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Wed 1st Apr | 2015

Supreme Court to Take on Florida’s Death Penalty System

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

According to the U.S. News and World Report, the Supreme Court is examining whether Florida’s sentencing scheme for capital cases is constitutional. The high court will look at the role of judges and juries in...

Sat 28th Mar | 2015

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

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

According to ABA Journal, a 23-year-old University of Chicago law student was found dead in her apartment in 2013 because she used faulty equipment for diabetics. A recent lawsuit alleges that the student, Abbie Harper,...

Wed 11th Mar | 2015

Safety, Sanitary Problems Prompt Scores of Drug Recalls

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

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 regulatory crackdown by the...

Sat 14th Feb | 2015

3D Printing a New Tool for Attorneys

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

According to ABA Journal, Jacksonville-based 3D Printed Evidence, which opened just a few months ago, can create demonstrative evidence for attorneys to bring to trial. The idea came from a law school student and employee at...

Fri 31st Oct | 2014

Hosting a Party This Holiday Season? Know Your Legal Liability

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

With the holiday season fast approaching, many of us are planning to attend or host holiday parties with family, friends or co-workers. These events are meant to be a joyous time of celebration, often involving alcohol served...

Sat 11th Oct | 2014

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Criticized at Senate Hearing

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

According to a New York Times report, at a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, the nation’s top auto regulator faced intense criticism over its failure to identify a deadly defect in General Motors cars. David...

Thu 19th Sep | 2013

What is in a Waiver of Liability, And What Does All That Fine Print Really Mean?

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

Whether you’re signing your child up to play a sport in your local community, zip lining in St. Croix, or parasailing on a beach near your home, it seems like most businesses offering an opportunity for a commercial...

Wed 5th Jun | 2013

An Unfavorable Ruling Isn’t Always the End

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

At the beginning of your case, you look forward to a favorable outcome. You just know that you’re going to win your case because the facts are on your side and so is the law. Then the judgment comes down or the verdict is...

Fri 24th May | 2013

Florida’s New Expert Witness Standard Chips Away at Victims’ Rights

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

In another insidious effort to pass “tort reform,” the Florida Legislature passed HB 7015, a bill law changing how Florida courts address the admissibility of expert testimony. Governor Rick Scott signed the bill into law...

Fri 8th Mar | 2013

Nurse in California CPR Controversy Protected Under Good Samaritan Law

Legal Insight BY Clark Fountain

Listening to the 911 call between the Emergency Dispatcher, and a nurse in a California retirement home, and hearing them argue about helping resident Lorraine Bayless who had collapsed, can give It reflects a heartbreaking...

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Supreme Court to Take on Florida’s Death Penalty System

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

Safety, Sanitary Problems Prompt Scores of Drug Recalls

3D Printing a New Tool for Attorneys

Hosting a Party This Holiday Season? Know Your Legal Liability

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Criticized at Senate Hearing

What is in a Waiver of Liability, And What Does All That Fine Print Really Mean?

An Unfavorable Ruling Isn’t Always the End

Florida’s New Expert Witness Standard Chips Away at Victims’ Rights

Nurse in California CPR Controversy Protected Under Good Samaritan Law

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