Even today people are under the misconception that there is still privacy and anonymity online. If you are not already disabused of that notion, then you will have a rude awakening if I take your Florida injury case. I know of too many cases where inaccurate statements on social media sites have seriously hurt injury [...]
In an update to my previous post, a state judge ruled that an illiterate 13-year-old boy does not have the right to refuse chemotherapy, in part because he only has a “rudimentary understanding at best of the risks and benefits of chemotherapy. … he does not believe he is ill currently. The fact is that [...]
A Minnesota court case raises a fundamental question regarding the balance of individual liberty and governmental power. The case requires the presiding judge to decide whether a 13-year-old boy and his family can refuse chemotherapy treatment for his cancer or whether the government can force him to receive the treatment against his will.
Daniel Hauser has [...]
What type of behavior is child neglect and what is not? It’s a question of where we draw the line as a society.
Lack of supervision is one of the legal definitions of child neglect. However, we are left to decide for ourselves to what degree someone must fail to supervise a child before we say [...]
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that a 20-year-old man from Oviedo who was in Daytona for spring break was shot three times early Saturday morning and “will die from these injuries shortly.”
Gerold Lee Drosky was shot in the head, hand and groin around 4 a.m. at the Ocean Sands Hotel at 1024 N. [...]
For those who follow the news, you’ve probably heard about the rash of professional baseball players who have either confessed, been caught or are under investigation for abusing steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. This sport-wide scandal has tarnished the reputation of the nation’s past-time and ruined the reputations of players.
For those caught up in [...]
Two 16-year-old women sunbathing on the soft sand near Sunglow Pier were run over by a man in a pickup truck Sunday morning. One woman sustained injuries to her legs and the other to her torso.
Neither of the injuries were life-threatening, and charges are still pending against the truck driver. This guy is very lucky [...]
This tragic accident on I-95 in Daytona Beach on Wednesday night was caused by a suspected drunk driver and resulted in the death of a young woman and seriously injured a family of three.
The guy who caused the accident was arrested for drunk driving and is uninjured. Hopefully justice will be served in the future [...]