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• Medical Malpractice Reform: The True Numbers?

  Ed Normand | October 05, 2009 9:00 AM | 5 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A recent article in TIME magazine about malpractice reform, available at: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1924501,00.html, caught my eye for several reasons. First, the article...

• Why Link Medical Malpractice Reform With Healthcare Reform? Does not make sense.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 01, 2009 9:20 AM | 5 CommentsMiami, FL

  For the past few months, the one public policy that has been on every American's mind is health care reform. It seems like everyone has their own, unique opinion on the state of our country's health...

• UNF Student Hit And Killed By Two Hit-And-Run Drivers

  Eddie Farah | September 03, 2009 11:27 PM | 5 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  He was a 23-year-old graduate student at the University of North Florida. Yasser Hamdy, from Egypt, was killed in a double hit-and-run early Thursday morning. Hamdy and two friends were riding...

• Florida Governor vetoes Legislative Bill that gave State Farm clearance to charge higher fees than all other regulated insurance companies

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 06, 2009 6:02 PM | 5 CommentsMiami, FL

  In 1348 Europe was devastated by the Black Plague (now thought to have been bubonic plague, or Yersinia pestis). It killed somewhere between thirty and sixty percent of the population of Europe. One...

• Air France Jet Missing over the Atlantic- 220 expected to be found dead

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | June 01, 2009 10:48 AM | 5 CommentsMiami, FL

  As of 10 A.M. this morning, the Air France jet carrying 228 people, had gone missing over the Atlantic. Reports of electric failure were the biggest concern, and some opined that the jet was struck...

• BPA Free Bottles Gain Popularity

  Shannon Weidemann | June 30, 2008 3:53 PM | 5 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  For a long time now bisphenol-A (BPA) has been used in plastic to make it hard and clear. New studies are now making people question its safety especially when used in baby bottles, sippy cups, and...

• Specialty Courts Would Bring Special Problem - Bias

  Bob Carroll | January 12, 2006 8:40 PM | 5 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog casually floats the idea of special courts for medical malpractice claims. Nice try, Wall Street, but I prefer my justice served with fairness and impartiality. Some years ago my clients and I experienced the kind of justice that occurs in a special tribunal in the State of Florida. The special tribunal process was created as part of a pre-suit screening...

• Medical Malpractice and Money

  Ed Normand | October 07, 2009 9:00 AM | 4 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The public perception that medical malpractice cases regularly result in large awards of money is an unrealistic one. Even if a plaintiff prevails at trial, there is no guarantee that any money will...

• Musings from the All-Star Game

  Joe Saunders | July 15, 2009 8:25 AM | 4 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  I had the opportunity to attend last night's All-Star game in St. Louis with my son last evening. It was a great game-fast paced with some exciting plays in the field, especially by hometown...

• Verdict Against Florida Amputee Thrown Out

  Sandy Grinnell | June 01, 2009 4:08 PM | 4 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Broward County Circuit Judge has done something extremely rare - he has reversed a jury verdict and ordered a new trial. The victim in this case lost of four of her limbs due to medical...