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Exercise and Rehabilitation Benefits for Spinal Cord Injuries

Recent studies have shown how routine exercise helps to curb the limitations and subsequent complications of a spinal cord injury. Depending upon the location and severity of a spinal cord injury, impairments can range from numbness or stinging in the feet and toes all the way to difficulty breathing and swallowing. Rehabilitation is recommended in… Read More

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Exercise and Rehabilitation Benefits for Spinal Cord Injuries

September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month

September is national spinal cord injury awareness month. Neurologists, spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, and family members of those injured work hand-in-hand with advocate groups to spread awareness of the prevelance of spinal cord injuries and available treatments. Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects approximately 1,275,000 in the US, with at least 12,000 new cases occurring… Read More

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September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month

Children Injured in Connecticut Carnival Ride Accident

A rotating amusement park swing ride left riders injured when it suddenly malfunctioned on Sunday, September 8th.  At the Norwalk, Connecticut Oyster Festival, a swing ride set up on the midway suddenly seized up during operation, sending riders crashing into one another. Individually seated riders suspended from chains were flung about violently when the ride… Read More

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Children Injured in Connecticut Carnival Ride Accident

Aircraft and Autopilot Controls: Growing concern over Airplane Crash Risks

This summer’s crash of Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco drew increasing criticism of the skill levels and experience of airline pilots who, some say, are over-reliant on automatic pilot controls and computer instruments. Back in September of 2011, a US Advisory Board in Washington DC concluded that extended flight hours flown under computer control in… Read More

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Aircraft and Autopilot Controls: Growing concern over Airplane Crash Risks

Attorney Dale Swope Helps to Present FJA’s Perry Nichols Award to Senator Joyner

On September 19, 2013, Senator Arthenia Joyner was honored with the Florida Justice Association’s Perry Nichols Award.  The Perry Nichols Award is the most prestigious award given by the FJA and is presented to an attorney whose perseverance, commitment, and unmatched dedication to the civil justice system is at the forefront of their lives. Swope,… Read More

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Attorney Dale Swope Helps to Present FJA’s Perry Nichols Award to Senator Joyner

Attorney Dale Swope Slated to Speak at FJA’s Masters of Justice Seminar

Attorney Dale Swope Slated to Speak at FJA’s Masters of Justice Seminar September 13, 2013 (Tampa, FL) —Swope, Rodante P.A. is proud to share that Dale Swope, the firm’s founding partner, will be speaking at the Florida Justice Association’s Masters of Justice Seminar taking place September 18th – 20th at the Biltmore Coral Gables located… Read More

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Attorney Dale Swope Slated to Speak at FJA’s Masters of Justice Seminar
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