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According to new studies, the latest generation of birth control pills, including Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella, put women at a higher risk of blood clots than other types of birth control pills.  These fourth-generation birth control pills carry a two-to-three times greater risk of venous thrombosis, also known as blood […]

On May 20, 2011, a jury ruled that Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Products, the producer of Motrin, must pay damages of $10 million to the family of a 13-year-old who suffered severe injuries resulting from Stevens Johnson Syndrome after taking Children’s Motrin. After taking Children’s Motrin to treat a […]

Thank you Florida Legislators. Thank you Governor Rick Scott. That gratitude is undoubtedly spilling forth throughout the hallowed halls of every insurance company writing property insurance in the State of Florida. The Florida legislature passed Senate Bill 408 after a similar bill had been previously vetoed by Governor Charlie Crist. […]

“I love insurance companies and want them to make even more profit than they already do. That’s why I am a Florida Legislator!” This should be the button being worn by most legislators in Florida who permitted an unsubstantiated and unfounded bill to be passed during this most recent business […]

“Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International program that encourages women to make a difference by building homes in their local community.” Women are encouraged and the organization helps to empower women to encouraging groups of women to help with the funding and building of homes. Saturday May 7, […]

The recent news about the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions in connection with hip implant manufacturers demands the question: why wasn’t the action being ordered required before the hip implants were placed on the market? The answer is that the FDA’s order to 20 device makers to study the […]

May 9, 2011, WEST PALM BEACH — Sia Baker-Barnes, an attorney with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley in West Palm Beach, FL, has been elected by her peers to serve on the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Baker-Barnes has been active in the Palm […]

The legislature passed and failed to pass a number of bills during this legislative session. Some have said that the session demonstrated a great deal of work on the part of legislators, while others have said it amounted to a session about cutting business deals. Some bills of importance: Bike […]

Consumers are clearly not the focus of the current group that was elected to the legislature. Insurance companies and large corporations seem to be the acknowledged constituents for them. The Sun Sentinel just reported on some of the bills that look like they could pass and how they stack up […]