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Editor’s Note: Searcy Denney partner, Jack Scarola, as co-lead counsel with Adam Moskowitz of The Moskowitz Law Firm, has announced the settlement of a major national class action against the manufacturers of Prevagen, a widely and heavily advertised dietary supplement alleged to enhance brain functions. The settlement follows a hung […]

Dozens of South Florida women victimized by the late Jeffrey Epstein’s elaborate sex-trafficking operation stand to benefit from a new fund established in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The fund, amassed from the Epstein’s $634 million fortune that was tied up in an estate in the Caribbean territory following his incarceration […]

At the start of every year, resolutions are made to lose weight, get in shape, spend less, save more, etc. They are made to complete a project that has dragged on for months. They are made to tackle a goal that has lingered in the distance. And so forth and […]

In the 8th century, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts and ghouls. The Roman Empire gave us our tradition of bobbing for apples at Halloween. In colonial America, it took on a celebration of the final harvest. It seems that the meaning of Halloween depends […]

#KnowYourRoll. That’s the official hashtag for National Tire Safety Week, an initiative of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA). But, this should be a practice for every day. The industry association’s goal is to educate and inform consumers about the importance of checking their tires regularly and ensuring they are […]

Has Memorial Day just become another holiday, a day off work, in a long line of holidays? Let’s not let it.  Do we remember why Memorial Day is so very different from many of the other “holidays”? Let’s give it meaning.  Memorial Day was originally named “Decoration Day”. It was […]

In eDiscovery, look before you leap! You have filed a lawsuit and you are set for a “meet & greet” conference with opposing counsel(s) to review and agree on discovery. What should you expect from opposing counsel and their client(s)? The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, of course, provide structure […]

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus In this time of season, we all hope for just a little more hope than we do the rest of the year. That is what the season is really about, right? Hope that we can all learn to respect each other. Hope we […]

Giving Voice to Victim Justice Today, an impediment to giving a voice to crime victims was removed and a struggle can now continue to bring justice to women who were victims of a sexual predator in their tender teenage years of life. After a confession he was wrong in his […]

Toys imagined by manufacturers, created for children and marketed to parents can pose safety risks so severe that an organization exists solely to keep children out of danger when playing with them. The organization, World Against Toys Causing Harm, or W.A.T.C.H., used the first day of summer – June 21 […]