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• Summer's Over But Drowning Dangers Still Loom In Your Home

  Sandy Grinnell | October 14, 2009 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  As we prepared for hot summer days and fun in the pool last June, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) reminded parents of ways to keep their children safe from drowning around pools and...

• Budget Office Misquoted on MalPractice Reform

  Robert Blanchard | October 14, 2009 12:54 PM | 1 CommentPensacola, FL

  If you start seeing headlines that medical malpractice reforms could result in substantial savings to the health care system, don't beleive it. The Congreesional Budgret Office released a repot that...

• Broker Problems

  Robert Blanchard | October 13, 2009 12:26 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Everyday my firm sees new cases of people having lost too much money in the stock market. While those who were speculating in the market deserve to suffer the ups and downs of the market, many are...

• Tort Reform Lies and Illusions

  John Hopkins | October 13, 2009 12:08 PM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Is it okay with you if I limit your right to voice your opinion about the government? Good with you if you can not own a gun? You probably would appreciate me censoring what gets published in...

• New Change to HIPAA Protects Patient’s Genetic Information

  C. Todd Alley | October 13, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  On October 1st, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new interim rules protecting patient’s genetic information from being used against them. The new rules come as...

• Separate Incidents Kill Two Elderly Drivers

  Eddie Farah | October 11, 2009 10:44 PM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  A question we often get in Florida is - how old is too old to drive? This generally comes from the adult children of elderly drivers who are concerned that they may be liable if they don't...

• Erin Brockovich Focuses On Florida Cancer Cluster Case

  Eddie Farah | October 08, 2009 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Environmental crusader, Erin Brockovich is coming to Florida to speak to residents and health officials and to host a Town Hall meeting Thursday night to talk about the cancer cluster at the...

• Is 2009 is becoming a record year for Airplane/Airliner crashes?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 07, 2009 3:21 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  As 2009 has unfolded, we have read about several high-profile airline crashes, many of which resulted in fatalities and serious injuries. While accidents are nothing new, the combination of the...

• Yaz Ads Were Deceptive and Profitable

  Brenda Fulmer | October 07, 2009 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Bayer was recently sued by a union’s health insurer in Pennsylvania who alleges that the German manufacturer of one of the top-selling birth control pills engaged in deceptive trade...

• Protecting Your College-Student from Alcohol

  Mark Willingham | October 07, 2009 10:50 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  We tell our college-bound (or college attending) children to be careful. We tell them not to drink. We may even tell them that if they must drink, always ride with a designated driver. Yet, 1,700 of...