Miscellaneous

• Client Preparation is Critical Yet Often Neglected.

  Mike Damaso | May 14, 2012 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  “The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare.” This is a quote and philosophy used by some of the greatest coaches in sports history to motivate athletes. In...

• A Power Grab in Florida -- Special Interests and Political Power

  Patrick Quinlan | May 11, 2012 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  We Floridians are faced with a threat that is all too real. Something is quietly sneaking up on us, which before we know it could change our great State of Florida forever and not for the...

• Florida Supreme Court Justices Merit Retention

  Joe Saunders | May 09, 2012 6:32 PM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL

  Every six years Florida Supreme Court Justices appear on voters' ballots for what is called a merit retention vote. This provision of Florida law has served for decades as a check to allow...

• Groups Targeting the Florida Supreme Court Just Like the Iowa Supreme Court

  John Hopkins | April 27, 2012 4:04 PM | 4 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  It is certainly a lesson in new politics for Floridians. Iowans are already familiar with the tactics or else they are the group of Iowans who were victimized without realizing it. Groups...

• Attorneys File BP Settlement in Principle for Preliminary Approval

  Sawyer Smith | April 19, 2012 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  On Wednesday, attorneys filed the BP Settlement in Principle with the U.S. District Court in New Orleans and the complete terms of the BP Settlement in Principle are now public information....

• Medical Claims Covered in BP Settlement in Principle

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | April 18, 2012 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The BP Settlement in Principle that is expected to be filed today for preliminary approval by the court establishes two “classes” of claimants—one covering medical claims...

• Town Hall Meetings for Those Affected by the BP Gulf Oil Spill Begin Tomorrow

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | April 09, 2012 1:14 PM | 0 CommentsKey West, FL

  As I mentioned yesterday, the town hall meetings which will discuss the opportunities for businesses who suffered losses from the Gulf oil spill, begin tomorrow April 10th. During these...

• Town Hall Meetings Planned In Wake of BP Deepwater Horizon Settlement

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | April 07, 2012 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A settlement agreement, reached on March 2, 2012 with BP regarding the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will replace the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) administered by Kenneth Feinberg....

• Hundreds of Parks, Thousands of Injuries Every Year in Florida

  Ed Normand | April 04, 2012 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  While last month saw far too many headlines across the nation involving school bus accidents, the video above is news footage of another type of incident that many of us never really think...

• Zoloft and Propecia: New Coordinated Litigation on the Horizon?

  Brenda Fulmer | March 30, 2012 3:20 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  An important hearing was held on March 29, 2012, before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in San Diego, California. The Judicial Panel is a select group of federal judges, led...