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• Wyeth Must Pay for Practicing to Deceive

  John Hopkins | November 23, 2009 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Cases involving lawsuits against Wyeth (a division of Pfizer) are going to trial and juries are being permitted to hear all the evidence against Wyeth. The evidence is clear: Wyeth acted in a way...

• Fighting the Good Fight -- Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation

  John Hopkins | November 23, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  They weighed profits against safety and profits won out. Women across the country lost and were forced to suffer with breast cancer. That is the conduct attached to Wyeth for their handling of...

• Texting Drivers Create Significant Risk of Crashing

  K.C. Bouchillon | November 23, 2009 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL

  A driver who is texting is 23 times more likely to crash, according to a recent report. And while texting while driving has certainly gotten a lot of media attention, it is certainly not the only...

• Big Tobacco Caught in the Back Draft of its Scorched Earth Litigation Strategy

  Cal Warriner | November 20, 2009 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Big Tobacco's pants are aflame today after suffering a 300 million dollar verdict in yet another defeat in its Florida litigation war. You see, knowing it has imposed more death and suffering than...

• Gov. Crist Supports Texting Ban This Legislative Session

  Eddie Farah | November 20, 2009 12:04 AM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has come out with a Legislative wish list for 2010. He clearly stated he is in favor of a ban on texting while driving this year, adding new momentum for the state...

• Tobacco Held Responsible for Placing Profits Ahead of...Everything

  Brenda Fulmer | November 19, 2009 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Philip Morris suffered yet another blow in the latest post-Engle tobacco trial. A Fort Lauderdale jury rendered a verdict on November 19, 2009, for $300 million against the tobacco manufacturers...

• Prevention, Early Detection and Good Health

  Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes | November 19, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  A new study released by the United States Preventive Services Task Force has women and doctors confused and torn over recent recommendations regarding what age a woman should receive annual...

• Making Health Care Easier and More Affordable

  Eddie Farah | November 17, 2009 10:22 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  When you need to access health care in a hurry in Florida, you might not be thinking about cost comparisons like you would with food or toys. But consider this. Shop for health care like you...

• Officials Find "Total Collapse" of Care at Local Assisted Living Facility

  Sandy Grinnell | November 17, 2009 5:21 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  According to the Orlando Sentinel, after seven complaints, officials from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration inspected an Emeritus Properties' assisted living facility called...

• Deadline for Chinese Drywall Class Action Lawsuit

  Joe Saunders | November 16, 2009 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Now that one of the major manufacturers of the contaminated Chinese drywall has agreed to accept service of a class action lawsuit, the time to act is now. If your home has been contaminated by...