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Amidst concerns that the families of those killed in the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion would not be able to recover financially for their losses, Rep. John Conyers (MI) and Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA) have introduced HR 5503, the Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act, or […]

The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) held a conference call today where concerned citizens across the country listened and asked important questions regarding the ongoing Gulf Oil Spill crisis. Many individuals asked questions regarding their particular affected field. Physicians, paramedics, and nurses asked the CDC how they should […]

Multidistrict litigation proceedings against Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., the manufacturer of the over-the-counter cold product Zicam, are heating up. This is a process known as multidistrict litigation (or an MDL) and is often utilized in mass tort cases where a number of claimants have been injured in a similar fashion by […]

As thousands of Post-Engle cases wind their way through the Florida court system, Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Lorillard and Liggett & Myers are facing daily challenges.  After years of priding themselves on winning most of  the lawsuits filed against them through historic “scorched earth” tactics, it appears that those […]

Two bills (Senate Bill No. 2120 and House Bill No. 1285) were introduced in March of 2010 by Senator Justice of the Tampa Bay area and Representative Thompson of Orlando. These bills seek to impose civil and criminal penalties for the sale of toys, jewelry and other products intended for […]

My family has served as a foster family for Coastal Boxer Rescue of Florida, Inc. for nearly a year.   In October of 2007, our family purchased a Boxer puppy from a pet store in Orlando. This pet was purchased for our daughter, Molly, an only child who needed a playmate […]

In the midst of all o f the end-of-the-year and holiday hustle and bustle, December is also a time for reflection.  It is a time to look back on the good times, things that you have done of which you are proud, the moments that warmed your heart, and those […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently inspected the Mounds View, Minn., location of Medtronic’s heart implant division and found problems with the company’s procedures for “preventing and identifying problems with its devices, documenting those problems, and the speed with which it informs the FDA of any issues,” says a […]

The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued its order on October 1, 2009, establishing MDL No. 2100 for individual lawsuits filed by women who have been injured or died as a result of their ingestion of Yasmin and Yaz oral contraceptive products.  All of the cases pending in […]

More than 8,000 smokers and their loved ones have been waiting for nearly two decades for their opportunity for justice. These smokers were part of the Engle class action that was decertified several years ago.  The Florida Supreme Court upheld a number of findings made by the Engle jury after […]