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Mariano Garcia, an attorney with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley was recently elected Vice President of the American Board of Trial Advocates – Palm Beach Chapter for 2014.  The American Board of Trial Advocates is a national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and […]

When choosing an attorney, you should check qualifications and experience – and make sure your case will get the attention it deserves. Too often, you need a lawyer because a problem has arisen unexpectedly: a catastrophic auto accident, a business deal gone wrong, a death or injury from a defective […]

Touching a button to unlock and start the car seems like magic. But there can be serious safety problems when a computer is running your car, not you! After Mercedes-Benz introduced keyless ignition in its 1999 S Class models in Germany, other carmakers soon followed suit and, in 2002, Cadillac […]

Studies conducted by the Insurance Research Council indicate that about 16.1% of U.S. motorists are uninsured. Drivers of older cars are especially negligent: A whopping 40% of vehicles older than 15 years are driven by uninsured drivers. If you live in Florida, your odds of encountering an uninsured driver are […]

As small children, we learn that fire is dangerous and we’re taught to stay away from a long list of obvious fire sources such as fireplaces, fireworks, campfires, candles, lit cigarettes, matches, and more. As adults, we watch horrific videos of huge fires – forest fires, factory explosions, gas leaks […]

The gas that we use every day to heat a room, cook a meal, barbecue steaks, supply hot water or propel our lawn mower can cause smoke, fire, and poisonous fumes if equipment and appliances are not maintained. Among the most lethal dangers are natural gas and propane explosions, whether […]