Do you know what “force placed insurance” means? With any luck you will never have to know what it means, but typically it translates to: No control Inflated premiums Very limited coverage Increased mortgage payments Force placed insurance on your home can happen under a number of different circumstances. For […]
Riding a bicycle. Feeling the wind blow across your face and being able to take in the sights, smells and sounds around you has always been a fun adventure. Riding a bicycle is also dangerous and should be taken seriously. When you are riding a bike on the roadways, you […]
Do you believe that before you pay for a service or a product that it is acceptable to ask for what exactly you are being charged? I would never have thought to ask that question yesterday. The answer seems reasonable and straight forward, right? Of course, if you are buying […]
This whole “defensive medicine” bandwagon that physicians and their associations have pounced on continues to be a bit of a mystery to me. The argument goes that because physicians are so very afraid of being sued, they order tests that are actually unnecessary. First, I have to wonder if the […]
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (August 31, 2011) — 10 lawyers from Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Chris Searcy, Jack Scarola, Greg Barnhart, John Shipley, Chris Speed, Cal Warriner, James Gustafson, Karen Terry, Darryl Lewis and Ed […]