Earlier this week, the Florida Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed SB 518, which would require children between the ages of four and seven to be restrained in a booster seat while in a car. This is a big step forward in keeping these children safer during an accident. Now, we […]
Author: Laurie Briggs
In the 4.5 seconds it takes to read a text while behind the wheel, you can cover the length of a football field. That’s what happened to a young father driving a van on his way to work. In that short period of time, he ran into an Amish family […]
Is the federal government finally getting tough on tobacco? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it has rejected the approval of four proposed tobacco products while authorizing the marketing of two new ones.
When might a legal case involve extensive discovery, including electronic discovery (e-discovery)? Suppose you sue a corporation and want to obtain documents/data (Request to Produce), information from the corporation itself (Interrogatories) and information from employees of the corporation (depositions). What might the subject matter of the lawsuit involve: Breach of […]
Why Three Republican State Senators support Justices Lewis, Pariente and Quince (and you should too) Three more Republican officials are urging voters to VOTE YES to support the retention of Supreme Court Justices Lewis, Pariente and Quince, in direct opposition of the Republican Party of Florida’s unprecedented decision last month […]
When Governor Reubin Askew took office in 1971, he was one of the driving forces behind changing the process to be followed when selecting judges to fill vacancies. Judicial Qualifications Commissions were established to recommend judges to fill vacancies on the bench. In 1972, the Florida Constitution was amended to […]
September 16-22 is Child Passenger Safety Week in Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared September next week Child Passenger Safety Week in Florida and September 22nd as National Seat Check Saturday, calling upon all parents and caregivers to exercise responsibility to keep America’s children safe by helping to reduce injuries […]
I haven’t had much experience in my life with having everyone regularly agree with me on any given subjects. In fact, I don’t have ANY life experience with that phenomenon, yet that is exactly what Governor Scott and the folks at “Restore Justice 2012” want Floridians to vote for in […]
I have done it twice; once for under-grad and then again for my juris doctorate; also, I am at that age where I feel at liberty giving advice (don’t worry you will be here someday too). Here is my advice as you head off to college. You are, of course, […]
Finasteride, one of the most popular drug used in the fight against baldness, has been linked to long-lasting sexual dysfunction in men using the drug. Commercially sold as Propecia, the drug was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat prostate issues. One side effect was that […]
