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Legislation to Allow Uber and Lyft Filed

Mar 31, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Ride-share companies Uber and Lyft may be able to operate legally in Florida soon, according to the Miami Herald . A recently filed bill, sponsored by Senator Jeff Brandes, would create the first ...

How Do Florida Courts Decide the Venue in Tire Defect Litigation?

Mar 30, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

How Do Florida Courts Decide Venue in Tire Defect Litigation? Venue is a common issue in tire defect litigation. Tires often fail when vehicles are traveling on highways far from where the injured ...

Lawsuit Says Faulty Diabetes Equipment to Blame for Student's Death

Mar 28, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Lawsuit Says Faulty Diabetes Equipment to Blame for Student's Death According to ABA Journal , a 23-year-old University of Chicago law student was found dead in her apartment in 2013 because she used ...

Clark Fountain helps man severely injured in a crash with a steel drum roller compactor

Mar 26, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

During a nighttime paving job, the owner of a roller compactor crashed into our plaintiff’s vehicle, causing him to suffer significant injury. The investigation launched by Clark Fountain revealed ...

Cases From Week Of March 13th, 2015

Mar 24, 2015 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 40, NUMBER 11 Download PDF Here “Corroborate or Undermine?” CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 13, 2015 BECAUSE PLAINTIFF’S PRESUIT AFFIDAVIT FAILED TO CORROBORATE PLAINTIFF’S ...

David C. Prather Named Presidential Award Recipient

Mar 23, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

DAVID C. PRATHER NAMED PRESIDENTIAL AWARD RECIPIENT BY F. MALCOLM CUNNINGHAM SR. ASSOCIATION Florida, Fla. (March 2, 2015) - David C. Prather , a partner at the Florida law firm of Clark, Fountain, La ...

Cases From Week Of March 6th, 2015

Mar 18, 2015 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY Download PDF VOLUME 40, NUMBER 10 “Take Your Arbitration and…” CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 6, 2015 RAPE DOES NOT ARISE OUT OF ONE’S EMPLOYMENT AND THEREFORE THE CLAIM AGAINST THE ...

Fatalities Decline Due to Improved Auto Safety Features

Mar 17, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Fatalities On The Decline Due to Improved Auto Safety Features Over the last decade, deaths due to automobile crashes have dropped approximately twenty-five percent, according to an analysis of ...

Cases From Week Of February 27th, 2015

Mar 12, 2015 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 40, NUMBER 9 Download PDF Here “No Res Ipsa if Direct Evidence.” CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27, 2015 PLAINTIFF WAIVED ANY ARGUMENT REGARDING A NEW TRIAL BASED ON AN ...

Safety, Sanitary Problems Prompt Scores of Drug Recalls

Mar 11, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

A recent USA TODAY examination revealed that the compounding pharmacy industry is still struggling with serious safety problems affecting patients across the country. According to the article, a ...

Clark Fountain's Settlement Results In New Guardrail On Florida Turnpike

Mar 9, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

CLARK FOUNTAIN WINS SETTLEMENT IN DEADLY CAR CRASH, RESULTS IN NEW GUARDRAIL ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE Roadway design violation led to the tragic deaths of two young women Florida, FLA. - Attorneys Poorad ...

Cases From Week Of February 20th, 2015

Mar 5, 2015 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 40, NUMBER 8 Download PDF Here New named insured, new UM rejection CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20, 2015 WHEN THE NAMED INSURED ON THE POLICY IS CHANGED, THE INSURER MUST ...

Over 100,000 Range Rovers and Jaguars Recalled

Mar 5, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Recently, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive recalled more than 100,000 vehicles, according to The Wall Street Journal . The recall includes nearly 75,000 Range Rovers model years 2006 through 2012 due to ...

Over 250,000 Children's Toy Cars Recalled

Mar 2, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Family Dollar recently recalled more than 250,000 toy car sets due to a laceration hazard, according to WPTV . The “Truck Treadz” plastic toy truck carriers is sold with six metal toy cars, which have ...

Diversity: Bringing a Unique Perspective to the Table

Mar 2, 2015 • Christa L. McCann, Esq

Being that March is Women's History Month, I thought it would be appropriate for this month's article to discuss gender diversity and the unique perspective that women bring to the practice of law. ...

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