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Bay County If you have any information regarding any of these accidents or other information, you may contact the firm by emailing here or calling (850) 871-5000 We are investigating insurance companies in Florida that act as sureties for the execution of bail bonds. We are reviewing cases in which outstanding judgments have not been paid by these companies in all counties of Florida. If you have any information concerning the foregoing, please email or call our investigators. If you have information regarding the conditions within the Bay County Jail, please contact us. You may send information anonymously but, we must be able to independently verify information you provide or be provided other supporting evidence. We are involved in railroad train vs. car/pedestrian accident cases. We need your help in identifying dangerous crossings where visibility is inadequate to see approaching trains. Railroads enjoy extensive immunity from responsibility for accidents involving their trains and crossings. The community however, can mobilize and force railroads to adequately maintain their right-of-ways. In addition, where railroads refuse to upgrade the crossing warning devices, counties and cities can post additional warning signs to help avoid tragic accidents and resulting death. If you know of a dangerous intersection, notify us and we will photograph it and notify the appropriate authorities. In addition, we will post a dangerous intersection map to warn others. Reglan (a prescription drug) - 2009 - Client in Bay County developed severe tardive dykinsea after taking the prescription drug Reglan. Click here for more information on Reglan and tardive dykinsea. Yasmin (Manufacturers of) - 2009 - Our client is a young woman who developed gall bladder disease after taking Yasmin, a birth control pill. September 4, 2006 - Our client is a fitness instructor, martial arts instructor, high intensity trainer and runner who was vacationing in Panama City. While in Lynn Haven, our client stopped by a CVS drugstore where our she slipped and fell because of standing water left on the store's floor. The slip and fall resulted in a herniated disk and a pinched nerve. Since the accident in the store, our client has endured months of pain. August 10, 2007 at 8:35 PM - Our client's wife was crossing the street on Mound Avenue, Panama City, when she was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle making deliveries for a small market. October 5, 2007, a Friday evening around 7:00 PM - Our client was slowing for a red traffic signal at the intersection of CR 390 and Airport Road in Panama City when the driver of a 2005 Honda failed to observe the stopped traffic and hit the rear of our client's 1989 Volvo. Client sustained injuries to her neck and back. November 28, 2007 at approximately 11:15 AM - Our client, driving a 1996 Chevrolet, was stopped at a red light at 4th Street and Magnolia in Panama City. Client's vehicle was hit in the rear by the driver of a 2001 Jaguar. Client sustained serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. December 3, 2007 - Our client, a second grade school teacher, was stopped at a red traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 231 and 23rd Street in Panama City. The driver of a second vehicle behind our client was traveling with a dog in the car and the driver was unaware that our client's vehicle was stopped ahead. Consequently, the second vehicle, without applying the brakes, rear-ended our client's vehicle. The client sustained a very painful back injury. January 9, 2008 - Our clients, husband and wife, were stopped at a traffic light in Wewahitchka at 725 North Tyndall Parkway when a van rear-ended them at high speed. The impact of the collision was so severe that the engine of the van was pushed into the cab of the van. Our clients sustained serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital by emergency personnel. January 9, 2008 - Client was driving a 1994 Nissan and was stopped in the left turn lane on Lisenby Avenue, Panama City. The driver of a 1995 Buick entered the same lane, failed to stop and rear ended our client's Nissan. January 14, 2008 - Our client is a young woman who underwent routine cataract removal surgery. Following the procedure, she became blind in one eye due to an undiagnosed and untreated, post surgical infection. June 13, 2008 at 6:23 PM - Our client's 15 year-old son was hit by a train and knocked off of a railroad trestle at Bayou George near the intersection of Highway 231 and 2301. He died as a result of the impact. We are looking for witnesses who observed any efforts of law enforcement officers, the train conductor or any other person who may have immediately entered the water to assist the father looking for his young son. In addition, we are seeking any information anyone may have regarding this accident, the operation of the train at this time or any other information regarding the circumstances of this accident. As with all of our investigations, anonymous information may be provided by phone (850-871-5000), Email or fax (850-444-4494). June 16, 2008 at approximately 3:55 PM - Our client was the backseat passenger in a 2001 Kia traveling east on US 98 (SR 30) over the Hathaway Bridge. The driver of a 2007 Chevrolet was traveling behind the vehicle in which our client was a passenger. Traffic began to back up on the bridge and the driver of the 2007 Chevrolet slammed into the rear of the Kia with enough force to push it into the rear of another vehicle. The 2001 Kia was totaled. Our client sustained injuries because of the collision and was taken to Bay Medical Center. September 7, 2008 - Client was walking on the sidewalk located in the 1400 block of Joe Lewis Drive, East, in Panama City when she slipped on algae that had formed from a water leak. The algae made the sidewalk extremely slick. As a result of the fall, our client broke her wrist and was treated at Bay Medical Center. September 30, 2008 around 2:45 PM - Our client was driving a 1998 Toyota west-bound on West 23rd Street in Panama City. The client had stopped for traffic and was hit from behind by the driver of a 2006 Toyota. Our client suffered a broken back in the collision. October 23, 2008 - Our 78 year-old client was shopping in the ladies department of a large department store inside the Panama City Mall located on Martin Luther King Blvd. Our client fell and broke her pelvis while trying to pass between a clothing stand and a display table. November 6, 2008 approximately 11:00 AM - Client was driving a 2006 Toyota and was stopped at a traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 77 South and Highway 390 in Lynn Haven when the driver of a dump truck failed to see traffic had stopped and slammed into the rear of our client's vehicle with such force that our client's Toyota was pushed into the vehicle directly in front of the client's Toyota. Our client sustained serious back and neck injuries and was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center. November 15, 2008 around 1:15 PM - Client was a passenger in a vehicle that was driving north-bound on Scott Road (Panama City) in the middle of the road. Another driver south-bound was also in the middle of the road -- the two vehicles hit head-on. Our client was taken by ambulance to Bay Medical Center where the client underwent surgery for injuries sustained in the crash. November 21, 2008 - Our client, a 13 year-old who was born with spina bifida and is paralyzed from the waist down, was participating in physical therapy at school. While pulling up onto the steps of the gym bleachers, the attending physical therapist, conversing with another employee, did not see our client fall down several steps and hit his head on the bleachers. The client was given an ice-pack by the school nurse and sent home. At home, swelling became evident around the left ear and our client was taken to Bay Medical Center for observation, then to Shands for surgery. November 29, 2008 approximately 10:30 AM - Our client, driving a pick-up, was traveling north on East Avenue in Panama City with two young grand-daughters as passengers. A second vehicle, a black SUV, was driving south on East Avenue when a third vehicle, a gray automobile, came out of a side road near East 8th Court. The gray car drove into the path of the black SUV and the two vehicles collided causing the black SUV to spin into the path of and collide with our client's pick-up. One of the young grand-daughters was seriously injured in the accident. February 9, 2009, mid-afternoon - Client was stopped on 11th Street in Panama City waiting for the car in front to turn. The driver of a 2003 Honda failed to see our client's stopped vehicle and rear-ended our client's vehicle at a high rate of speed. The client was taken via ambulance to Bay Medical Center where the diagnosis was an AC (acromioclavicular joint) separation of the left shoulder. The driver of the Honda was ticketed for careless driving. February 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM - Client was driving a Ford F150 pick-up and was traveling east on 15th Street in front of the Burger King and O'Reilly's when the driver of a green 1996 Thunderbird crashed into him. Although the driver of the Thunderbird fled the scene of the accident, he was later apprehended by law enforcement. Our client sustained injuries that required medical treatment. March 6, 2009 - Our client was a passenger in a vehicle leaving Walmart and turning left on 23rd Street in Panama City. The driver of the vehicle suffered a sudden anxiety attack causing the vehicle to hit a tree at a speed of approximately 45 mph. As a result of the impact our client was knocked unconscious and was taken via ambulance to Gulf Coast Medical Center. March 15, 2009, early afternoon - Our clients were traveling north on Highway 77 approaching the intersection of Highway 2321 and Highway 77. The driver of a 2003 Honda SUV was traveling south on Highway 77 in the turn lane onto Highway 2321. The driver of the Honda SUV turned in front of our client's 1996 Chevrolet causing a collision. Our client's sustained injuries and were transported to hospital via ambulance. March 23, 2009, early morning - Client was traveling west on West 15th Street when the driver of a 1993 GMC traveling east on West 15th Street drove into the path of our client's vehicle causing a head-on collision. This was a very traumatic accident resulting in serious injuries to both drivers. April 19, 2009 around 1:00 AM - Client was at Ms. Newby's standing near the stage listening to live music. As he moved out of the way of some dancers, the client slipped and fell on to one or more discarded glass bottles, severing an artery in his wrist. The client was taken via ambulance to Gulf Coast Hospital. May 18, 2009 - Client was visiting a friend in Bay Point and fell over the broken and uneven concrete walkway that leads up to his friend's house. The client landed on his arm and was told by Gulf Coast Medical Center that his AC joint had separated and he had torn ligaments in his shoulder. June 1, 2009 at 8:20 PM - Our client was on Front Beach Road when the car in front stopped to allow a large group of pedestrians to cross. Our client stopped, but the vehicle behind (a 2004 Toyota) failed to notice and hit the rear of our client's 1998 Buick. The impact caused the client's car to hit the car immediately in front. Client lost consciousness and was taken via ambulance to Gulf Coast Medical Center. July 19, 2009 - Our client was attending the Billfish Tournament in Panama City when she went into a restaurant. When she went into the restaurant's restroom, the floor was very wet and she slipped, fell and hit her shoulder on the door frame. The next morning she was in extreme pain and went to Sacred Heart Hospital (Destin) where it was revealed she had fractured her shoulder in 3 places. August 16, 2009 - Client was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Lisenby Avenue & 23rd Street in Panama City and was rear-ended by the drunk driver of a 2003 Dodge. The inebriated driver was taken to jail and an ambulance took our client to the Gulf Coast ER. September 7, 2009 - While trying to dispense ice from an ice machine, our client was struck in the head by a falling metal lid that covers the ice machine's motor. The 15 lb., 2' x 2' solid metal lid fell from above and impacted the client's head below causing him to be taken via ambulance to Bay Medical Center ER. After suffering neck pain & arm numbness, he is scheduled for a cervical fusion. September 24, 2009 at approximately 4:00 PM - Our client was driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse on North Lagoon Drive in Panama City and was slowing for traffic when the driver of a MHC truck did not slow down and crashed into the rear of our client's vehicle. Our client was seriously injured as a result of the collision and her vehicle was totaled. November 16, 2009 between 5:30 & 6:30 PM - Our client was the back seat passenger of a 2004 Dodge that was stopped with traffic at the intersection of 23rd Street and Harrison Avenue. A 2009 Mazda failed to stop and hit the Dodge from behind. Client suffered back and neck injuries as a result. January 6, 2010 - After crossing 11th Street (in Panama City), our client was walking past the 3rd house on the left of Oak Avenue, when a bulldog attacked, biting the ankle of our client. He fought with the dog in the front yard of the house and eventually was knocked down by the dog's attack. Client was taken by ambulance to Bay Medical Center and suffered through a series of injections and stitches in his left hand. February 13, 2010 - Our clients, husband & wife, driving their 2006 Ford Mustang on 23rd Street in front of Panama City Mall, were struck on the passenger side by a 2008 Ford F150 that had ran a red light in an attempt to cross 23rd Street. The driver of the F150 was cited and did not have a valid driver's license. Both clients were taken via ambulance to Bay Medical Center where the husband has remained since and the wife has not been able to return to work. March 19, 2010 around 6:00 PM - Client was traveling eastbound on US Hwy. 98 in his 1994 Toyota. He was stopped for traffic when the driver of a 2002 Suzuki failed to stop and rear-ended our client's vehicle. The force of the rear-end collision pushed our client's Toyota into another vehicle in front of him. Client was taken via ambulance to Gulf Coast Medical Center. April 27, 2010, afternoon - During a home re-roofing, our client was assured by the roofer that she would be safe sitting on her patio while the roofers worked. During the afternoon, however, she was struck by falling shingles and was knocked unconscious. Client was taken to Bay Medical with head, neck, shoulder, arm & hand injuries. May 1, 2010 - While at a rental property, our client (a minor) stepped onto a deck which had a loose board. The loose board caused our client to fall to the ground and the board struck our client’s left arm. Client was transported to the E.R. May 12, 2010 - Our client was traveling north in her 2005 Lincoln on East Ave. in Panama City. She was making a left turn at a green light onto Hwy. 231 when the driver of an eastbound 2007 Kia ran the red light striking our client. June 21, 2010, early afternooon - Client was driving south on Transmitter Road in a 1994 Nissan truck with two passengers. The driver of a 2009 Suzuki was driving north on Transmitter Road when she crossed over into the lane our client was traveling in and hit the Nissan head on. It took 45 minutes to cut our client out of her car and she was transported via ambulance to Bay Medical Center along with both of her passengers. The driver of the 2009 Suzuki died at the scene. Back to top of page |
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