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The South Florida Legal Guide recently published its 2018 selection of “Top Lawyers”.  Included in this recognition were nine SDSBS attorneys:  Chris Searcy, Jack Scarola, Greg Barnhart, Brian Denney, Mariano Garcia, Jack Hill, Karen Terry, Chris Speed and Laurie Briggs.  Recognized as a “2018 Top Up and Comer” was Hardee […]

In 1995, I recall being given the opportunity to help Billy Hungerford; who was horrifically and tragically injured as a result of a defective guardrail. Since that time my law firm has handled injuries from defective guard rails. By 2016 shouldn’t we have fixed this type of highway defect, which can […]

Each year, The Trial Lawyer magazine identifies a select group of remarkable trial lawyers who have met the challenges of our legal profession and achieved extraordinary success in the courtroom. These distinguished lawyers are recognized as 2017 members of The RoundTable: America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers.  Members of the […]

Epidemic Costs Country Billions Each Year, Leading Government Entities To Sue Big Pharma Beloved singer Tom Petty became part of America’s opioid crisis when it was revealed that the 66-year-old’s cause of death in Oct. 2, 2017, was an overdose of painkillers for a broken hip. An autopsy conducted by […]

Patient Access to Adverse-Incident Reports Threatened Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission has on its 2018 agenda a proposal to amend a provision that gives parties in medical-malpractice lawsuits access to adverse-incident reports that can make or break cases. The proposal, made by Commissioner Tim Cerio, seeks to limit such access for […]

Medical professionals have debated the frequency and relative age for performing mammogram studies on women; some claiming that once yearly is too often and under 50 years old is too soon. Whether these debates involve more concern for insurance company payouts than prudent healthcare, I will leave to other articles. […]

The barrage of backlash booming around the repeal of the net-neutrality law by the Federal Communications Commission is facing an all-fronts assault. The communications companies that stand to win from the controversial FCC ruling, pushed through by Chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon attorney, and supported by Republicans are facing […]

Death threats. Protests. Rallies. Strong opinions roil around the controversial Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal the Obama administration’s net-neutrality law that protected a free and open Internet. Now, the United Nations has weighed in, saying the vote will silence voices that, without the World Wide Web, never would have […]

In this issue: Smoker’s widow awarded $21 million in case against Big Tobacco $4.9 million judgment for doctor’s failure to provide timely treatment SDSBS recently announced that attorney Ed Ricci was selected as a shareholder of the firm Pickup truck runs red light and slams into family sedan, killing the […]

In this Issue: Tractor-trailer/minivan collision results in $5 million settlement Chris Searcy honored with Anti-Defamation League Award Patient loses eyesight when medical center fails to protect him Impaired driver rear-ends vehicle resulting in $750,000 in damages Emergency care facility fails to diagnose clear indications of spinal damage Stryker V40 cases […]