Government Agencies, City Officials Offer Information, Outreach on Water Risks Summer is heating up, and children are cooling down, poolside. Because of all the splish-splashing going on, it is a good time for parents to remember the risks associated with water activities. Fathers and mothers can start by asking a […]
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“We are reformed and vow never to be evil, devious, conspiratorial, deceitful, designing, tricky, conniving, underhanded or murderous ever again!” So goes the paraphrased prostrations of lawyer Jeff Furr, representing one of the most diabolical industries that has ever existed in America – Big Tobacco. Mr. Furr was trying to […]
Floridians need real help on insurance issues from our legislature and governor and it is not in the area of flood insurance premiums. Floridians need help with insurers who want to accept all the favorable legislation they can get (see our articles on PIP and sinkhole coverage), they want to […]
The prospects of needing surgery are stressful and, well scary. No one likes the idea of receiving an anesthetic, maybe a general anesthetic, and allowing someone, even the most skilled surgeon, cut into our body with a knife. It is very serious stuff and should be treated that way by […]
How do you find a lawyer and what information do you want to know before deciding on the lawyer you ultimately hire? We have written several articles discussing this subject: Picking the Best Attorney — Picking Just the “Right” Lawyer What are “lawyer referral services”? When Should You Hire an […]
They are called “legal” drugs, but for the thousands of fatalities that result from their use the comparison with illegal drugs is a distinction without a difference. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the number of deaths attributed to prescription painkillers now exceeds those attributed […]
I have been asked by friends and family: “how do you pick a trial lawyer?” I even have those calls about my friend needing a lawyer and wanting the “meanest, nastiest lawyer you know”. So, how do you pick a lawyer or law firm? Should you base it on a […]
We in Florida must stop being distracted from passing valuable and comprehensive laws regulating distracted driving. We know that distracted driving is the equivalent, in terms of accident risk, to drunken driving. We know that the brain can perform only a single function at a time and that asking a […]
You are in an auto accident and the other party is at fault. Your injuries are permanent according to your physicians. As is all too often the case, you cannot receive reasonable settlement offers from the other party’s insurance company. You sue the other driver to collect compensation for your […]
Vote! It may be a long line. It may be a wet line. It may be a cold line. But, we owe it to ourselves, our children and our country to exercise the power given to us by the constitution. Vote! It is about balancing power and controlling those who […]