Over the last couple of years, news about sports-related concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in football have been a topic of serious concern. Indeed, numerous current and former NFL players have alleged personal injuries resulting from the sport, and...

Month: February 2016
Florida Severe Weather Awareness and Hurricane Preparedness
In the middle of winter, most Floridians are not yet thinking about the risks associated with hurricane season and the need to prepare our homes for impending bad weather. However, according to a recent article in Tampa Bay Newspapers Weekly, the winter months are as...
Florida Senate Committee Approves Sinkhole Insurance Bill
Back in early January, The Tampa Tribune published a story about "sinkhole alley legislation" that aimed to allow homeowners to purchase sinkhole coverage for damage that did not rise to the level of being structural damage or "catastrophic." Earlier last month,...
Are Red Light Cameras Preventing Car Accidents?
Florida lawmakers want to take action when it comes to preventing car accidents. Yet according to a recent article in the Miami Herald, legislators are considering outlawing red light cameras throughout the state despite loudly voiced objections from officials in...
Takata air bag safety crisis: an ever-growing debacle
Talk about an unbridled mess and safety-related debacle of a nearly unimaginable magnitude.And "there's no fix, no easy out," says an auto-industry commentator. What that individual is referring to is something that many Floridians are already likely well aware of. In...
Tornadoes May Worsen in Florida
We knew that this year's El Niño was among the strongest on record, but what most Floridians did not know is that they would need to be bracing for significant risks of tornado damage. A recent article in The Palm Beach Post emphasized that we have only made it...
Protecting Your Home from Wind Damage
Given that severe storms have been impacting Florida residents in recent months and likely will continue through the winter, it is important to think about ways of protecting your home from wind storm damage. Certainly, the threat of wind damage from hurricanes is...
Preparing Your House for Hurricanes
Even though it is winter in Florida (and well outside the time period for anticipating a hurricane), it is never too early to think about whether your home and personal property are prepared for the start of hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center makes clear...
Preparation for Hail Storms in Florida
According to a recent article in the Orlando Sentinel, the El Niño pattern this winter could result in severe storms in Central and Southwest Florida. Indeed, as the article emphasizes, "Floridians should brace themselves for a wet and wild winter, all thanks...