May 27th, 2010
While most parents have become deligent in the use of child restraint seats in the car, the National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) is urging parents to use child restraint seats on airplanes as well. A child restraint seat can prevent catastrophic injuries to the child in the event of turbulence or survivable accidents.
If a plane enters airspace with severe turbulence and the child is merely sitting on the parent’s lap, the parent may not be able to securely hold onto the child to prevent it from flying about the cabin. The NTSB also noted that children who are not restrained in a child seat have become separated from their parents in a survivable crash. This resulted in their not being evacuated at the same time as their parents.
So when you take that flight to your summer vacation destination, don’t check your child seat with your luggage. Reserve a seat for your child and make sure they are buckled in with their own safety seat. It’s the best way to keep your children safe when travelling by air.
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April 30th, 2010
The huge oil spill resulting from the oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last week is threatening the fragile coastline of 6 northern Florida counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay and Gulf counties. As a result, Governor Charlie Crist today issued a State of Emergency for those counties and his order stated:
“The oil slick is generally moving in a northerly direction and threatens Florida’s coast”
The State of Florida is now a part of the national and other state agencies’ efforts to control the spill which has now grown to over 600 square miles.
While the Department of Environmental Protection is the lead agency for Florida, David Halstead, Director of Emergency Management, was named state coordinating officer.
Crist’s declaration order reported:
“Oil continues to so spill from the well as all efforts to stop the discharge have failed and may not succeed for an extended period of time.”
If you have a vacation home or other property along the Louisiana, Texas and Florida shoreline, your real estate investment may be in danger. You The 1990 Oil Pollution Act, which was enacted after the Exxon-Valdez gas spill, was enacted to protect property owner’s right such as yours. The first class action has already been filed in Louisiana. Do not wait; call our attorneys now and protect your interests.
Tags: bay county spill, BP oil spill, Escambia county spill, Florida oil spill, gulf county spill, Okaloosa county spill, Santa Rose county spill, Walton county spill
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February 25th, 2010
A 34 year-old trainer, living her dream job working with orcas, was attacked and killed yesterday by a killer whale, Tilikum, in a theme park accident at SeaWorld.
Officials initially thought the trainer had fallen into the pool and was attacked by Tilikum. However, consistent witness statements convinced officials that the orca actually pulled the trainer from shallow water by her ponytail into deeper water where she drowned.
This same whale has been involved in two other deaths since 1991. The most recent was a man who had either sneaked in, or stayed after the park closed, and was found naked floating in the killer whale’s pool.
The other death occurred at the theme park that previously owned Tilikum in Victoria, British Columbia whish has since closed. This male and two females attacked and killed a female trainer.
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