http://www.francislawgroup.com Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:38:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the early morning hours of June 26, 2009, two individuals lost their lives in separate car crashes on I-95 in Brevard. Orlando-based attorney Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm offers commentary and insight. Christine Marie Gritz, 32, of Palm Bay, was killed around 4:30 on the morning of June ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/07/27/man-and-woman-die-in-separate-but-related-crashes-on-i-95-in-brevard/ Sheriff’s Deputy and a man pulled over by the Sheriff during a traffic stop were injured in a pre-dawn crash. Orlando-based lawyer Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm offers some pertinent perspective and commentary. The Florida Turnpike seems like such a safe road. The toll booths indicate safe passage and ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/07/27/four-car-crash-on-florida-turnpike-injures-two/ A head-on collision took the life of Orange County firefighter Michael E. Priester. Although the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision with a pickup truck, he was killed instantly. Michael E. Priester was only 53 years old when he died on the morning of February 21, ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/07/27/orange-county-firefighter-killed-in-motorcycle-crash/ Three injured on I-4 when tractor trailer collides with construction truck near Dover. When construction worker Steven Cofield and Police Officer Maurice Hensley reported for work at the construction site on I-4 near McIntosh Road late Sunday night, they had no idea they would be dealing with auto insurance and worker’s ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/07/27/construction-workers-slammed-by-18-wheeler/ Tony Francis of the Orlando-based Francis Law Firm offers some pertinent observations about a recent Osceola County accident in which a fourteen-year-old girl's inexperience behind the wheel may have resulted in the tragic death of a second female passenger riding in her car who was only twelve. According to the Florida ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/06/22/why-children-shouldnt-drive/ Tony Francis of the Orlando-based Francis Law Firm notes the all-too common incidences of accidents in Orange and Seminole County, and urges stricter adherence to safe driving practices. Sometimes accidents have consequences that are improbable. When a driver in Oviedo lost control of his car and surged into a power line, ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/06/22/two-killed-in-orange-county-car-crash/ A 51-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl, both from St. Cloud, were killed in separate automobile accidents during the first half of June. According to the Orlando Sentinel, a St. Cloud man died in a one-car crash near the intersection of Nova Road and Oak Shore Drive in Osceola County late ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/06/22/osceola-accidents-in-june-prove-fatal-to-st-cloud-man-and-girl/ A 1996 Ford pickup truck driver killed a 70-year-old bicyclist in Brevard County on the 8th while on the 30th another driver in Seminole County near Oviedo plowed into a power line – cutting off electricity to thousands of residents. On the 30th of May, an unidentified man driving a white ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/06/22/atypical-accidents-in-brevard-and-seminole-counties-during-may/ Tony Francis, of the Orlando-based Francis Law Firm, is opposed to the Florida House Bill primarily because its repeal or veto is crucial to the rights of workers. House Bill 903 is like the clock reversing direction into a past when workers rights were blithely ignored. Its passage on May 1, ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/05/21/francis-law-firm-takes-clear-stand-on-controversial-hb-903/ Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm is front and center against the controversial workers’ compensation bill, and he urges Governor Crist to veto it. There are some excellent reasons why. On Friday, May 1, 2009, the Florida Legislature passed HB 903 dealing with workers' compensation. Tony Francis of the Francis ... http://www.francislawgroup.com/2009/05/21/francis-law-firm-opposes-florida-house-bill-903/