Posts tagged legal

• Tort Reformers in Favor of Political Convenience

  John Hopkins | November 29, 2011 9:23 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Tort reform supporters seem to be aggressively in favor of tort reform only when it does not affect them or their need to get re-elected. A comment on those graced with tragedy-free lives and...

• "Do As I Say, Not As I Sue" Reveals Corporate Hypocrisy

  John Hopkins | October 28, 2011 2:06 PM | 4 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Hypocrisy thy name is the Chamber of Commerce and its minion, The Institute for Legal Reform. The Institute for Legal Reform is the organization the Chamber uses to propagate its lies about the...

• DePuy ASR Hip Recall Lawsuit Attorneys in Court

  Joe Saunders | November 19, 2010 9:02 AM | 2 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The first major hearing on the individual lawsuits and class action lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson for the recall of the DePuy ASR XL hip implants took place in Durham, North Carolina on...

• Pfizer Pleads Guilty to Criminally Illegal Marketing

  Don Greiwe | September 21, 2009 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Earlier this month, drug giant Pfizer agreed to pay a $2.3 billion penalty to settle claims over payment of kickbacks and illegal drug marketing and promotion that violated federal drug laws...

• Texting while driving… it should be illegal in Florida!

  Jeffrey Meldon | July 31, 2009 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yet another study has been released showing that texting while driving is dangerous! I say, how many studies do we need to prove the obvious and for this dangerous activity to become illegal in...

• The Summer Months Invite Vacation Travel, but Let’s Not Forget that Accidents Can Happen.

  Robert Parks | June 16, 2009 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Tragic accidents can happen when traveling out of the country: a child could drown in a hotel pool, a fall from a parasail could cause paralysis, or a taxi accident injures cruise ship passengers...

• The Never-ending Debate: The Legal Drinking Age in the U.S.

  Jeffrey Meldon | April 20, 2009 11:40 AM | 1 CommentGainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As an accidet attorney in Gainesville, a resident of a university and college town, and as a parent, the debate over the legal drinking age in the U.S. is of importance and interest to me. The...

• Insurance Institute Recommends Higher Legal Driving Age

  Sandy Grinnell | September 11, 2008 10:42 AM | 4 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After reviewing recent statistics on traffic-related teen deaths, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) will be recommending at its upcoming that states raise the legal driving age to 17...

• NTSB Has Spoken: Legal Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives

  Sandy Grinnell | August 28, 2008 2:38 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a press release today, the acting Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) states unequivocably that the lowering the current drinking age of 21 would be a big mistake and...

• Allstate Insurance getting spanked by Fla. court

  Joseph Bernardo | May 15, 2008 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Allstate is at it again. Misbehaving badly has become their norm and they are finally getting some of what they've been giving: Wednesday's 1st District Court of Appeal ruling denied Allstate's...