Florida Winn-Dixie Stores Recall Bulk Gummy Bears Due to Potential Contamination

Winn-Dixies stores in some Florida cities have recalled Sunrise Gummy Bears sold in their self-serve bulk candy areas. The candy in question may be contaminated with metal. It was sold...
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Medicare Cuts Have Resulted In Nursing Home Layoffs

In October, an 11.1% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates for nursing homes went into effect. Over the next ten years, nursing homes across the country will lose a total of...
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  • Updated: February 9, 2024 |
  • Category: Insurance

Are Insurance Companies Using Your Social Media Activity Against You?

Insurance companies already consider what kind of car you drive, your driving history, your credit score, and your “insurance risk score” when determining how much your car insurance premiums will...
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Hospital’s Drug Storage Mistake Puts Thousands At Risk

California Health Department investigation uncovered a medication storage problem at Kaiser Foundation Hospital South San Fransisco. The investigation began when two patients received pneumonia vaccines and then died from the...
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Florida Supreme Court Limits Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Abuses

It is a fairly common practice for nursing homes to require potential new patients and their families to sign agreements saying they will go into arbitration for legal disputes rather...
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  • Updated: January 18, 2024 |
  • Category: Insurance

What Car Insurance Companies Don’t Want You To Know

MSN Money recently published a list of insurance companies' top 10 “dirty little secrets.” 40 percent of these were related directly to auto insurance claims and policies. When you are...
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FDA Lawyers Want to Regulate Florida Pharmacy Errors

In previous blogs, I have written extensively about how Franck’s Pharmacy caused the overdose and death of 21 polo horses in Ocala Florida. As a result, the FDA tried to...
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Florida Legislature Set to Look at Personal Injury Protection Reform

Florida's auto accident personal injury protection coverage was established in 1970 with the goal of reducing exploitation. Unfortunately it has recently been plagued by fraud and staged car accidents. Lawmakers...
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Are Snow Skiing and Snowboarding Safe?

The arrival of winter turns many American's thoughts toward blankets of snow. This can inspire some to venture north for snow skiing or snowboarding. Others avoid these activities, out of...
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Was Driver’s Seizure History Related to Deadly Tampa Car Accident?

In a recent blog I talked about a car accident that killed a Tampa couple. It was reported that the driver responsible for the collision, Eric McNeil, lost consciousness and...
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CVS Gave Woman Ear Drops Instead of Eye Drops

Carolina woman, Lori Smith, went to the Rowan County Health Department last year when she developed flu-like symptoms. Diagnosed with pink eye, she was given a prescription for Neomycin-Polymyxin drops...
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Teen Car Drivers Most Likely To Have Accident In First Month of Solo Driving

The Sun Sentinel reported AAA recently released statistics showing teen car drivers are 50 percent more likely to be in a car accident in the first month they have their...
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Conservative Think Tank Cato Institute Questions Benefits of Damage Caps

There have been a number of blog entries on this site about how tort reform laws do not seem to do what they are meant to do. Studies show that...
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Mother’s Death Due to Hospital Drug Mistake Prompts Book

Despite his pharmacology training and advocating on her behalf, Joe Graedon's mother, Helen, died when the hospital gave the wrong medication. He told caregivers repeatedly that she could not tolerate narcotics...
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Florida Promotes Government Registered Emergency Contact Program

Florida's Emergency Contact Program is a database that allows residents to submit information about two people they would like to have contacted in the event of an emergency. This information...
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  • Updated: January 18, 2024 |
  • Category: Mass Tort

Texas Tort Reform Has Failed to Deliver on Promises

A new study of Texas's tort reform by Public Citizen indicates it does not do what politicians promised it would. Enacted in 2003, the law puts limits on the money...
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Quiet Contact Recall May Lead to Additional Eye Problems

In August, CooperVision Inc began quietly recalling some of its Avaira Toric contact lenses. The recall was based on the existence of an “unidentified residue” and affects ten percent of...
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Walgreens Pharmacy Error Nearly Costs A Man His Life

Penbrinck took his prescription for Hydrocodone to his local Walgreens expecting to get pain medication for his hernia. KMOV.com reported he was given the wrong medication by the pharmacy and...
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Federal Report Questions Florida’s Oversight of Department of Elder Affairs and Sparks Investigation of Ombudsman Program

Last month the federal government issued criticism of Florida's Department of Elder Affairs and its oversight of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. The Long Term Care Ombudsman is essentially...
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Florida Pain Clinics Try to Avoid Regulation by Opening Pharmacies

In an effort to reduce prescription drug addiction, the Florida government has cracked down on pain clinics, banning them from selling narcotic drugs to patients. As of July 1, 2011,...
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The Criminalization of Medical Malpractice

Reuters reports between 1999 and 2006, fatal overdoses of prescription painkillers have more than tripled in the U.S. The abuse of prescription painkillers is particularly prevalent in states like Florida...
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Are Car Insurance Carriers Using Staged Car Accidents as an Excuse to Deny Real Claims?

As I have discussed in previous blogs, staged car accidents are a serious problem in Florida. After deliberately causing typically either a rear-end accident, sideswipe accident, or car accident, con...
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World Alzheimer’s Month

September is World Alzheimer's Month. Advocates and volunteers are working across the country to raise both awareness and funds for research to battle this debilitating disease. According to the Alzheimer's...
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ALF Task Force Discusses Facility Regulations

In recent blogs, I have discussed Governor Scott's Assisted Living Facility (ALF) Task Force and whether or not it will be successful given its makeup. Sunshinestatenews.com reported recently on the...
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Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage

According to the Insurance Research Council, almost a quarter of Florida drivers do not have auto insurance. It is likely that more drivers only carry the bare minimum of coverage...
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