Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced earlier this week the recall of Perdue Farms, Inc.'s "Great Value Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets".  Perdue Farms became suspicious of their product after receiving several complaints from consumers that they found small pieces of blue plastic in their chicken nuggets.

91,872 pounds of the product have been recalled and removed from Wal-Mart shelves across the country.  The affected product is in 1 pound 13 ounce bags and has a use-by date of June 9th, 2011.  Officials recommend that if you believe you have already purchased the affected product to refrain from consuming it.   

If you or someone you love has suffered from toxic food products, contact the Tampa toxic food product lawyers of Beltz & Ruth at 800-235-8978 to learn more about your rights. 

A tragic motorcycle accident occurred last Saturday evening in Clearwater, Florida.

26-year old Bobby Joseph Paonessa was driving his motorcycle southbound on Missouri Ave. on Saturday around 10:30 PM.  27-year old Lacey Smithson was driving her SUV northbound on Missouri Ave before attempting to turn left onto Belleair Road.  As Smithson turned, Paonessa's bike crashed into her SUV.  

EMS officials arrived on scene soon after the collision, but it was too late.  Paonessa was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.  Officials say that Paonessa was wearing a helmet.  

It was not reported whether or not Smithson sustained any injuries in the accident.  Investigation into the fatal accident is currently underway.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Paonessa's family and friends. 

A stretch of Interstate 275 was closed Tuesday afternoon following a car accident near downtown.

According to officials with the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident happened shortly after 2:00 p.m. near mile marker 46. Police say the crash blocked the left lane of the interstate. Police say a pickup truck was traveling south on I-275 in the left lane when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a barricade.

A tow truck was called to haul away the pickup truck. Emergency response crews worked to clean diesel fuel off the roadway. Officials were unsure when the lanes would reopen.

Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash, the driver was treated and released at the scene.

If you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, there may be legal options you can consider. Contact the Tampa Bay personal injury lawyers of Beltz & Ruth, P.A. at 800-235-8978 today.

A woman is dead and a 4  year-old girl in critical condition after a Tampa car accident.

According to officials with the Florida Highway Patrol, 52 year-old Tonya Brown in a 1995 Toyota traveling east through Ruskin Friday afternoon when the accident occurred. Police say Brown's vehicle  left the roadway and entered the grass shoulder. The car struck a ditch, continued forward, and then struck a billboard trailer.

Brown was killed and pronounced dead at the scene. A 4 year-old passenger in the car, Deasia Brown, was critically injured in the accident. She was transported to a nearby hospital following the crash.

The relationship between Tonya Brown and Deasia Brown is not known.

A 48 year-old man from Zephyrhills man is in the hospital following a Tampa car accident.

According to a officials with the Tampa Police Department, Ernest Alexander was traveling south on Interstate 275 when the crash occurred. Alexander lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway, and collided with the back of a sanitation truck which was parked on the shoulder of the road, police say. 

The driver of the sanitation truck, 26 year-old Gregory Charlemagne, had pulled over to the shoulder after one of the truck's tires blew out. The force of the impact caused a storage compartment door on the truck to break off. The door struck another car, authorities say, but no other injuries were reported.

Alexander was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital after the crash. He is listed in critical condition. No information on the nature of his injuries is available. 

Early Wednesday morning, emergency workers arrived at a Tampa Bay house to find an oak tree had crashed through the building, trapping three inside.

Although the owners of the house had been making plans to remove the old tree, which they characterized as hollow and rotted-out, the tree unexpectedly fell nevertheless. Neighbors claimed that branches had been falling off the tree weeks prior to this incident. 

The tree destroyed everything it fell on, including the house it squarely collapsed on. A truck and car were wrecked along with the house.

When authorities arrived, they rescued three people trapped inside. No one was injured. Police proceeded to block off the area around the house as the tree is completely removed from the premises. Those living in the house have moved in with family and friends.

If you or someone you know has been injured while on someone else's property due to their lawn-care negligence, you may be eligible for legal recourse. Contact the Tampa Bay premises liability attorneys of Beltz & Ruth, P.A., by calling 800-235-8978 to discuss your case today.