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Medical MalpracticeLAURIE J. BRIGGS has been with Searcy Denney since 1994 and became a Shareholder in 2020. She operates the firm’s tobacco litigation unit, overseeing the day-to-day work on behalf of more than 300 clients and their families. Ms. Briggs also handles automobile accident, products liability, slip and fall, and personal […]
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T. HARDEE BASS III has been with Searcy Denney since 2008 and became a Shareholder in 2021. He practices exclusively in the firm’s tobacco litigation unit, litigating cases against cigarette-making giants Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard Tobacco Company and Liggett. He has tried numerous complex multi-week tobacco cases in venues […]
Rosalyn “Sia” Baker-Barnes is a Shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., and the Chairperson of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Ms. Baker-Barnes is Board-Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar, and is recognized by US News & World Report as one of the “Best Lawyers in […]
BONNIE SUE STARK is the paralegal/legal investigator for the Tallahassee office of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Miami and has lived in Florida for the majority of her life. In 1981 she moved to Tallahassee. Ms. Stark received […]
GREGORY BARNHART, a senior partner at Searcy Denney Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., is recognized as one of America’s leading trial lawyers. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar and regularly handles cases throughout the United States. In addition to being named in The Best […]
Injured by an Item You Purchased? Talk to a Florida Product Liability Attorney to See if You Have a Claim If you or a family member have been injured using a defective product, you may be entitled to compensation. An experienced Florida product liability attorney is in the best position […]
This news is not surprising to anyone who pays attention to medical device recalls. There has been a substantial jump in medical device recalls – up 97 percent over the last decade! This news comes from the division within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates medical devices. […]
The Food and Drug Administration is considering some very important changes to its internal rules that would help to eliminate a loophole in accountability for defective drugs. Under current law, only the brand name manufacturer is permitted to change the warning label for a particular drug. After a drug is […]
Whether a smoker is trying to quit tobacco or just trying to be fashionable, you may have noticed more e-cigarettes being smoked or “vaped” in public. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are a trendy, non-offensive way to display the panache of smoking without inhaling the chemically-laced nicotine from a tobacco cigarette. Though […]
Because the dangers of electronic cigarettes are unknown, attorneys general from 40 states have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restrict the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes (e-cigs) are battery operated chambers that deliver a heated liquid formulation of nicotine from tobacco […]
