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What to Do if You Are Injured this Holiday Season While Visiting a Property or Business

Published on: December 23, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

This holiday season, your errand list may be quite long. You may need to visit a number of businesses in order to get all your shopping done and in order to handle all the errands you have to complete. In addition, you may be treating yourself to a few dinners out or you may be attending special work dinners or holiday events at restaurants, art galleries, conference halls, or hotels.

What happens if you’re injured this holiday season, however, while visiting a place of business? Whether you slip on the floor in a store, trip over debris at a restaurant, or are attacked outside of an art gallery, you may have legal options you haven’t considered.

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Avoiding Toy Injuries This Holiday Season

Published on: December 2, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Now that December is here, many Florida residents are busy consulting their holiday gift lists. If you are taking care of holiday shopping and have a few children on your list, however, you have to look beyond just fun toys and think safety, too. In 2013 alone, there were more than 256,000 ER visits due to toy injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

If you want to embrace holiday gift-giving but want to keep the children on your gift list safe, here are a few safety tips from the experts:

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Hosting a Safe Thanksgiving Get-Together at Your Home

Published on: November 20, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Now that many of us are finalizing Thanksgiving plans for next week, it’s time to make sure that your Thanksgiving holiday is not only festive but also safe for yourself and all your guests. There are plenty of ways to prevent burn injuries, trip and fall injuries, and other accidents in your Hollywood or South Florida home. Here’s how:

1) Reduce the risk of burn injuries and fire.

Make sure that your home is equipped with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and a fire extinguisher. Have a plan in place to cook Thanksgiving without leaving any of the cooking unattended. Be prepared to use extra caution if you’ll be using a deep fryer for anything; oil is flammable at high heats.

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Thanksgiving Safety: Food Safety

Published on: November 13, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

While you’re making Thanksgiving plans, make sure you make plans for a safe holiday, too. Thanksgiving guests, food, and preparations can mean a risk of fire, accidents, and food-borne illness. Here’s how to keep everyone safe:

1) Prepare before Thanksgiving.

Plan your holiday menu before Thanksgiving so you understand how long you need to cook foods so they’re safe. In addition, you need to do three things before the big day to make sure your food preparation area is safe:

Test your smoke detectors
Buy a fire extinguisher or check your current kitchen extinguisher
Buy a meat thermometer or make sure the one you have is in good condition

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Reduce Dog Bites this Thanksgiving

Published on: November 11, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Dog bites in Hollywood and Florida homes are a concern, especially during the holidays. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s important to put a focus on animal safety, especially if you have children or will have children visiting your home.

The holidays can be just as stressful for pets as they are for people. The changes and extra visits to the home can upset dogs and can make bites more likely. Animal experts recommend pet owners take a few steps to prevent dog bites at this time of year:

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Halloween Tips to Keep Things Scary but Safe

Published on: October 28, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

The only scary things about Halloween should be the ghost stories and the decorations. Children should still stay safe from pedestrian accidents, trip and fall accidents, and other dangers. Unfortunately, Halloween does come with its share of hazards and police recommend a few safety tips for parents to follow:

1) Children under the age of 12 should be supervised when trick or treating.

Have adults go with them to ensure that that they stay safe. Adults can remind children to use caution when crossing the street and can remind children to avoid houses that don’t have lights on.

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Staying Safe at Amusement Parks and Theme Parks this Halloween

Published on: October 21, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Many people think of amusement and theme parks in Florida as a summer activity, but these attractions have special Halloween events that draw huge crowds. Universal Studios, for example, has Horror Nights, featuring scary movies, haunted houses, and scare zones. SeaWorld has its Halloween Spooktacular at this time of year. Tampa Busch Gardens also has special Halloween haunted displays, as do many of the other amusement parks and theme parks in the region.

While heading out to these events can be a lot of fun, amusement park injuries in Miami and the rest of South Florida never take a vacation. To have a fun and safe Halloween at your favorite theme park, you’ll want to:

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Columbus Day Weekend Safety Tips

Published on: October 9, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

This Monday is Columbus Day and with the long weekend here, many South Florida residents are heading out on their boats. If you’re one of them, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Coast Guard, and local law enforcement have some tips for you:

1) Stay alert and sober.

Distracted boating and drunk boating can be just as deadly as distracted, fatigued, or drunk driving on Hollywood or Florida streets. In fact, drinking can be more dangerous on the water because the motion of a boat can exacerbate symptoms of drunkenness. According to the Coast Guard, alcohol is the sixth leading cause of boating accidents – and distraction and fatigue are also common issues. If you’re not sober or well enough to operate a boat, designate someone to operate the boat safely.

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Six Things You Can Do Now for a Safer Halloween

Published on: October 7, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Halloween is still a few weeks away, but planning now is important if you want to have the safest Halloween possible. Leaving things until the last minute means buying any décor or costumes that may be left – and those may not be the best choices. Right now, early in the month, there are six things you can do to make sure your Florida Halloween is safe this year:

1) Make an appointment with an eye doctor.

If someone in your home wants to wear novelty contact lenses as part of a costume, don’t buy them online or at a costume store. First, visit your eye doctor and get a check-up and correct prescription. Make sure you order novelty contact lenses from a reputable online or bricks-and-mortar business that demands to see a prescription and gets excellent reviews. Contact lenses are medical devices, not accessories, and need to be treated as seriously as any medical device you buy. Defective or dangerous contact lenses can cause eye injury or even vision loss.

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Safe Costumes Keep Things from Getting Too Scary This Halloween

Published on: October 3, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Many parents are now making or buying Halloween to get ready for the end of the month. The stores are full of monster masks, superhero costumes, and more. When selecting what your children will wear, though, you’ll want to consider safety as well as fashion. You want the stories – not safety hazards – to be the only scary thing this Halloween.

Here are some expert tips for choosing safe and fun Halloween costumes for your children:

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