Today’s Word
Demur Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. Verb, Latin.
He’s Not Wrong
I have handled data breach cases in both class and individual fashion and my experience bears out his thinking. My clients in State court with the threat of individual claims did better than clients bundled into a Federal MDL. That’s not to say Mr. Hindi won’t get ‘big-footed’ bu the Big Law MDL community or […]
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
I’ve been around the block long enough to know that in personal injury cases – particularly serious ones – there are frequently issues “behind the curtain”. The other side will often conceal these issues but they can affect everything from trial scheduling to negotiations. Sometimes, the defense counsel will be upfront but more often your […]
Fla. Jury Hits Doc With $20M Verdict Over Dilaudid Death
A recent and large Palm Beach County med mal verdict brings to mind the case of Bethany Morris in our office – a little girl scheduled for office surgery to remove a port wine stain from her face. A “dental block” was applied as an anesthetic but the surgeon had no oxygen to help deal […]
Florida’s Wrongful Death Act: Still Being Interpreted After All These Years
There have been a lot of tweaks in the Wrongful Death Act over the years that prompt appeals and opinions clarifying how wrongful death claims may be brought. For instance, I have litigated cases concerning who qualifies as a survivor under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act. I have also litigated changes in the law that allowed […]
The 1416 Project’s Final Phase: The Arcade Building in Fort Pierce
Our new office location in Fort Pierce. Please visit us at 101 North US Highway 1, Suite 209.
Yeats: September 1913
What need you, being come to sense, But fumble in a greasy till And add the halfpence to the pence And prayer to shivering prayer, until You have dried the marrow from the bone; For men were born to pray and save: Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone, It’s with O’Leary in the grave.
Sackler Immunity and the Purdue Pharma Settlement
SCOTUS court watchers were a little shocked that the Court blocked the Purdue Pharma / Sackler settlement – even if temporarily – and there is a lot of buzz about how they will answer this question: whether the Bankruptcy Code authorizes a court to approve, as part of a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 […]