In the state of Florida and other states that use no-fault auto insurance systems, specific issues involving insurance payouts are often part of traffic accident personal injury claims. Florida personal injury lawyers need to address these issues from a local and state perspective to help represent their clients’ interests in […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considered by many to be the premier safety and health regulator in the world. The agency oversees about one-quarter of all products Americans consume including food, drugs and medical devices. Most Americans assume they are safe with the FDA at the helm. […]
The drumbeat was pretty loud as the government headed toward a shutdown – repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that was going to partially fund the Affordable Care Act. The medical device lobby called the tax an unfair burden that would hurt the industry and its ability to […]
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Safety Communication to set some general guidelines for physicians and patients who have metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants. Last month the agency also issued a proposed order that would require MoM hip manufacturers to submit premarket approval (PMA) applications before […]
It is so interesting to delve into how a corporation thinks. Not in that they think like a person – even though the U.S. Supreme Court recently gave corporations First Amendment rights – but in that they groupthink. Take the case of transvaginal mesh. A trial is underway in Superior […]
When our clients discover that their metal-on-metal (MoM) hip has failed and never went through U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for safety and efficacy, they ask – how did that happen? Most Americans do not understand that medical devices are largely unregulated, even for those devices that are […]
By the end of the year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had stated it would make sure that high-risk medical devices were approved through the most stringent premarket approval (PMA) review process to assure the safety of consumers. But it looks as though that will not happen. High-risk […]
As we have previously discussed, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide specific rules for the handling and discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). In Florida, the Rules of Civil Procedure were recently amended to include at least some guidance relating to ESI and e-discovery. Those amendments impacted different rules: […]
Justices Barbara Pariente, Fred Lewis, and Peggy Quince were all appointed to the Florida Supreme Court in the late 1990s. According to timeframes established in the Florida Constitution, each of them has stood for merit retention in 2000 and 2006, and each of them will do so again in 2012. […]
In Palm Beach County, FL, in order to be able to vote in the November 6, 2012 election, you must be registered with the Supervisor of Elections by no later than October 9, 2012. That is five days from now. Where can you register to vote? You can register at […]
