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Another horror story unfolded at a nursing home in Boynton Beach, Fla., where a 67-year-old woman with dementia was duct-taped to a chair by her caretakers. Her caretakers, Phygelle Brudent and Lashron Williams, have been charged with elderly abuse and false imprisonment following their arrest by the local police department. […]

In this Issue: Super Bowl Weekend Ends in Tragedy $3.4 Million Awarded in the Fifth SDSBS Engle Case Filed Against Tobacco Industry Car v. Pedestrian: $600,000 Settlement for the Pedestrian Rear End Collision Causes Spine Injury and Chronic Pain Gas Price Relief Ten SDSBS Attorneys Recognized as “2011 Super Lawyers” […]

In this Issue: $80 Million Verdict Over Big Tobacco Community’s Failure to Honor Contract Results in $4 Million Settlement for Developer Insurance Company Tries to Avoid Good Faith Claims Talented Young Driver with Racing Future Killed in Road Crash Caused by Wanton Recklessness DePuy Hip Implants: Another Johnson & Johnson […]

Edward V. Ricci has become a shareholder with the law firm of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley. Mr. Ricci was born and raised in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is a graduate of The Benjamin School (’97), Georgetown College (’01), and Georgetown University Law Center (’06). Since joining the […]

Common sense is the best defense against identity theft – creating strong passwords for online accounts and monitoring personal credit reports and credit card statements are good, basic steps to take in safeguarding your personal identity. There are also other kinds of measures that can be taken that might not […]

In this Issue: SDSBS: 3, Big Tobacco: 0 Negligent Truck Driver Caused Traffic Accident, Severely Injuring Other Driver Class Action Settlement Raises Questions About the Deceptive Practices of Other Propane Providers Ignoring Warnings of Severe Infection, Hospital Proceeds with Elective Surgery Failures to Diagnose Condition in High-Risk Pregnancy Resulted in […]