WAFB, the young pedestrian, who was apparently trying to hop on the train as he and friends played a game known as “chicken,” lost his leg railway accident.

Reports indicated the horrific pedestrian-train accident happened on the tracks in close proximity to Germantown-based Elfo Grisanti's restaurant. A valet driver for the restaurant, identified as Igor Kobas, claimed he ran over to the railroad tracks after hearing the boy’s cries.

According to the Good Samaritan, "I went over there, everyone was gathering around… Kid laying there, blood everywhere and his leg was missing. I took my belt off and had to put it around his leg so he wouldn't lose blood, so he doesn't die out there… Everyone was standing around not doing much. I just did what I could."

The train accident victim was flown to the MED in Memphis to be treated for critical injuries. It was not clear if any charges would be filed in connection with the railroad accident.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) statistics indicated there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.

About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 14 Sep 2011 15:04:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/45-miami-railroad-accident-lawyer-news-boy-15-airlifted-to-hospital-in-critical-condition-following-collision-with-train.htmlMiami Boat Accident Lawyer News: 11-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized Following Water Scooter Accident in Palm Beach Countyhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/44-miami-boat-accident-lawyer-news-11-year-old-boy-hospitalized-following-water-scooter-accident-in-palm-beach-county.htmlMIAMI, FL—September 13, 2011 - Officials from the Lake Clarke Shores Police Department ticketed the owner of a personal watercraft (PWC) after he/she apparently gave an 11-year-old boy, who ultimately suffered injuries in a boating accident, permission to use it. Palm Beach Post reports indicated the injured child also received citations for his failure to undergo a boat safety coarse, as well as for the fact that state law mandates that all personal watercraft operators be no less than 14 years of age.

According to Lake Clarke Shores Police Department Sgt. Carlos Negrin, an unidentified 11-year-old boy was operating 49-year-old John Pajares’ water scooter, unaccompanied by an adult, when the personal watercraft crashed into a dock. The child was subsequently rushed to West Palm Beach-based St. Mary’s Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening shoulder injuries.

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) data suggested 668 boat accidents occurred statewide in 2010. Those boat crashes and incidents resulted in 79 boating fatalities and left 389 injured, making Florida the state with the highest tally of watercraft accidents. Statistics also indicated that personal watercrafts such as water scooters and jet skis were involved in approximately 22 percent of the 736 recreational boat accidents that occurred in 2009.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, boat wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 13 Sep 2011 16:06:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/44-miami-boat-accident-lawyer-news-11-year-old-boy-hospitalized-following-water-scooter-accident-in-palm-beach-county.htmlMiami Product Liability Injury Lawyer News: Contaminated IVs of Avastin Leave 12 Miami-Area Patients With Severe Eye Infectionshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/43-miami-product-liability-injury-lawyer-news-contaminated-ivs-of-avastin-leave-12-miami-area-patients-with-severe-eye-infections.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 8, 2011 - After receiving reports of serious eye infections in at least a dozen patients who were administered contaminated intravenous injections of Avastin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a drug safety alert to Miami-area health care professionals. Although Avastin (created by Genentech) is FDA-approved to treat an assortment of cancers, eye doctors often use it as an off-label alternative to similar, yet pricey medications used in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration.

Thus far, 12 eye clinic patients in the Miami-area have suffered Streptococcus endophthalmitis infections, some of which caused permanent blindness, upon receiving tainted IVs of Avastin. The source of contamination in those cases was limited to a Hollywood-based pharmacy, where pharmacists reportedly repackaged vials of Avastin into single-dose syringes. Those syringes were subsequently shipped off to various eye clinics in the area.

According to a recent report by the New York Times, five patients at a Los Angeles VA hospital also suffered severe eye infections upon being administered contaminated IVs of Avastin. Although the source of contamination in those cases remained unknown, those injured received their Avastin injections at the San Fernando Valley-based V.A. Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center. Investigations into those cases are expected to be underway.


About the Miami product liability attorneys and defective drug injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Trust is the very backbone of consumerism. As a consumer, you trust that a product or service you purchase will work as advertised, and (of course) will not threaten your safety. When that trust is violated due to design defects, safety errors, or failure of a manufacturer to warn of risks of using the product, you would hope that the manufacturer or distributor of the product would accept responsibility.

Unfortunately, this is rarely the case, and the hiring of a product liability attorney becomes necessary. The Miami personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented many clients who have suffered injuries or worse through design and manufacturing defects, unsafe consumer products, defective motor vehicles, dangerous drug and medical devices, aircraft defects, firearms, and off-road vehicles. We have successfully secured a $3 million settlement for an air cargo employee who lost his arm because of a defect in an airplane, as well as a $1.5 million settlement for a laborer injured by a defectively designed automobile.

• Design & Manufacturing Defects
• Unsafe Consumer Products
• Defective Motor Vehicles
• Dangerous Drug & Medical Devices
• Aircraft Defects
• Firearms
• Off-Road Vehicles

With more than thirty years of experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Miami injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 08 Sep 2011 13:14:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/43-miami-product-liability-injury-lawyer-news-contaminated-ivs-of-avastin-leave-12-miami-area-patients-with-severe-eye-infections.htmlMiami Railroad Accident Attorney News: Indiana Train-Car Collision Results in Death of Mother, Infant Sonhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/42-miami-railroad-accident-attorney-news-indiana-train-car-collision-results-in-death-of-mother-infant-son.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 7, 2011 - A violent train-car collision in east central Indiana occurred on Sept. 3 and resulted in the death of a 22-year-old mother and her 10-month-old son. According to information provided by The Indy Channel, officials from the Blackford County Sheriff’s Department are conducting an investigation into the double-fatal railroad accident, which involved a Norfolk Southern Railroad train and a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Reports indicated 29-year-old motorist Rodney Brown was driving along West Long Street when at approximately 11:30 a.m., a Norfolk Southern train crashed into his vehicle as he attempted to cross the tracks at a railroad crossing in the 200 block. The railroad crossing’s guard arms and warning lights were reportedly functioning at the time of the train-car collision. A full probe is expected to be underway.

Kristen Janero, the 22-year-old mother who was not using a seat belt at the time, as well as Xander Janero, her 10-month-old baby who was seated in an improperly fastened car seat, were thrown from the vehicle as a result of the collision. Both the mother and her infant son suffered fatal injuries in the railway accident.

According to Blackford County authorities, both Rodney Brown and his 26-year-old wife Angela Brown suffered serious injuries in the railroad crossing crash. The Browns were rushed to an area hospital to be treated for their train accident injuries.

A full probe into the railroad crossing accident was expected to be underway.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) statistics indicated there were 611 railway fatalities reported in the U.S. between 2008 and March of 2011. In Florida, train accidents resulted in 35 railroad deaths and 168 railroad injuries during the same time frame.

About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 07 Sep 2011 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/42-miami-railroad-accident-attorney-news-indiana-train-car-collision-results-in-death-of-mother-infant-son.htmlMiami Construction Accident Lawyer News: Naples Police Investigating Forklift Accident That Killed Construction Workerhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/41-miami-construction-accident-lawyer-news-naples-police-investigating-forklift-accident-that-killed-construction-worker.htmlMIAMI, FL—September 6, 2011 - Officials from the Naples Police Department are investigating a construction accident that claimed the life of a Bonita Springs man who was working in a residential area at the time. According to information provided by the Naples Daily News, the fatal on-the-job accident, in which a forklift seemingly crushed a construction worker to death, was reported to authorities on the afternoon of Aug. 31.

Christian Flores, 30, was apparently delivering roofing tiles to a house along Fountainhead Lane when the fatal construction accident occurred. Reports indicated a forklift ran over Flores, a Bonita Springs husband and father of two, as he was walking between it and the delivery truck he arrived in.

Preliminary investigations into the forklift accident appeared to suggest that the unidentified construction employee who was operating the forklift at the time did not have much experience, nor was he adequately trained. Furthermore, the forklift’s reverse beeper was not functioning at the time. One of the forklift’s mirrors was also broken when the deadly incident occurred.

Flores, who was employed by Bonita Springs-based J&A Loading, seemingly succumbed to his traumatic injuries at the scene of the forklift accident. Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have yet to announce whether the company will be cited for any workplace safety violations or face any civil penalties in connection with the unfortunate work-related accident.

About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than 30 years, the Miami accident lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have represented injured workers or the families of dead workers in nearly every conceivable kind of construction case, including some of South Florida's most significant accidents.

The Miami personal injury law firm has fought on behalf of workers who were injured or killed from collapsed scaffolding, unguarded floors, balconies, boxes and girders, electrocutions, vehicle accidents, nail gun mishaps and other cases. The firm represents a family of a worker killed in the recent Bal Harbour condominium construction accident, which buried three workers in quick-drying cement.

Although workplaces grow more dangerous, the Florida Legislature restricted workers' compensation and many negligence suits in 2003.

While this has curtailed workers' comp claims, legal remedies still remain available in many catastrophic cases.
The South Florida personal injury lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. values its collaborative relationship with workers' compensation lawyers and other co-counsel, investigates cases thoroughly, and fights to protect safety in the workplace and hold wrongdoers accountable

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]]>RBR LawTue, 06 Sep 2011 16:32:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/41-miami-construction-accident-lawyer-news-naples-police-investigating-forklift-accident-that-killed-construction-worker.htmlMiami Car Accident Attorney News: 2 Florida Drivers Injured in Violent 3-Vehicle Hollywood Crashhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/40-miami-car-accident-attorney-news-2-florida-drivers-injured-in-violent-3-vehicle-hollywood-crash.htmlMIAMI, FL— September 2, 2011 - Two Florida drivers were hospitalized following a violent Hollywood crash that happened on the morning of August 31. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the multiple vehicle accident, which left at least one crash victim with serious injuries, occurred at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and 52nd Avenue in Broward County.

Reports indicated an eastbound vehicle smashed into two other cars at Hollywood Blvd. and 52nd Ave. before colliding with a utility pole. The pole tipped over on impact.

According to Lt. Norris, of the Hollywood Police Department, an unidentified driver involved in the Hollywood accident sustained unspecified injuries and was subsequently hospitalized. A second unidentified driver, whom responding rescue crews had to extricate from his/her crashed car, suffered serious injuries and was also hospitalized.

Officials from the Hollywood Police Dept. are investigating the 7 a.m. South Florida collision.

Statistical data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated there were a total of 2,558 auto accident deaths reported statewide in 2009. Of those traffic fatalities, 189 died in Broward County and 259 died in Miami-Dade County.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawFri, 02 Sep 2011 13:48:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/40-miami-car-accident-attorney-news-2-florida-drivers-injured-in-violent-3-vehicle-hollywood-crash.htmlMiami Workplace Accident Lawyer News: OSHA to Investigate Recent Tampa Pepsi Plant Accidentshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/39-miami-workplace-accident-lawyer-news-osha-to-investigate-recent-tampa-pepsi-plant-accidents.htmlMIAMI, FL—August 31, 2011 - Authorities from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) have launched investigations into two separate industrial accidents, including one fatal incident, which recently occurred at the Pepsi plant in Tampa. According to information provided by Tampa Bay Online, the soft drink manufacturing plant, which consists of both a warehouse and production complex, is located in close proximity to the University of South Florida (USF) and is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S.

The first of the two industrial accidents being investigated by OSHA occurred in March. Reports indicated two Pennsylvania contract workers employed by Westfalia Technology, whom authorities identified as 35-year-old Nathaniel Sullivan and 47-year-old William Brown, were at Pepsi’s Tampa plant conducting repairs on a mechanical lift when something went horribly wrong.

At some point, the machinery, elevated approximately 15 feet, abruptly fell onto the contract workers below. While Brown managed to survive the lift collapse, Sullivan, who was trapped by the machinery when it fell, died as a result of injuries sustained in the unfortunate occupational accident. Brown’s injuries were described as serious.

The most recent on-the-job accident to occur at the plant was reported on August 28. That particular incident left 39-year-old Pepsi employee Christian Lee Vance seriously injured. According to reports, Vance was in the midst of cleaning the conveyer system at the soft drink manufacturing facility when his leg became pinned in the industrial machinery. Vance was rushed to Tampa General Hospital after rescue personnel spent about an hour and a half working to free the entrapped Pepsi worker.

Although OSHA declined to provide details regarding the ongoing workplace investigations, reports noted that Pepsi has appointed a crew of engineers to conduct an internal probe of the most recent occupational injury. The engineers are also apparently planning on conducting safety inspections of the facility’s machinery sooner than initially planned.

According to statistical data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 245 Florida workers were killed in workplace accidents during the year 2009, 46 fewer occupational fatalities than the statewide tally for 2008.

About the Miami injury lawyers and accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than 30 years, the Miami accident lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. have represented injured workers or the families of dead workers in nearly every conceivable kind of construction case, including some of South Florida's most significant accidents.

The Miami personal injury law firm has fought on behalf of workers who were injured or killed from collapsed scaffolding, unguarded floors, balconies, boxes and girders, electrocutions, vehicle accidents, nail gun mishaps and other cases. The firm represents a family of a worker killed in the recent Bal Harbour condominium construction accident, which buried three workers in quick-drying cement.

Although workplaces grow more dangerous, the Florida Legislature restricted workers' compensation and many negligence suits in 2003.

While this has curtailed workers' comp claims, legal remedies still remain available in many catastrophic cases.
The South Florida personal injury lawyers of Rossman Baumberger Reboso Spier & Connolly, P.A. values its collaborative relationship with workers' compensation lawyers and other co-counsel, investigates cases thoroughly, and fights to protect safety in the workplace and hold wrongdoers accountable

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]]>RBR LawWed, 31 Aug 2011 17:52:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/39-miami-workplace-accident-lawyer-news-osha-to-investigate-recent-tampa-pepsi-plant-accidents.htmlMiami Railroad Accident Attorney News: 10 People Hurt in SW Nebraska Amtrak Train Derailmenthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/38-miami-railroad-accident-attorney-news-10-people-hurt-in-sw-nebraska-amtrak-train-derailment.htmlMIAMI, FL—August 30, 2011 - At least 10 people were hospitalized following the derailment of an Illinois-bound Amtrak train in southwest Nebraska on August 26. According to information provided by Reuters, the railroad accident occurred when a California Zephyr train, which was traveling from San Francisco to Chicago, crashed into a construction crane near Benkelman, Neb.

Reports indicated there were a total of 175 passengers and 17 Amtrak employees aboard the California Zephyr train when it hit a crane that was apparently “razing an old grain elevator” next to the railroad tracks at the time. Two of the Amtrak train’s locomotives and five rail cars derailed on impact. The train’s remaining five rail cars remained attached to the tracks when the train accident occurred.

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel were dispatched to the scene of the train derailment, which was located not too far from the border of Kansas, to transport the injured passengers and/or crew members to area hospitals for treatment. The Nebraska train accident occurred on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF Railway Company) tracks.

Amtrak officials told reporters that the majority of the train accident victims, whose injuries were described as non-life threatening, have since been released from local hospitals. The identities of those injured in the Amtrak train crash were not released. Uninjured passengers were subsequently transported to a nearby high school to be picked up by chartered buses.

Although it remained unclear why the construction crane was partially impeding the tracks at the time, investigations into the railway accident were expected to be underway.

From 2008 to 2011 (with 2011 Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) statistical data ending in March), railroad accidents resulted in the deaths of 611 crash victims nationwide. Florida train accidents resulted in 35 deaths and left 168 accident victims with various injuries during that time period.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawTue, 30 Aug 2011 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/38-miami-railroad-accident-attorney-news-10-people-hurt-in-sw-nebraska-amtrak-train-derailment.htmlMiami Bus Crash News: Four People, Including Newborn, Hurt in Pasco School Bus Accidenthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/37-miami-bus-crash-news-four-people-including-newborn-hurt-in-pasco-school-bus-accident.htmlMIAMI, FL—Four people, including a newborn, were hospitalized following a school bus accident in Pasco County at approximately 3 p.m. of August 23. According to information provided by WTSP, the school bus overturned after the driver ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle in Spring Hill, Florida. 

Reports indicated Raymond Lucas, 68, was behind the wheel of a Pasco County school bus when he failed to stop at a stop sign at Monteverde Drive and Bosley Road. Upon doing so, the bus crashed into a Buick, which did not have a stop sign to adhere to.

The school bus flipped over on impact, leaving Lucas and two others onboard, Jalina England, 17, and her daughter Malina, who is only 2-and-a-half months old, injured. Both the school bus driver and the teen mother were wearing their seatbelts, and the infant was strapped into a child safety seat at the time of the school bus crash. They were transported to local hospitals with injuries that were described as minor.

The driver of the Buick, Julie Black, 51, on the other hand, sustained injuries that were described as serious. She was airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center following the motor vehicle collision (MVC).

Lucas, whom troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) appeared to blame the bus crash on, was ticketed for his violation of a traffic control device. According to FHP Sgt. Steve Gaskins, "It's a good reminder, especially now that school's back in session... It's a reminder that everybody needs to pay attention to their surroundings, watch out for traffic signs."


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 25 Aug 2011 13:27:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/37-miami-bus-crash-news-four-people-including-newborn-hurt-in-pasco-school-bus-accident.htmlMiami Accident Lawyer News: Police Arrest Driver Involved in Suspected Drag Race Crash That Killed 3 Teenshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/36-miami-accident-lawyer-news-police-arrest-driver-involved-in-suspected-drag-race-crash-that-killed-3-teens.htmlMIAMI, FL—Illegal drag racing is being investigated as a possible factor in a triple-fatality Doral crash that was reported on the morning of August 21. According to information provided by NBC Miami, the suspected Miami-Dade street racing accident, which occurred in the 9800 block of Northwest 12th Street, resulted in the deaths of three teenage accident victims and the arrest of another.

Reports indicated Alberto De Jesus Coteron Oliva, 19, was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic when it suddenly careened out of control and smashed into a concrete street pole. Even though the Doral car crash claimed the lives of Olivia’s three teen passengers, he fled the scene nonetheless.

Police identified those fatally injured in the Miami-Dade motor vehicle accident as 17-year-old Veronica Santiago, 17-year-old Daniel Cardenas, and 15-year-old Isis Jiminez. Olivia was eventually arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. He also faces three felony counts of vehicular homicide in connection with the deadly crash.

Although officials from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) seem to believe the 19-year-old driver, who is currently being detained on $52,500 bond, might have been street racing with another vehicle prior to the wreck, a full investigation will be required to confirm such allegations. Police said they suspect a black Infiniti might have been involved.

About the Miami auto accident attorneys and injury lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. 
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawWed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/36-miami-accident-lawyer-news-police-arrest-driver-involved-in-suspected-drag-race-crash-that-killed-3-teens.htmlMiami Motorcycle Accident Attorney News: Coral Springs Motorcycle Officer Injured in Crash with Broward School Bushttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/35-miami-motorcycle-accident-attorney-news-coral-springs-motorcycle-officer-injured-in-crash-with-broward-school-bus.htmlMIAMI, FL—An on-duty motorcycle officer with the Coral Springs Police Department suffered severe injuries when his department-issued bike crashed into a Broward County school bus at approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 22. According to information provided by NBC Miami, although three special needs students were riding the bus when the violent motorcycle-bus crash occurred, neither the children nor the driver were hurt.

Lt. Joe McHugh, a spokesman for Coral Springs Police, told reporters that the motorcycle wreck appeared to have occurred when the school bus attempted to make a turn from westbound Coral Ridge Drive, just as a motorcycle officer was patrolling connected Southwest 36th Street.

Although details concerning the South Florida collision remained scarce, authorities identified the officer who was operating the Harley Davidson police motorcycle as John Malvin. Officer Malvin was flown to an area hospital via medical helicopter following the bus-involved motorcycle accident. The injured police deputy, who was initially listed in serious condition and then upgraded to stable condition, suffered multiple fractures in the Coral Springs accident.

Investigations into the motorcycle-involved school bus accident are expected to be underway.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 221 buses were involved in fatal accidents nationwide during the year 2009. Motorcycles, on the other hand, were involved in 431 fatal crashes. Overall traffic accidents claimed the lives of 33,808 crash victims that year.


About the Miami injury accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the South Florida personal injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 23 Aug 2011 05:52:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/35-miami-motorcycle-accident-attorney-news-coral-springs-motorcycle-officer-injured-in-crash-with-broward-school-bus.htmlMiami Premises Liability Law: Universal Orlando Makes Changes to Harry Potter Roller Coaster After Rider Loses Eyehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/34-miami-premises-liability-law-universal-orlando-makes-changes-to-harry-potter-roller-coaster-after-rider-loses-eye.htmlMIAMI, FL—August 18, 2011 - In response to two accidents that occurred on an attraction at Universal Orlando’s theme park “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” the resort has made adjustments to the ride. According to information provided by the Orlando Sentinel, Universal Orlando decided to make changes to the “Dragon Challenge” roller coaster after riders were struck by loose debris during two recent incidents, one of which cost a man his eye.

The “Dragon Challenge” ride consists of two roller coasters with suspended seats, which travel at the same time, giving riders the illusion that a collision is nearly possible. The points at which the roller coasters intertwine have proven somewhat dangerous, however. According to reports, there have been two premises accidents in which objects fell during the ride, striking passengers.

On July 31, Carlos Montalvo, a 52-year-old man from Puerto Rico, was on the ride when an unspecified object hit him in the right eye, leaving him seriously injured. Montalvo ultimately had his eye removed after loosing his vision in the accident.

In a second roller coaster accident, Jon Wilson, a 19-year-old man from Ohio, was on the Harry Potter roller coaster when he too was struck by loose debris. "My sister was sitting next to me at the time, and, when I said I was hit, she thought it was a bug or something, but then she looked over and I had blood on my hands, so it was obviously something more,” the accident victim told reporters.

Universal Orlando recently decided to only operate one of the ride’s two roller coasters, in what seems to be a preliminary attempt to thwart future accidents. The attraction, which was originally called “Dueling Dragons,” has been in operation since 1999, though it’s name changed when The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was opened to the public last year. Since 1999, more than 50 million people have apparently been on the thrill ride.


About the Miami injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
Whether working at your office or job site, shopping in a store or enjoying a sporting event, you deserve to feel confident that all of the safety measures possible have been installed and proper procedures followed to assure your safety. It is an owner's responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all persons visiting or using their premises to avoid injury or death from hazardous conditions on the property. With more than 30 years of experience litigating the complex legal claims of negligence victims and their families, the Miami premises liability lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 18 Aug 2011 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/34-miami-premises-liability-law-universal-orlando-makes-changes-to-harry-potter-roller-coaster-after-rider-loses-eye.htmlMiami Auto Accident Attorney News: Double-Decker Tour Bus, Fire Truck Collide in Miami Beach; 2 Hurthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/33-miami-auto-accident-attorney-news-double-decker-tour-bus-fire-truck-collide-in-miami-beach-2-hurt.htmlMIAMI, FL— August 17, 2011 - A Miami Beach transport crash involving a double-decker tour bus and a fire truck landed two accident victims in the hospital with unspecified injuries. According to information provided by WSVN, the South Florida collision occurred in close proximity to Dade Boulevard and Pine Tree Drive on the afternoon of August 15.

Reports suggested Miami Beach police were investigating what might have caused the tour bus and the fire engine to become involved in the injurious Miami-Dade County collision.

While reports did not provide many details surrounding the accident, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel apparently transported the bus driver and a tour guide, both of whom remained unidentified, to local hospitals for treatment of their crash-induced injuries. There were no additional individuals riding the bus at the time of the wreck. Furthermore, all firefighters involved in the Miami Beach accident managed to escape injury.

A full investigation into the fire truck-involved bus accident was expected to be underway.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 221 buses involved in fatal accidents during the year 2009. Twenty-two of those buses crashed in Florida.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>Sean FurstenwerthWed, 17 Aug 2011 13:26:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/33-miami-auto-accident-attorney-news-double-decker-tour-bus-fire-truck-collide-in-miami-beach-2-hurt.htmlMiami Motorcycle Crash Lawyer News: Pembroke Pines Accidents Results in Motorcyclist Fatalityhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/32-miami-motorcycle-crash-lawyer-news-pembroke-pines-accidents-results-in-motorcyclist-fatality.htmlMIAMI, FL—August 16, 2011 - A South Florida collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck occurred in Pembroke Pines on the afternoon of August 14, claiming the life of a Miami-Dade motorcyclist. According to information provided by the Sun-Sentinel, the fatal motorcycle accident occurred in the 15800 block of Southwest 144 Place in Miami-Dade County.

Reports suggested 52-year-old Miami-Dade motorcyclist Nelson Quinones was driving his Honda bike in the southbound lanes of U.S. 27 in Pembroke Pines when he violently rear-ended 21-year-old Hialeah man David Burke’s 2003 Toyota pickup truck. Quinones was thrown from his bike on impact.

Although Burke and his 38-year-old passenger Hector Ruiz, who resides in Pembroke Pines, managed to escape injury in the Pembroke Pines accident, Quinones succumbed to his traumatic injuries at Memorial Regional Hospital.

While no citations have been issued in connection with the Broward motorcycle crash as of yet, Pembroke Pines police are investigating.

According to statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 4,595 motorcycles involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents nationwide in 2009, 431 were involved in Florida crashes.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.





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]]>RBR LawTue, 16 Aug 2011 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/32-miami-motorcycle-crash-lawyer-news-pembroke-pines-accidents-results-in-motorcyclist-fatality.htmlMiami Bus Accident Lawyer News: 12 Hospitalized After Lynx Bus Collides With Semi Truck in Orlandohttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/31-miami-bus-accident-lawyer-news-12-hospitalized-after-lynx-bus-collides-with-semi-truck-in-orlando.htmlMIAMI, FL— August 11, 2011 - An Orlando commercial vehicle crash involving a Lynx bus and a semi truck sent 12 people to Orange County hospitals to be treated for injuries sustained in the accident. According to information provided by Click Orlando, although investigators from the Orlando Police Department (OPD) considered the accident victims’ injuries to be non-life threatening, two people were listed in serious condition following the bus-truck collision.

Reports indicated the unidentified trucker was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer, owned by the Florida Distributing Company, when the big rig slammed into a Lynx bus at the intersection of Hughey Avenue and Amelia Street. The violent collision, which forced the bus into a nearby tree, occurred at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 10.

A total of 12 people, 10 of whom were bus passengers, were transported to hospitals including Florida Hospital and Orlando Regional Medical Center following the Orlando accident. Reports appeared to suggest there might have been others who were treated for minor wounds at the crash scene.

Although police seemed to suspect that the semi truck driver could have suffered a medical episode before crashing into the Lynx bus, a full probe will be required to confirm such assumptions.

According to statistical data provided through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) encyclopedia, 221 fatal bus accidents occurred nationwide during the year 2009.


About the Miami injury lawyers and bus accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>Sean FurstenwerthThu, 11 Aug 2011 13:49:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/31-miami-bus-accident-lawyer-news-12-hospitalized-after-lynx-bus-collides-with-semi-truck-in-orlando.htmlMiami Medical Malpractice News: Kissimmee Doctor Sued In Connection With Patient Deathhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/30-miami-medical-malpractice-news-kissimmee-doctor-sued-in-connection-with-patient-death.htmlMIAMI, FL— August 10, 2011 - The family of an Ohio man who died when an apparent medical error occurred before he could undergo surgery at a Kissimmee hospital in 2006 filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against an anesthesiologist and his medical group. According to information provided by the Orlando Sentinel, although the anesthesiologist’s insurer has since settled with the family for $1 million, the doctor did not appear to believe that he deviated from the standard of care.

Reports indicated that in 2006, Harold Hicks, then 67, got sick during his yearly golfing trip to Orlando. According to Harold’s widow, Barbara, “He helped me learn to play golf so after retirement we could play a lot of golf together. We both worked hard and were looking forward to having a lot of free time… He didn't get much of it.”

Hicks reportedly became ill after going out to eat with friends and family members who were also on vacation. When his wife brought him to Osceola Regional Medical Center, where he discovered that he was suffering from a blocked intestine that would require him to undergo surgery.

The pending medical negligence lawsuit claims that although the surgeon directed Dr. Scott Wurm, an anesthesiologist at Osceola Regional Medical Center, to pump the sick patient’s stomach to relieve bloating prior to the operation, that never happened.

After Dr. Wurm instructed his nurse-anesthetist to intubate the sick patient, he immediately exited the operation room, the medical negligence suit claimed. Citing standards of practice and hospital procedures, the lawsuit contended Wurm should have been watching his nurse-anesthetist as she placed a breathing tube down Hicks’ throat.

According to the anesthetist’s insurer, Hicks suffered brain damage after he became nauseous and inhaled his own vomit. Hicks’ hospital death was ultimately attributed an infection that he sustained by breathing vomit into his lungs, a recognized medical complication associated with intubation. The insurer settled with the family on the basis that it agreed that the doctor should have been supervising the intubation procedure.

The Florida medical malpractice case is underway.

*Note: The Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. is not affiliated with the case above.

About the Miami injury lawyers and medical negligence attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than three decades, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the Florida medical negligence lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.



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]]>RBR LawWed, 10 Aug 2011 17:17:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/30-miami-medical-malpractice-news-kissimmee-doctor-sued-in-connection-with-patient-death.htmlMiami Motorcycle Accident News: 1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured Following Florida Turnpike Crash in Browardhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/29-miami-motorcycle-accident-news-1-dead-1-seriously-injured-following-florida-turnpike-crash-in-broward.htmlMIAMI, FL— August 9, 2011 -A violent South Florida collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck resulted in one traffic fatality and left another crash victim in the hospital with serious injuries on Aug. 7. Miami Herald reports indicated the fatal accident occurred in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike, in close proximity to Plantation, Florida, at approximately 4 p.m.

According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) spokesman Mark Wysocky, 44-year-old Thomas Hilgner was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle south on the Florida Turnpike with 53-year-old passenger Georgianna Hilgner when the bike violently rear-ended 47-year-old Jose R. Rodriguez Sonato’s pickup truck. The Hilgner’s, both of whom were not wearing helmets at the time of the Broward County crash, were ejected on impact.

Although emergency medical services (EMS) personnel rushed the injured motorcycle accident victims to Broward General Medical Center for treatment, Georgianna Hilgner, of Cooper City, suffered injuries that proved fatal at the Fort Lauderdale hospital. Thomas Hilgner, also of Cooper City, was listed in serious condition at the hospital. The pickup truck driver escaped injury in the Florida Turnpike accident.

Investigations into the deadly motorcycle accident are expected to be underway.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>Sean FurstenwerthTue, 09 Aug 2011 11:26:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/29-miami-motorcycle-accident-news-1-dead-1-seriously-injured-following-florida-turnpike-crash-in-broward.htmlMiami Accident News: SUV Plows Into Miami Boutique, Killing Two Women and Unborn Childhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/28-miami-accident-news-suv-plows-into-miami-boutique-killing-two-women-and-unborn-child.htmlMIAMI, FL—August 4, 2011 - A violent Miami crash claimed the lives of two women, one of whom was six months pregnant, on the afternoon of August 2. According to information provided by NBC Miami, officials from the Miami-Dade Police Department said an elderly driver accidentally pressed down on his SUV’s gas pedal, causing it to careen into a boutique and fatally injure two people inside.

Reports indicated an unidentified elderly man, who is the father of Cuban-born salsa singer Rey Ruiz, was behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle when he applied the gas pedal instead of the brakes. Upon doing so, the SUV barreled through Miami beauty salon Celeste & Co. Boutique, which is located on SW 42nd St.

Two women inside the boutique, both of whom remained unidentified, were killed in the Miami accident. One of the female accident victims was 33 years old and six months pregnant. Paramedics reportedly rushed the pregnant woman, who had already succumbed to her traumatic injuries, to Kendall Regional Medical Center in an attempt to deliver her unborn child, but to no avail. Ruiz’ father sustained minor injuries in the SUV crash.

Investigations into the fatal Miami collision were expected to be underway.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>Sean FurstenwerthThu, 04 Aug 2011 16:55:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/28-miami-accident-news-suv-plows-into-miami-boutique-killing-two-women-and-unborn-child.htmlMiami Railroad Collision News: Pedestrian Killed In Fort Lauderdale Accident With Freight Trainhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/27-miami-railroad-collision-news-pedestrian-killed-in-fort-lauderdale-accident-with-freight-train.htmlMIAMI, FL— August 3, 2011 - Authorities from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department have launched an investigation into a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a freight train on August 2. South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports indicated that although the deadly Fort Lauderdale accident resulted in the closure of 15 Florida East Coast Railway crossings, those railroad crossings have since reopened.

While details regarding the train-pedestrian accident remained scarce, Det. Travis Mandell of the Fort Lauderdale Police Dept. identified the accident victim as a man in his thirties. Matt Little, a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson, said the fatal accident occurred on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks in close proximity to Southwest Second Street at approximately 1:25 p.m.

Although it was not clear whether this railroad accident happened at a highway-rail grade crossing in particular, Federal Railroad Administration statistics suggested that collisions at grade crossings in recent years resulted in as many as 400 deaths. The FRA defines a highway-rail grade crossing as “an intersection where a roadway crosses railroad tracks at the same level.”

Between 2008 and March of 2011, nationwide railroad accidents resulted in 611 fatalities. Florida train accidents resulted in 35 deaths and left 168 additional accident victims injured during those years.

A full probe into the Fort Lauderdale accident was expected to be underway.

About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawWed, 03 Aug 2011 14:41:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/27-miami-railroad-collision-news-pedestrian-killed-in-fort-lauderdale-accident-with-freight-train.htmlMiami Accident News: Injured Victim Sues Ex-Miami Beach Cop Who Crashed ATV During Drunken Joyridehttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/26-miami-accident-news-injured-victim-sues-ex-miami-beach-cop-who-crashed-atv-during-drunken-joyride.htmlMIAMI, FL—August 2, 2011- A personal injury lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a 29-year-old Miami woman who suffered severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury (TBI), when an inebriated on-duty Miami Beach police officer crashed his department-issued ATV into her and another person on South Beach. According to information provided by the Associated Press, the lawsuit names former Miami Beach cop Derick Kuilan and The Clevelander hotel, which negligently served both him and fellow on-duty officer Rolando Gutierrez alcoholic beverages on the night of the injurious ATV accident.

Reports indicated 29-year-old Kitzie Nicanor, the plaintiff in the pending personal injury lawsuit, remained hospitalized nearly one month after an on-duty officer from the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) went on a drunken joyride with a woman whom he’d met at The Clevelander hotel’s bar.

The traumatic brain injury Nicanor, a mother of one, suffered in the Miami Beach ATV crash consequently left her struggling with her speech, memory, and concentration. The crash victim being represented in the suit also suffers partial paralysis as a result of the Miami accident. Reports stated Nicanor was forced to have her spleen removed following the ATV wreck that also left her with a fractured leg and heart perforations.

The lawsuit seeks to obtain unspecified compensation from the fired Miami Beach cop and The Clevelander hotel, a well-known South Beach hotel/bar allegedly bent on inviting on-duty cops to drink and party on the job. Kuilan has already been charged with four felonies, including two counts of reckless driving with serious bodily injury and two of DUI with serious bodily injury, following investigations into the Miami accident.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.
For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawTue, 02 Aug 2011 13:53:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/26-miami-accident-news-injured-victim-sues-ex-miami-beach-cop-who-crashed-atv-during-drunken-joyride.htmlMiami Collision Injury News: Infant Still in Critical Condition Following Cooper City Accident Killed Motherhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/25-miami-collision-injury-news-infant-still-in-critical-condition-following-cooper-city-accident-killed-mother.html

MIAMI, FL—July 28, 2011 - A Cooper City accident that claimed the life of a 22-year-old mother also left her infant child in the hospital with critical injuries. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, the horrific South Florida collision, which the Broward Sheriff’s Office said occurred on June 22 in the 8900 block of Stirling Road, sent two additional crash victims to the hospital with minor injuries. 

Reports indicated 32-year-old Abbas F. Khalife was behind the wheel of a 2007 BMW, heading west on Stirling Road, when her vehicle slammed into 23-year-old Stacy Ann Melisa Telemaque’s 2006 Scion, which was pulling out of a business at the time. On impact, both of the vehicles involved in the violent Cooper City crash swerved out of control.

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel were dispatched to the crash scene, where four injured accident victims required transport to area hospitals. Two unidentified back-seat passengers in the wrecked Scion, a 22-year-old mother and her young child, were rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio’s Children Hospital respectively. While the mother’s injuries proved fatal at the hospital, her infant child remained hospitalized in critical condition.

Both Telemaque and 22-year-old Patrick Cave, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of the Scion when the fatal accident occurred, were transported to an unspecified hospital where they were treated for their injuries and subsequently released. Khalife did not appear to suffer any injuries in the collision.

Although some witnesses at the scene claimed they saw Khalife’s BMW traveling at a high rate of speed next to a 2008 Mercedes just before the fatal crash happened, investigators from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit will have to conduct a full probe to determine the genuine cause.

According to statistical data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Florida crashes claimed the lives of 2,558 accident victims during the year 2009. A total of 189 crash victims were killed in Broward accidents alone.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, wrailroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 28 Jul 2011 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/25-miami-collision-injury-news-infant-still-in-critical-condition-following-cooper-city-accident-killed-mother.htmlMiami DUI Accident News: Miami Beach Cop In South Beach ATV Crash Faces 4 Felony Chargeshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/23-miami-dui-accident-news-miami-beach-cop-in-south-beach-atv-crash-faces-4-felony-charges.html

MIAMI, FL— July 27, 2011 - The on-duty Miami Beach police officer who was drunk when he crashed his department-issued ATV into two people on South Beach faces four felony charges, including two counts of reckless driving with serious bodily injury and two of DUI with serious bodily injury, in connection with the violent accident. Miami Herald reports stated former Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) officer Derick Kuilan was turned himself in on July 26, 2011 and immediately posted $30,000 bond.

According to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, “No one in the police department, or in law enforcement, can tolerate the concept of a drunken, on-duty police officer.”

Even though emergency medical services (EMS) personnel drew Kuilan’s blood, for the sake of blood alcohol tests, more than five hours after the Miami Beach ATV crash occurred, his blood alcohol level (.088) was still above the legal limit.

Previous NBC Miami reports relayed by the Miami injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly suggested the former MBPD officer had been drinking with co-worker Rolando Gutierrez at The Clevelander hotel bar when he met a woman and decided to take her on a joy ride along South Beach during the early hours of July 3.

Kuilan and his unauthorized passenger, Adelee Sharie Martin, were riding in the dark, allegedly speeding, when the police ATV crashed into two beachgoers. The crash victims, whom authorities identified as 28-year-old Kitzie Nicanor and 29-year-old Luis Almonte, suffered serious injuries and were subsequently rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. Nicanor remained hospitalized in the medical center’s intensive care unit weeks after the drunken ATV accident occurred.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) data suggested 376 ATV deaths were reported in 2009. Furthermore, it was estimated that ATV crashes resulted in approximately 131,900 emergency room visits that year.

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

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]]>RBR LawWed, 27 Jul 2011 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/23-miami-dui-accident-news-miami-beach-cop-in-south-beach-atv-crash-faces-4-felony-charges.htmlMiami Accident News: Three Hospitalized Following Miami Gardens Rollover Accident With Tanker Truckhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/22-miami-accident-news-three-hospitalized-following-miami-gardens-rollover-accident-with-tanker-truck.html

MIAMI, FL— July 26, 2011 - Six vehicles, including a tanker truck, were involved in a pile-up in the westbound lanes of State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway) in Miami Gardens on the evening of July 22, 2011. According to information provided by WSVN, three people were flown to a Miami hospital and listed in “critical but stable condition” following the violent chain-reaction accident.

A truck crashed into the rear of another vehicle on the 826 Expressway, in close proximity to Northwest 57th Avenue (Red Road) at approximately 5 p.m. Though details concerning the Miami accident were scarce, reports suggested four other vehicles were involved in the wreck. It was not clear if the tanker truck, which rolled over at some point, was the vehicle to initiate the chain-reaction accident.

Upon being dispatched to the scene of the rollover accident, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews worked to free several accident victims from their wrecked cars. It was not clear if anyone was transported to the hospital via ambulance. Investigations into the Miami crash were expected to be underway.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, of 33,808 people killed in nationwide crashes during the year 2009, 2,558 victims lost their lives in Florida accidents specifically. Furthermore, 259 traffic fatalities resulted from Miami-Dade accidents alone.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

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]]>RBR LawTue, 26 Jul 2011 20:16:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/22-miami-accident-news-three-hospitalized-following-miami-gardens-rollover-accident-with-tanker-truck.htmlMiami Accident News: Former Miami Heat Player Sued For Collision on Julia Tuttle Causewayhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/21-miami-accident-news-former-miami-heat-player-sued-for-collision-on-julia-tuttle-causeway.html

MIAMI, FL— July 21, 2011 - Former Miami Heat basketball player Alonzo Mourning was sued on July 20, 2011, three days after he allegedly fled the scene of a violent Miami collision. According to information provided by the Orlando Sentinel, a Miami International University of Art and Design student filed the personal injury lawsuit, alleging that the ex-basketball star crashed into his vehicle on the Julia Tuttle Causeway only moments after he had been involved in a traffic accident with another car.

Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Pikul told reporters that 21-year-old William Candelario’s Audi became involved in a Miami crash with another car on the Julia Tuttle Causeway, in close proximity to Interstate 95, during the early hours of July 17.

Candelario’s car and the unspecified vehicle that was involved in the first wreck were apparently "stopped on the roadway" when a second collision occurred. The second motor vehicle accident, which involved 41-year-old Alonzo Mourning’s Porsche, caused Candelario’s already crashed vehicle to overturn multiple times.

While Mourning initially fled the scene of the Miami accident, allegedly returning nearly one hour later, an attorney representing Candelario told reporters that his client was left suffering from a head injury and contusions as a result of the crash. Candelario also apparently sustained memory loss in the collision. The alleged hit-and-run case is underway.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data indicated a total of 2,558 accident victims were killed in statewide traffic crashes during the year 2009. A total of 259 crash victims lost their lives in Miami-Dade County accidents alone.

 

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 21 Jul 2011 12:29:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/21-miami-accident-news-former-miami-heat-player-sued-for-collision-on-julia-tuttle-causeway.htmlMiami Injury News: Woman Injured in Miami Beach Police ATV Accident Remains Hospitalizedhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/20-miami-injury-news-woman-injured-in-miami-beach-police-atv-accident-remains-hospitalized.html

MIAMI, FL— July 20, 2011 - Although it still remains unclear whether alcohol played a role in the Miami Beach ATV crash that landed three people in the hospital with various injuries at the beginning of the month, one accident victim remained hospitalized in serious condition following the South Beach wreck. According to previous NBC Miami reports, two Miami Beach Police officers were fired in connection with the July 3, 2011 ATV accident.

Kitzie Nicanor, 28, remains hospitalized in Jackson Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit weeks after a Miami Beach cop took a woman he’d met at a South Beach bar on a joy ride just after 5 a.m. on June 3.

Reports suggested it was still dark outside when MBPD officer Derick Kuilan crashed his department-issued all-terrain vehicle into Nicanor and her friend, Luis Almonte, 29. Kuilan was allegedly seen at The Clevelander’s bar on South Beach with his co-worker, former officer Rolando Gutierrez, prior to the Miami accident. Gutierrez was ultimately fired for violating department procedures.

Almonte, along with Adelee Sharie Martin, the unauthorized female passenger on the back of the officer’s ATV at the time of the crash, have since been treated for their accident injuries.

An unidentified individual apparently told Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower that Kuilan had been drinking prior to the injurious ATV accident. While the results of toxicology tests are pending, a Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office investigation is ongoing.

According to statistics provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 376 ATV deaths were recorded during the year 2009. Also, an estimated 131,900 emergency room visits were attributed to ATV crashes.

 

About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

 

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

 

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]]>RBR LawWed, 20 Jul 2011 15:17:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/20-miami-injury-news-woman-injured-in-miami-beach-police-atv-accident-remains-hospitalized.htmlMiami Truck Wreck News: South Florida Driver Killed In Horrific I-95 Crash With Semihttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/19-miami-truck-wreck-news-south-florida-driver-killed-in-horrific-i-95-crash-with-semi.html

MIAMI, FL— July 19, 2011 - A South Florida collision involving a car and a tractor-trailer occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95, claiming the life of a Pompano Beach driver. The fatal accident was reported on the morning of July 17, 2011 in Broward County, according to information provided by the Orlando Sentinel.

Sgt. Mark Wysocky of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported that 21-year-old Antonio Julian, of Pompano Beach, was traveling south on I-95 when his 1997 Honda Civic slammed into the back of a semi-trailer near Southwest 10th Street. The Honda was crushed on impact.

While the semi driver, whom authorities identified as 26-year-old Polk City man Jino R. Manelas, managed to escape injury in the I-95 accident, Julian was not so fortunate. FHP troopers informed reporters that Julian ultimately succumbed to his crash injuries at the scene and was pronounced dead at approximately 5:30 a.m.

According to statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,215 large trucks and 17,902 light trucks were involved in fatal traffic accidents during the year 2009. Crashes involving large trucks resulted in 3,380 deaths and left 74,000 injuries that year. A truck is considered “large” when its gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is greater than 10,000 pounds. 

Investigations into the deadly Broward car-truck accident were expected to be underway.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

 

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]]>RBR LawTue, 19 Jul 2011 14:23:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/19-miami-truck-wreck-news-south-florida-driver-killed-in-horrific-i-95-crash-with-semi.htmlMiami Railroad Accident News: Maine Truck-Train Collision Kills 1, Injures 6http://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/18-miami-railroad-accident-news-maine-truck-train-collision-kills-1-injures-6.html

MIAMI, FL— July 14, 2011 - As a full probe into the fiery truck-train collision that occurred in North Berwick, Maine on June 11, 2011 is underway, investigators discovered that the tractor-trailer driver who was killed in the railroad accident had been cited for at least 11 traffic violations in the past, the Associated Press reported. According to information provided by the Boston Globe, the violent railroad collision resulted in one fatality and left four passengers and two crew members aboard the locomotive injured. 

Reports indicated Peter Barnum, a 35-year-old New Hampshire man, was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer that was carrying approximately 50,000 pounds of garbage when it collided with an Amtrak Downeaster train. Although skid marks at the crash scene suggest the trucker applied his breaks prior to impact, he was ultimately unable to avoid a collision with the northbound Amtrak train. The truck plowed through the railroad’s active crossing guard arms and subsequently collided with the locomotive.

The fatal collision sparked a fire and left six people, including four passengers and two train workers, with various unspecified injuries. Barnum, who had been a commercial driver for about 10 years, suffered fatal injuries in the train wreck. Barnum worked for Triumvirate Environmental Inc. A spokesperson for the firm that employed Barnum said he had not been ticketed for any traffic infractions in the two years that preceded the fatal accident.

According to Steve McCausland, a Maine State Police spokesman,  “The driver obviously applied his brakes… The question is now why didn’t he stop quick enough. That’s an answer we don’t have at the moment.” A full investigation into the Maine train accident was expected to be underway.

Statistics provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) suggest a total of 252 Florida railroad accidents, 44 of which were described as fatal, were reported during the year 2009. Statewide railroad incidents claimed the lives of 48 accident victims that year.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

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]]>RBR LawThu, 14 Jul 2011 11:14:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/18-miami-railroad-accident-news-maine-truck-train-collision-kills-1-injures-6.htmlMiami Boat Accident News: Naples Boat Operator Charged in Crash That Left Swimmer Badly Injuredhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/17-miami-boat-accident-news-naples-boat-operator-charged-in-crash-that-left-swimmer-badly-injured.html

MIAMI, FL— July 13, 2011 - Officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced on July 12, 2011 that a charter boat captain would be facing multiple charges in connection with the February boat crash that resulted in the amputation of a swimmer’s leg. According to information provided by NaplesNews.com, witnesses contended the driver of a 22-foot boat was speeding through Vanderbilt Beach’s swim zone when it slammed into a 69-year-old man in the water, severing his leg below the knee.

Reports indicated 34-year-old Brandon M. Ruganis was behind the wheel of a 2004 Pathfinder, en route to the Ritz Carlton Beach Resort, when his vessel hit 69-year-old Rosario R. Pucciarelli, who was swimming off Vanderbilt Beach at the time. On impact of the boat’s propeller, the boat accident victim’s leg was partially severed.

Pucciarelli was flown to Lee Memorial Hospital in Lee Memorial Hospital in critical condition following the violent boating accident. Information regarding Pucciarelli’s updated condition were not provided, though reports stated the crash victim was known to spend a lot of time swimming at the Naples beach prior to the watercraft accident.

The boat operator involved in the Naples accident was charged with reckless operation of a boat, a first-degree misdemeanor. He also faced a second-degree misdemeanor charge related to his failure to keep a look out and maintain a safe speed while navigating his boat through a swim zone. The case is underway.

According to FWC data, 620 reportable boating accidents occurred throughout the state of Florida in 2009. A total of 65 fatalities were recorded in connection with those boat wrecks.


About the Miami boating accident lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in boating accidents, car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

 

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]]>RBR LawWed, 13 Jul 2011 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/17-miami-boat-accident-news-naples-boat-operator-charged-in-crash-that-left-swimmer-badly-injured.htmlMiami Medical Negligence News: Tampa Hospital Sued In Connection With Death of Child Cancer Patienthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/16-miami-medical-negligence-news-tampa-hospital-sued-in-connection-with-death-of-child-cancer-patient.html

MIAMI, FL— July 12, 2011 - A Tampa hospital is being sued in connection with the 2009 death of a 6-year-old cancer patient. According to information provided by the St. Petersburg Times, the child’s mother filed the medical negligence lawsuit, arguing that her daughter died from a hospital-acquired bacterial infection, rather than the cancer itself.

Jessica Rose Kohut was six years old and battling Stage IV neuroblastoma when she died after undergoing a platelet transfusion, a “routine” procedure, at the All Children’s Specialty Care of Tampa. Though Jessica’s mother, Maureen Massari seemed to suggest her daughter went into the clinical facility looking normal, given her condition, she did not come out looking the same. In fact, she was pronounced dead 10 days after undergoing the blood transfusion.

Massari claimed the platelets her daughter was given during the transfusion were contaminated with deadly bacteria. All Children's Hospital confirmed that St. Petersburg-based Florida Blood Services, which recently reached an undisclosed settlement with Jessica’s family, provided the clinic with bacteria-ridden platelets.

Dr. German Leparc, chief medical director of Florida Blood Services stated, "It could be that the test missed it — or it could be that it was handled improperly and the unit was contaminated prior to the transfusion,” noting that “technical limitations” are present even when tests are performed accurately.

The medical negligence lawsuit accuses the Tampa clinic of giving young Jessica bacteria-infected platelets on Jan. 27, 2009. The suit claims the platelets contained streptococcus viridans. Abba Zubair, Mayo Clinic’s medical director for transfusion contended, “It would be dangerous for everybody and it would be much worse for somebody with cancer who is likely to be imunodepressed.”

The lawsuit, which also names Dr. Kelly Sawczyn, Dr. Jody Kerr and physician assistant Charles Hauk as defendants, further alleges that an unidentified teenage patient experienced “obvious rigors, severe shaking and chills” upon receiving the same contaminated platelets the preceding day.  All Children's Health Systems, Pediatric Physician Services, and All Children Specialty Physicians are also being sued in connection with the child’s hospital death.

After Jessica underwent the botched procedure, she was rushed to University Community Hospital before emergency medical services (EMS) personnel airlifted her to All Children' Hospital. Although Dr. Kelly Sawczyn gave Jessica antibiotics, her condition proved fatal less than two weeks later. 

While the extent of damages sought remained undisclosed, the medical negligence case is underway.


About the Miami injury lawyers and medical negligence attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than three decades, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented patients who suffer serious harm due to negligence on the part of a doctor or hospital. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice claims of such negligence victims, as well as and the families of those who die as a result of substandard care, the Florida medical negligence lawyers of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strive to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

 

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]]>RBR LawTue, 12 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/16-miami-medical-negligence-news-tampa-hospital-sued-in-connection-with-death-of-child-cancer-patient.htmlMiami Injury News UPDATE: 2 Miami Beach Police Officers Fired After Violent South Beach ATV Accidenthttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/15-miami-injury-news-update-2-miami-beach-police-officers-fired-after-violent-south-beach-atv-accident.html

MIAMI, FL— July 7, 2011 - Two Miami Beach cops lost their jobs following a violent ATV accident that left three people injured on the morning of June 3, 2011. According to information provided by NBC Miami, while only one officer from the Miami Beach Police Department was ultimately involved in the ATV crash, the second officer was fired for violating department procedures.

Miami Herald reports indicated two MBPD officers, Derick Kuilan and Rolando Gutierrez, were both at The Clevelander hotel’s bar when Kuilan, who was supposed to be on duty at the time, met a woman and decided to take her for a joyride on South Beach.

Kuilan and his female passenger, Adelee Sharie Martin, then hopped on the MBPD-issued ATV shortly after 5 a.m. Around 5:15 a.m., the ATV slammed into two beachgoers.

According to a witness at the scene, 29-year-old Jonnathan Adames, the all-terrain vehicle was speeding and did not have its lights activated at the time of the crash. “I could see it emerge from the darkness… It went screeching by and I hard a crash, bang,” Adames said.

The eyewitness, who also claimed the police officer fled the scene following the ATV accident, added, “I’m expecting him to protect us, and he disappears on us… It’s not right.” When Adams ran to the site of the wreck, he said he noticed a female accident victim lying on the sand, apparently unconscious. “She looked like she was gone. I thought she was dead,” the witness noted. The cop allegedly told authorities he was trying to get better cellular reception.

The two victims who suffered injuries in the Miami Beach ATV wreck were identified as 28-year-old Kitzie Nicanor and 29-year-old Luis Almonte. As of July 5, hospital staff listed both crash victims in stable condition. The female passenger aboard the ATV was also injured.

Miami Beach Police Det. Juan Sanchez contended the officer who was behind the wheel of the all-terrain vehicle “had an unauthorized person on the ATV, which is in direct violation of departmental policy.” A statement released by the MBPD said the two officers were fired due to “conduct unbecoming an officer” and because their careless actions demonstrated a "dereliction of duties.”

NBC reports suggested an unidentified party informed Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower that Kuilan had consumed alcohol prior to the collision. Nevertheless, toxicology results, as well as a Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office investigation, are pending.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) statists suggested 376 ATV deaths were recorded in 2009. That year, an estimated 131,900 emergency room visits were attributed to ATV accidents.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

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]]>RBR LawThu, 07 Jul 2011 13:27:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/15-miami-injury-news-update-2-miami-beach-police-officers-fired-after-violent-south-beach-atv-accident.htmlMiami Railroad Accident News: 2 Train Workers File Lawsuits Following Deadly Amtrak Train Crash in Nevadahttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/14-miami-railroad-accident-news-2-train-workers-file-lawsuits-following-deadly-amtrak-train-crash-in-nevada.html

MIAMI, FL—July 6, 2011 - Thus far, two lawsuits have been filed in connection with the violent Amtrak train crash that claimed the lives of six people and left 20 additional accident victims injured near Reno, Nevada. According to information provided by NBC Chicago, two train workers are being represented in two separate lawsuits stemming from the deadly truck-train collision, which occurred on June 24, 2011, as the locomotive was en route to California from Chicago.

Alexandra Curtis, an Amtrak employee from Evanston, Illinois, filed the first lawsuit in relation to the fatal train accident. Curtis, who was among 19 others injured in the train wreck, claimed the semi truck driver’s negligence played a role in the fatal accident. The trucker, 43-year-old Laurence Valli, had allegedly been cited for various traffic infractions in the past.

As previously reported, Valli was behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer, leading a three-truck convoy, when the semi he was operating collided with the California-bound train, sparking a fire on impact. Valli, who was driving a tractor-trailer owned by John Davis Trucking Co., was killed in the collision.

The horrific railroad collision, which occurred in Churchill County, resulted in six fatalities and sent about 20 others to area hospitals with various undisclosed injuries. The identities of those killed in the railroad accident have yet to be released.

Lana Dickerson, also a train employee, filed the second lawsuit in connection with the fatal Nevada train crash. Dickerson, who lives in Worth, Illinois, alleged a locked baggage car door obstructed the escape route both passengers and other employees should have been able to use following the fiery train-truck collision.

Dickerson contended those who survived the train wreck were consequently forced to dodge victims’ remains and exit the burning locomotive through an open window. Dickerson is apparently suing Amtrak, as well as the John Davis Trucking Co. and Valli’s estate. The suit claims the trucker failed to pay attention to railroad crossing guard arms and warning lights, which were functioning properly prior to impact.

While it was not clear if this train accident occurred at a highway-rail grade crossing specifically, FRA statistics suggested that as many as 400 fatalities resulted from accidents at grade crossings in recent. The Federal Railroad Administration defines a highway-rail grade crossing as “an intersection where a roadway crosses railroad tracks at the same level.”

Between 2008 and 2011 (with 2011 FRA data ending in the month of March), nationwide railroad accidents resulted in the deaths of 611 crash victims. Florida train accidents resulted in 35 fatalities and left 168 other victims injured during that time span.


About the Miami injury lawyers and railroad accident attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

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]]>RBR LawWed, 06 Jul 2011 14:15:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/14-miami-railroad-accident-news-2-train-workers-file-lawsuits-following-deadly-amtrak-train-crash-in-nevada.htmlMiami Beach Police: Cop Who Crashed ATV Into 3 People on South Beach Accused of Drinking on the Jobhttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/13-miami-beach-police-cop-who-crashed-atv-into-3-people-on-south-beach-accused-of-drinking-on-the-job.html

MIAMI, FL— July 05, 2011 - Three people who were enjoying a day on South Beach were injured when a Miami Beach Police officer lost control of his department-issued ATV and struck them on June 3, 2011. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, investigators from both the Miami Beach Police Department and Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office are looking into allegations that the officer, who was assigned to beach patrol duty at the time, was intoxicated while joyriding with a female whom he’d picked up at a bar earlier that morning.  

Reports indicated an unidentified Miami Beach Police officer was riding his department all-terrain vehicle when he apparently lost control and crashed into three beachgoers. Two of the victims, a man and a woman, were transported to Mount Sinai Medical Center, while another female accident victim was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center following the Miami Beach accident.

Following the South Beach ATV crash, allegations arose that the officer met a woman at The Clevelander hotel’s bar and subsequently took her for a joyride on the ATV, which he was supposed to be using to patrol the beach. The cop was also accused of being drunk when the injurious collision occurred.

According to Jorge Gonzalez, Miami Beach City Manager, “This is a complete abandonment of common sense… We'll see what the statements say, but I find it hard to find legitimate reasons why an on-duty officer would be doing whatever he was doing at The Clevelander if it's an accurate allegation. And there's no reason why anybody should be driving anybody on an ATV anywhere.”

Furthermore, while Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega contended,  “We have not been able to prove that he, in fact, was drinking as of yet… And if I could confirm that, I would fire him right now," toxicology tests are likely pending as a full investigation into the 5:15 a.m. Miami-Dade ATV wreck is underway.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) statists suggested 376 ATV deaths were recorded in 2009. That year, an estimated 131,900 emergency room visits were attributed to ATV accidents.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, bus accidents, boating accidents, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

 

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]]>RBR LawTue, 05 Jul 2011 14:33:00 GMThttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/13-miami-beach-police-cop-who-crashed-atv-into-3-people-on-south-beach-accused-of-drinking-on-the-job.htmlMiami Hit-and-Run Accident Results in Cyclist Fatality; Search for Driver Continueshttp://www.rbrlaw.com/blog-23/12-miami-hit-and-run-accident-results-in-cyclist-fatality-search-for-driver-continues.html

MIAMI, FL— June 29, 2011 - A Miami cyclist who was riding his bike on Northwest 32nd Avenue suffered fatal injuries when he became involved in a violent hit and run crash on the night of June 25, 2011. According to information provided by the Miami Herald, officials from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MPD) are searching for the driver of an Oldsmobile, which left the scene after hitting the bike rider in close proximity to 83rd Terrace.

While details concerning the Miami accident remained somewhat scarce, the 43-year old father of two whom officials identified as Francisco Caro was apparently riding his bike on Northwest 32nd Avenue when an Oldsmobile hit him just before 11 p.m. Reports indicated the car, which witnesses claimed was yellow or gold, slammed into Caro’s left side.

Witnesses told police that the hit-and-run driver, whom eyewitnesses described as a man in his 40s, got out of his car following the unfortunate Miami accident, but fled the scene moments later. Caro’s relatives said the crash scene was located near his home. The accident victim succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

According to Transportation For America’s Dangerous By Design 2011 report, Florida remains the most dangerous state for pedestrians, with the Miami metro area (Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area) ranking fourth in the nation for pedestrian fatalities. Though the report did not necessarily focus on cyclist deaths, bike riders face similar dangers when commuting along our state’s notorious roadways.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics suggest 630 bicyclists were killed in traffic accidents around the nation during the year 2009. A total of 107 cyclists (more than 20 percent of the nationwide total) lost their lives in Florida accidents.


About the Miami accident lawyers and injury attorneys of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A.

 

For more than thirty years, the knowledgeable Miami injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. has represented accident victims who suffer serious injuries in car crashes, truck wrecks, railroad accidents and other transportation disasters caused by the negligence of another party. With extensive experience litigating the complex personal injury and wrongful death claims of negligence victims and their families, the Florida personal injury law firm of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso, Spier & Connolly, P.A. strives to provide justice to their clients so that they may obtain the compensation they truly deserve.

 

 

 

 

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