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In the ‘80’s and ‘90’s we went through the “managed care” development in health care. HMO’s sprang up from everywhere and the promise of lower health costs with increased quality of health care was predicted by both the private sector as well as public officials. That was a “sales job” […]

Thank you Florida Legislators. Thank you Governor Rick Scott. That gratitude is undoubtedly spilling forth throughout the hallowed halls of every insurance company writing property insurance in the State of Florida. The Florida legislature passed Senate Bill 408 after a similar bill had been previously vetoed by Governor Charlie Crist. […]

“I love insurance companies and want them to make even more profit than they already do. That’s why I am a Florida Legislator!” This should be the button being worn by most legislators in Florida who permitted an unsubstantiated and unfounded bill to be passed during this most recent business […]

The recent news about the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions in connection with hip implant manufacturers demands the question: why wasn’t the action being ordered required before the hip implants were placed on the market? The answer is that the FDA’s order to 20 device makers to study the […]

May 9, 2011, WEST PALM BEACH — Sia Baker-Barnes, an attorney with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley in West Palm Beach, FL, has been elected by her peers to serve on the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Baker-Barnes has been active in the Palm […]

The legislature passed and failed to pass a number of bills during this legislative session. Some have said that the session demonstrated a great deal of work on the part of legislators, while others have said it amounted to a session about cutting business deals. Some bills of importance: Bike […]

Consumers are clearly not the focus of the current group that was elected to the legislature. Insurance companies and large corporations seem to be the acknowledged constituents for them. The Sun Sentinel just reported on some of the bills that look like they could pass and how they stack up […]

Our Firm had fun yesterday by welcoming the children of our employees to share “Bring Your Kids to Work” day. Our Human Resources Director, Renee Govig, organized an educational and fun experience for all our future leaders. She was joined by her assistant, Lindsay Radziwon, and many others here at […]

What was Bayer thinking when they came out with the birth control pill Yaz? Based on another study, this one published in the British Medical Journal, demonstrates that the key ingredient in Yaz (also in Yasmin and Ocella) causes a six times increase for the incidence of clots in users. […]

April 21, 2011, West Palm Beach – Attorney Chris Searcy has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. The induction ceremony took place recently before an audience of 700 attendees at the 2011 Spring Meeting of the College in […]