Edward M. Ricci, P.A. – Law Firm Press Releases

West Palm Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

Here we share announcements from our law firm and case updates. This also includes past coverage of notable cases from throughout Attorney Ricci’s career as a Consumer Justice Attorney.

Edward M. Ricci, P.A. Media Press Kit

Firm Announcements

08/11/10 - Edward M. Ricci Selected for his 16th Year As One of the Best Lawyers In America
Attorney Edward M. Ricci in the West Palm Beach Law firm of Edward M. Ricci, P.A. has been selected for the sixteenth year by his peers to be included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty areas of personal injury litigation and product liability litigation.
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11/06/09 - Students at Hope Rural School Recognized & Rewarded For Artistic Efforts
For almost two decades, the students of the Hope Rural School in Indiantown have provided the artwork for the Thanksgiving cards of West Palm Beach Attorney Edward M. Ricci. Each year in appreciation for their creative efforts, Mr. Ricci treats these students to a special Thanksgiving "pizza requested" luncheon.
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09/01/09 - Palm Beach Dramaworks Elects Attorney Edward M. Ricci as Vice Chair of Executive Committee
West Palm Beach attorney Edward M. Ricci has been appointed as vice chair of Palm Beach Dramaworks.
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08/10/09 - Edward M. Ricci Master of Ceremony - ESL Graduation for EL SOL in Jupiter
Attorney Edward M. Ricci, Vice President of EL SOL, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center's Board of Directors, was Master of Ceremony along with The Honorable Mr. Jorge Herrera, the Vice-Consul of Guatemala in Miami.
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08/06/09 - Edward M. Ricci Selected As One of the Best Lawyers In America 15th Year With Honor
Attorney Edward M. Ricci has been selected for the fifteenth year by his peers to be included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty areas of personal injury litigation and product liability litigation.
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02/23/09 - Attorney Edward M. Ricci Appointed Vice-President of EL SOL
Attorney Edward M. Ricci Appointed Vice-President EL SOL, Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center's Board of Directors.
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01/14/09 - Lupo Ricci Charitable Trust Makes Donation to Mothers Against Brain Injury, Inc.
Attorney Edward M. Ricci is pleased to announce that the Lupo Ricci Charitable Trust, has made a donation to the Mothers Against Brain Injury, Inc.'s (MABII)."Totes of Comfort & Hope" program.
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11/10/08 - Consumer Justice Attorney Edward M. Ricci launches new website
Edward M. Ricci, P.A. (Consumer Justice Counsel to Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP) a personal injury law firm based in West Palm Beach, is proud to announce the launch of its brand new website, www.edriccilaw.com.
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11/07/08 - Hope Rural Students recognize Jensen Beach Veterans and enjoy Thanksgiving luncheon
Hope Rural students celebrate Veterans Day and enjoy an annual "pizza" luncheon as a reward for their creative efforts in designing Thanksgiving Cards for a local law firm.
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10/14/08 - Edward M. Ricci selected as one of the Best Lawyers In America, 14th year with honor
Attorney Edward M. Ricci has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
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Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

06/14/04 - Family settles lawsuit in tragic death of relative who was killed while riding as a passenger in taxi
On November 12, 2002, Bryant Pendleton was a passenger in a taxicab operated by Central Taxi Service. The taxi traveling northbound on I-95 in Broward County was struck by a tractor-trailer operated by Midnight Trucking and a second tractor-trailer owned by Victory Trucking. As a result of the crash, Bryant Pendleton was burned to death.
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Crashworthiness

06/14/05 - Family sues Ford Motor Company - Father and daughter die from crash, mother injured fourth family member is injured but survives
Susan Orkies, her husband, Daniel, and two daughters Michelle and Sheana were traveling on 1-95 just north of Savannah, Georgia in Jasper County, South Carolina on April 19, 2003. Susan was driving the family's 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4x2. She and her husband were both seat belted in the front seats with Sheana and Michelle in the rear seats. Little did they realize that their world would change forever on this April day.
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03/24/05 - Family sues Ford Motor Company and local dealership over fatality in Ford Explorer
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Salma Kattoura had her entire life ahead of her, a vivacious, bright and focused college student who on August 20, 2003, was headed back to school after a long summer break.
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05/20/04 - Settlement reached in tragic death of Rivera Beach police officer - $27 truck part may have spared life
In the middle of the night on August 17, 2001, Rivera Beach police officer Donald A. Eberhardt, Jr. signed off duty and headed home to his wife and two small children. Tragically, he would never see his family again.
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05/06/04 - Family settles lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler and Phil Smith Chrysler-Plymouth - Two men die due to defective Jeep vehicle
Christmas Eve is a time when most families come together in celebration and joy, however the family of Kenneth Tulloch mourns at this time of the year due to his untimely and senseless death - caused by a defective DaimlerChrysler built Jeep vehicle.
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01/22/04 - Takes a death to show that Chrysler Concorde - Rear seat has faulty design and is unsafe
On Sunday, December 9, 2001, John Regaled was driving his 2000 Chrysler, Concorde, LXI 4-door car. He had two passengers in the vehicle - Sandra Bohem, seated in the right front passenger seat and Ludy Ragaldo Galiani seated in the right rear passenger seat. All occupants of the vehicle were using their restraint belts.
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12/09/03 - Suit settled against Chrysler - Design defect in 15 Seat Passenger Vans
On August 17, 2002, Symadia Ingham was driving a 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 - 15-passenger van that she had rented from Thrifty Rent-A-Car. Traveling north on the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 155 in St. Lucie County, the van suddenly and unexpectedly went out of control, rolled over and its roof collapsed. Ingham suffered severe and permanent injuries that have left her with horrific scaring and in constant pain.
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12/09/03 - Family sues DaimlerChrysler Corporation over unsafe Dodge Ram Van - Company knew of design defects yet did nothing
William and Mary Gorby were seat belted and traveling in their Dodge Ram Van when they were suddenly and unexpectedly struck in the rear by another vehicle. Immediately upon impact, the van's fuel system failed and the vehicle exploded in a burst of flames.
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09/08/03 - Suit settled against Continental Tire for defective tire that caused catastrophic injuries
Attorney Edward Ricci announced that a favorable settlement has been reached in a case filed against Continental Tire and Al Packer Ford on behalf of the firm's client Fremond Jean & Marie Baptiste.
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06/09/03 - Nissan Motor Company and FP&L's conscious indifference results in devastating injury to small child - Rear center seat lacked shoulder belt
On the morning of October 19, 2000, Coral Springs resident, Nadine Brailsford, was doing her weekday morning routine, starting the day by driving her young son, Corey to preschool. Nadine was driving her 1998 Nissan Sentra. Corey was seated in the center rear seat wearing the lap belt only restraint. The center rear seat did not have a shoulder belt.
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07/15/02 - Suit filed against Continental Tire and Al Packer Ford for faulty tires that cause catastrophic truck crash on Florida Turnpike - Tires were Firestone replacements chosen by Ford to prevent rollovers
It was another normal working day on October 31, 2001 for Fremond Jean Baptiste, John E. Mackin, Jr. and Charles H. Peirre-Louis, all employees of Environmental Care, Inc. of West Palm Beach. Peirre-Louis was traveling north on the Florida Turnpike with his passenger, Baptiste, following colleague Mackin and another co-worker in company - leased Ford manufactured trucks.
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Insurance Litigation

01/28/02 - Jury finds Humana was solely motivated by financial concerns
On January 21, 2002 the over six year struggle to secure the rights for his severely disabled cerebral palsy child concluded when Mark Chipps settled his lawsuit against the managed care giant, Humana for $2.2 Million.
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Consumer Claims

09/22/09 - Local Attorney Edward M. Ricci to Serve as Plaintiff Co-Counsel In Eden Memorial Park, Jewish Grave Desecration Class Action in Los Angeles, California
Palm Beach County attorney Edward M. Ricci has been hired as co-counsel in the class action complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court, against Service Corporation International (SCI) for grave desecration of Jewish graves at Eden Memorial Park, in Mission Hills, California.
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08/24/04 - Accounting giant KPMG faces Florida trial for deceiving investors
Attorney Edward Ricci filed a complaint on behalf of their client, officers and investors of Best Communications, a Boca Raton technology company, against the behemoth accounting and consulting firm of KPMG and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, a major Chicago-based law firm, of deceiving them into investing millions of dollars in falsified tax shelters.
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Editorials & Informative Information

10/05/09 - Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel Tank Defect Petition
The Center for Auto Safety petitions the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to initiate a defect investigation into and recall all 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a fuel tank located behind the rear axle.
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04/30/09 - Roof Crush Standard Falls Short
New Federal Roof Crush Standard Falls Short; Rule is Meager Upgrade Over 38-Year-Old Requirements.
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04/14/09 - IIHS crash tests demonstrate the influence of vehicle size and weight on safety in crashes; results are relevant to fuel economy policies
Three front-to-front crash tests, each involving a microcar or minicar into a midsize model from the same manufacturer, show how extra vehicle size and weight enhance occupant protection in collisions
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12/14/08 - Editorial - Detroit Bailout
Since Detroit ultimately runs on oil and gas, why don't the big oil companies lend GM, Ford and Chrysler the cash they need to become solvent and competitive?
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07/06/07 - VIDEO - Attorney Edward Ricci Interviewed by NBC News on Michael Moore's File "Sicko"
Moore's latest documentary, Sicko, is a scathing look at the American health care industry. It deserves that hard look according to top personal injury attorney, Edward Ricci.
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02/23/06 - Editorial - "Pinocchio's nose and rising insurance rates." What do they have in common?
The insurance industry in Florida is now telling a "Pinocchio" story. The more it claims losses and the need to raise rates, the longer its nose grows.
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