Consumer, Government & Legal Resources

Beneficial Information for Consumers & Legal Professionals

As a Consumer Justice Law Firm, Edward M. Ricci, P.A. seeks to provide beneficial information to consumers and fellow attorneys. Here are helpful links – sources of all types of consumer and legal, personal injury and safety information. The links are categorized by:

• Consumer – Groups
• Consumer – Government
• Crashworthiness/ Defective Products / Automotive – Groups
• Crashworthiness/ Defective Products / Automotive – Government
• Lawn Tractor / Riding Mower
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Professional Legal Organization Resources
• Government – General

While we cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of content provided by these websites, they are sites that we found to provide quality information. If there is further information you seek that you are unable to find, feel free to contact our personal injury law firm, located in West Palm Beach, Florida.

CONSUMER – GROUPS:
Alliance for Justice
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Reports
Florida State Courts
National Safety Council
Public Citizen
Public Justice Foundation
The National Crime Victim Bar Association

CONSUMER – GOVERNMENT:
Federal Registry
Florida Department of Financial Services
Myflorida.com - Legal
Myflorida.com - Emergency Contact Information

CRASHWORTHINESS / DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS / AUTOMOTIVE – GROUPS:
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
American Trucking Association
Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
Bridgestone/Firestone MDL Information
Center for Injury Research (CFIR)
Citizens for Reliable and Safety Highways (CRASH)
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
Florida Department of Transportation
Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Kids in Danger
Public Health Advocacy Institute - Motor Vehicle Hazards Archives
National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)
Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT)
Public Citizen – 15-Passanger Vans
Public Citizen – Rollovers
Safety Forum
Share the Road Safely
SUV Safety Hazards
The Center for Auto Safety

CRASHWORTHINESS / DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS / AUTOMOTIVE – GOVERNMENT:
Boost Seat.gov
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT - TEA-21 Reauthorization
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Florida Attorney General’s Office
Florida Department of Agriculture - Division of Consumer Services
FMCSA - Analysis and Information
FMCSA - Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System (SAFER)
FMCSA – Share the Road Safely
Federal Highway Administration
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services: Florida Lemon Law
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Florida Department of Transportation (Florida D.O.T)
Florida D.O.T. - Office of Motor Carrier Compliance
Florida D.O.T. - Trucking Manual
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida - Uninsured Motorist Statute 627.727
Florida Traffic Crash Facts
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
MyFlorida.com
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
NHTSA – 15-Passenger Van Safety for Drivers
NHTSA – Click It or Ticket
NHTSA – Rearview Mirror Hangtag (in English and En Espanol)
NHTSA – Request for Comments on Roof Crush Standards – October 2001
NHTSA – Safercar.gov
NHTSA – Tread Separation Report 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
NTSB – 15 Passenger Vans
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.
Stop Impaired Driving
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
United States Department of Transportation (U.S. D.O.T) 
U.S. D.O.T - Summary of Large Truck crashes in Florida (1999-2003)

LAWN TRACTOR / RIDING MOWER:
National AG Safety Database (NASD)
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Heath (NIOSH)
National Safety Council (NCS)
Occupational Safety & Heath Administration (OSHA)
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc. (OPEI)
U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission

INSURANCE BAD FAITH:
ERISA
Insurance Information Institute
Florida Department of Financial Services
Fight Bad Faith Insurance Companies
Patient Advocate Foundation
U.S. Department of Labor

PROFESSIONAL LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Florida Justice Association
International Society of Primerus Law Firms
The Florida Bar

GOVERNMENT – GENERAL:
Congress.org
Florida Legislature
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
Write Your Representative
Write Your Senator

For more than three decades, Edward M. Ricci, P.A., has specialized in civil trial law. He pursues justice for victims in the areas of auto accidents, personal injury and wrongful deaths, crashworthiness (product defects), lawn tractor / riding mower accidents, insurance litigation and consumer claims. The firm serves consumers throughout the United States and Florida including West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Tequesta, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton.