Posts tagged florida

• Is Florida's Attorney General Putting Politics Before the People?

  Patrick Quinlan | April 09, 2010 3:19 PM | 7 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As a Floridian, I am angry. As a trial lawyer, I am furious. Our Attorney General, Bill McCollum -- a man who wants to be the Governor of this state -- has filed a lawsuit seeking to have the new...

• Medical Malpractice Reform: The True Numbers?

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

  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...

• 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 Category: Miscellaneous
  

  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...

• Medical Malpractice and Money

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

  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...

• Report: Florida Congressman Mahoney Settles In Sex Scandal

  Brian W. Smith | October 13, 2008 2:33 PM | 4 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL) has agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress, Patricia Allen, who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him, according to ABC...

• BP, Oil, and My Beautiful Florida

  John Hopkins | May 27, 2010 11:48 AM | 3 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Florida waters filled with oil, sludge, and tar balls is something I simply can not forgive. For me, there is insufficient punishment for allowing something like this to happen. And, as pointed out...

• Gainesville Florida Law Enforcment Cracks Down on Drunk Driving

  Jeffrey Meldon | August 16, 2008 4:02 PM | 3 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Gainesville, Florida law enforcement has joined a nationwide effort to increase DUI arrests and hopefully reduce the number of accidents, injuries and deaths caused by drinking and driving. The...

• Football Player’s Death Calls Attention to Depression Caused by TBIs

  Ed Normand | May 16, 2012 8:57 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  video platform video management video solutions video player This is an ABC News report discussing the death of former National Football League (NFL) linebacker...

• GlaxoSmithKline $3 Billion Legal Settlement

  Joe Saunders | November 06, 2011 12:00 PM | 2 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Pharmaceutical drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 Billion to settle for civil and criminal illegal marketing schemes that were the subject of a U.S. Government investigation. The...

• Future of Florida Nursing Homes Looks Bleak Due to State and Federal Budget Cuts

  Council Wooten | August 25, 2011 9:21 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  Former Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson paints a bleak picture when it comes to the future of Florida nursing homes. As President and CEO of the American Health Care Association, Parkinson spoke at...