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St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach issued a statement relating to the wrong medication errors during the treatment of Tesome Sampson and her unborn child: “On Sept. 4, 2008, a patient came to St. Mary’s in extremely premature labor. Due to a medication error, the patient was given medication […]

Phillip Morris was found to be 38% at fault in the death of a smoker. This is the verdict delivered by a jury of good citizens on August 14, 2009, in Broward County, Florida. Philip Morris and their lawyers, presumably, blame the judge and bad rulings made by him. Altria’s […]

I am busy–really busy. Everyone in our firm is busy–real busy. No matter how busy, though, I am glad that occasionally, I take the time to be thankful for what I have–including being busy. When I see people less fortunate than me or my family, I am thankful for the […]

Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers sell their wares for a profit. Nothing wrong with that. If I sold widgets, I would certainly want to generate a profit. If my widgets carried with them the potential to cause severe injury and death though, I would have the absolute responsibility to not […]

There are certain drug compounds that I, as a consumer, can not purchase without the permission (think prescription here) of a licensed physician. There is very good reason for this. There are drugs for which the use must be weighed and evaluated by trained medical people. In some cases the […]

In most states, insurance departments regulate “big dogs”, but in Florida, our insurance commissioner is forced by law to regulate only “pups”. It is a scam of monumental proportions permitted by Florida law and it is the citizens of our great state that pay for it. What are “big dogs” […]

To the level we see them today; perhaps not. What the Founding Fathers did recognize is to have a civilized society, there must exist some avenue for the redress by citizens of wrongs; whether perceived or real. Judicial economy dictates that some control must be given over to the Courts […]

Searcy Denney Law Firm Secures Substantial Payment for Family in Wrongful Death Suit West Palm Beach, FL – April 13, 2009 – South Florida law firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA today announced a $13.65 million settlement on behalf of a Belleville, NJ family in a case involving the wrongful death […]

It is all about Senate Bill 2198, sponsored by Senator Haridopolos, a Florida State Senator. It is all about justice fairly given out. It is about Big Tobacco being treated just like the rest of Florida citizens. It is about justice. See the full article by clicking here.

We are receiving reports from Fort Lauderdale that Big Tobacco has once again been found guilty of manufacturing defective products. The jury awarded $1.3 million to the plaintiff. Justice is finally catching up to Big Tobacco and they are having to be reminded of the days they encouraged consumers to […]