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• Cruise Ship Law News Update

  Brett Rivkind | May 15, 2012 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Some recently interesting developments in the maritime law field. It was reported that there was a large settlement reached in the case involving a Philadelphia duck boat that was involved...

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

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

  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 Category: Miscellaneous
  

  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...

• Town Hall Meeting Planned Tonight in Clearwater to Discuss BP Oil Agreement in Principle

  Tom Young | April 10, 2012 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  A representative from Motley Rice LLC, a plaintiffs' litigation firm whose co-founding member serves on the negotiating committee of the MDL 2179 PSC, in conjunction with the Tampa Law...

• Pelvic Mesh Implant Lawsuits Move Forward in Courts

  Joe Saunders | February 08, 2012 9:28 PM | 2 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Products liability lawsuits against three different manufacturers of transvaginal surgical mesh devices were assigned to a single federal judge in a multidistrict litigation proceeding this...

• "6 Days On The Road" may not be safe for the american public

  Jeffrey Meldon | March 20, 2009 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  In light of the controversy over the expansion of the number of straight driving hours permitted truckers in a day from 10 to 11, I have a few things to say. As a truck accident attorney that has...

• Hy-Vee Inc. Recalls Bakery Products With Peanut Butter Distributed in Seven States Due to Possible Health Risk

  Brian W. Smith | January 17, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hy-Vee Inc. is voluntarily recalling the following products made in its bakery departments because they contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella: Peanut Butter...

• Melamine contaminated Topaz Wafer Rolls recalled nationwide by FDA

  Brian W. Smith | January 08, 2009 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA has announced a nationwide recall of contaminated wafer rolls. National Brands Inc., located in Spring Valley, New York initiated a recall of all their cans of Topaz brand Wafer Rolls. The...

• The FDA’s Approval of ProteGen Baffles the Mind

  Armand Rossetti | December 19, 2008 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  In 1996, the FDA approved Boston Scientific Corporation’s ProteGen mesh for use in correcting stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Physical changes as a result of pregnancy, childbirth and...

• Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT or Vaginal Sling): What is it and how is it placed?

  Armand Rossetti | November 06, 2008 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Tension free vaginal tape (TVT) is a relatively narrow strip of propylene mesh tape [1.1 cm (1/2 inch) X 40 cm (14 inches)] with two stainless steel needles, one at each end that surgeons insert at...