Blog Posts in June, 2014

Staying Safe in the Woods with Guns

Hunting is a sport enjoyed by many people of all ages. It is often a way for family members to spend quality time together away from the craziness of home and work. However, many accidents happen in the woods on these expeditions. Staying safe can ensure you have a successful trip whether you actually find the animal you are hunting or not. Basic Safety for Hunting in the Woods Preventable ...

Why Cancer is Often Misdiagnosed, and How an Attorney can Help You

It is difficult to fathom, with the prominence of cancer in the United States, that doctors continue to misdiagnose cancer in almost fifteen percent of cancer patients. The delay in diagnosis can have serious consequences for those patient as the cancer has more time to grow. Treatable cancers may metastasize into something very difficult to treat because of the misdiagnosis. As is true with any ...

Pilots Sleeping At The Wheel

How confident would you be if you boarded a plane and the pilot announced he was going to take a cat-nap while you were in the air? Would you believe a recent study in England found fifty-six percent of pilots interviewed admitted they nap, or sleep, at the “wheel” of the plane? Another shocking fact uncovered was twenty-nine percent admitted they had woken up from sleeping to find their copilot ...

Adult Portable Bed Handles Recalled

As a concerned Tampa defective product attorney, Bryan Caulfield wants to keep consumers and clients informed of important recalls. In May, 2014, the adult portable bed handles by Bed Handles, Inc. were recalled due to problems with entrapment and strangulation that have caused three deaths to this point. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Bed Handles, Inc. announced the ...

Florida's Most Dangerous Jobs

While there has been a steady decline in the number of deaths on the job, there are still some jobs more dangerous than the rest due to the nature of the work. Florida workers hold many hazardous positions and incur severe and catastrophic injuries while on-the-job. As Tampa’s experienced workers compensation attorney, Bryan Caulfield has handled a multitude of claims for Florida’s workers who ...