As a car accident victim in Florida, you have clear legal rights. This is true regardless of whether you are a Florida resident or you are visiting from out of town. But protecting your legal rights after a car accident on vacation can be challenging, and this makes it important […]
Author: Searcy Law
If you have been harmed by a dangerous product, you deserve to be fully compensated for your losses. The same is true if a loved one has been harmed or has tragically lost his or her life. While seeking financial compensation for harm caused by a dangerous product often involves […]
The American Medical Association reports that nearly 800,000 patients are killed or permanently disabled every year because of diagnostic errors and problems stemming from those medical mistakes. While the exact number is unclear, there is no doubt that misdiagnosis of medical conditions is a serious problem and one that can […]
Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram) and Google (which owns YouTube) were recently held liable for $3 million each in one of the nation’s first social media harm lawsuits to go to trial. The case involved a single plaintiff—a woman who alleged that she experienced anxiety and depression after compulsively […]
Preliminary data from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Department reveal some encouraging accident trends in Leon County and others that warrant concern. The Department tracks statistics on reported traffic accidents involving pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, and larger vehicles, including cars and trucks. The data is broken down by county. […]
Medical malpractice is alarmingly common, and mistakes in all types of medical settings can have drastic consequences for patients and their families. As a result, many patients and families find themselves needing to take legal action. Strict requirements apply to medical malpractice claims under Florida law; so, for those who […]
Reports from the Florida Department of Transportation indicate that traffic in our region has been steadily increasing, including heavy commercial trucks, cars, and other passenger vehicles. A fully-loaded 18-wheeler can weigh more than 20 times as much as the cars around it, so if that truck collides with other vehicles, […]
When you receive a medical device implant, you expect it to work as promised. You expect it to help you comfortably live your day-to-day life, and you expect it to remain safe and operable in its implanted location. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. Medical device complications are far more common […]
Defective drugs are, unfortunately, a very real concern for patients across the United States. While pharmaceutical companies have an obligation to ensure that their drugs are reasonably safe and provide adequate warnings when necessary, they often don’t do what is required. In many cases, pharmaceutical companies buy generic drugs from […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently launched a new tool designed to help patients, family members and healthcare providers identify dangerous drugs. The FDA receives approximately six million adverse event reports each year, and its previous system for recording and publishing these reports was both time-consuming and expensive. […]
