Tampa Personal Injury Blog

Some three-wheeled BOB jogging strollers have a dangerous defect. According to The Washington Post, nearly 200 consumers have reported the front wheel of their strollers have fallen off while in use. The Consumer Product Safety Commission stated nearly 100 adults and children were injured as a result.

A panel of Florida House lawmakers reintroduced a bill on March 13 aimed at capping damages in medical malpractice cases. A similar bill was initially proposed by lawmakers back in 2003 and later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2017.

The latest proposed bill, which is known as the Proposed Committee Bill (PCB) Civil Justice Subcommittee (CJS) 19-02, would cap how much compensation for pain and suffering that a medical malpractice victor can win in their case.

Cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects movement and muscle tone, is the most common motor disability in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to a developing brain. Sometimes there is no identifiable reason for the abnormal development or damage. However, some instances are linked to genetic mutations, maternal infections, fetal stroke, infant infections, traumatic head injuries or lack of oxygen.

Although there is no cure for cerebral palsy, those who have the condition have treatment options that can help improve their lives. However, parents who suspect a child may have cerebral palsy are sometimes not sure where to begin or what they might be able to do to help their child reach his or her full potential.

Patients who are suffering from symptoms that their doctor has difficulty diagnosing may wonder if they've come down with a rare condition. Although instances in which a doctor is unable to diagnose a patient's symptoms don't happen all that often, there are two common reasons to explain why these types of events occur.

Your doctor may be hesitant to make a misdiagnosis. They may also not have listened to all of the symptoms as you described them when they saw you, resulting in a missed diagnosis.