Will I have to retake the Driver’s License Test after a Wreck?
I was asked by a client about a letter he got in the mail from Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor vehicles. DMV is the official agency in charge of driver’s licenses and driving tests. He...
View ArticleGetting rid of the School Yard Bully: What to do
Over the last few years Parents have witnessed lots of examples on TV of frightening escalations in brutal attacks on their children by other children. As texting has become more popular, a new word...
View ArticleCell Phones: Weapons of Mass Destruction?
With every new form of technology there is a learning curve. Cell phones are no exception. When they first went on the market, they were seen as a way to call for help if the car broke down, you got...
View ArticleGutting a Jury Verdict behind its back
I am very angry about a law on the books in Florida. Florida statue 768.735 forbids a court from letting a Jury know that no matter how vile, disgusting and unacceptable the Jury finds the behavior...
View ArticleBrain Damages: Sovereign Immunity and the State
I was consulted today by the mother of a young girl who went to the hospital Emergency room in Sarasota three times in less than a week. Each time she was sent home with little or no care. Turns out...
View ArticleWaiving Right to Jury Trial and Nursing Home Abuse Cases
Another very disturbing opinion on Federal arbitration was handed down by the US Supreme Court this week. The US Supreme Court decided that nursing homes can put boilerplate, fine print clauses in...
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