Giant Internet retailers like Amazon are coming under increasing fire for selling defective products to American consumers. The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is among the media outlets reporting U.S. regulators are reviewing anti-trust concerns amid allegations the company is misleading consumers about product safety.…
School buses will be back on the roads of Southwest Florida next week as the 2019-2020 school year officially begins Monday Aug. 12. Our injury lawyers in Fort Myers and Cape Coral urge all motorists to use caution as the school year begins. Taking an extra couple of minutes can…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is coming under fire for lacking the proper expertise to identify dangers posed by defective vehicles. Safety advocates content the government’s primary traffic-safety watchdog is often reluctant to order recalls and is constrained by a small staff and tight budget. Among the consequences is…
Florida has been named the third most-dangerous state in America. ABC News reports Florida ranked 48th safest in a study that looked at five factors: Personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness. Only Louisiana and Mississippi ranked worse. The annual WalletHub report looked at…
As we enter the height of summer, all of us at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Attorneys for the Injured, wish you a wonderful Independence Day. The weather is beautiful and the beaches and waterways are flourishing. Our Fort Myers car accident lawyers remind you to plan your trip and…
How long do you think it will be before autonomous vehicles are on the roads of Southwest Florida? If you think you are fully aware of the breakneck speed at which technology is changing all of our lives, consider this: Self-driving vehicles have already been on the roads of Lee…
Distracted walking is in the news as the nation grapples with significant increases in the number of serious and fatal pedestrian accidents. Unfortunately, Florida is all too familiar with the crisis, as the Sunshine State leads the nation in the number of walkers who are injured or killed each year.…
It sometimes seems as though snowbirds are replaced by orange road construction barrels as summer begins in Southwest Florida. Florida Department of Transportation is preparing to begin significant improvements to Interstate 75 at Corkscrew Road, according to the Naples Daily News. Meanwhile, Lee County Department of Transportation is widening Burnt…
As we end Distracted Driving Awareness Month we wanted to take a look at the most common causes of driver distraction besides cell phones. Without question, introduction of the smartphone in the last decade has been the biggest factor when it comes to the increased risk of distracted drivers on…
The Florida Highway Patrol brought extra enforcement to Southwest Florida to open the spring break and baseball spring training season. “Operation Safe DRIVE” is the patrol’s campaign to reduce serious and fatal traffic accidents through Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement. “Motorists can reduce crashes if they share the roads safely,…