The deadline for installing and implementing positive train control, known as PTC, is Dec. 31, 2018. It likely will come and go, with a majority of the country’s railways basically arguing they don’t have enough resources to meet it. Industry leaders testifying in front of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, […]
The modern-day version of the pressure cooker dates to 17th-century France. Invented by Denis Papin, a physicist noted for working the steam power, the “steam digester” increased water’s boiling point, resulting in faster cooking times. The product’s history continues through World War II, when it helped feed U.S. troops, and […]
Penny-Pinching on Positive Train Control Amtrak trains have been involved in four deaths since December 2017, including the most recent tragedy in South Carolina that killed two crew members and injured more than 100 passengers. The engineer of the Miami-bound train, 54-year-old Michael Kempf, of Georgia, died after crashing into […]
Our firm recently has taken on cases of serious burns and other horrific injuries caused by cooking with a 1940s kitchen standard—the pressure cooker. Tristar’s Power Pressure Cooker XL is marketed as being a safe, but explosions are sending consumers across the country to the hospital when defective safety locks […]
Reports are developing that the recent and tragic crash of an AmTrak train, running on CSX rails, might have been avoided if a safety feature called a “positive train control” (PTC) had been employed at the time. This is technology what one of our firm’s partners wrote about on May […]
The South Florida Legal Guide recently published its 2018 selection of “Top Lawyers”. Included in this recognition were nine SDSBS attorneys: Chris Searcy, Jack Scarola, Greg Barnhart, Brian Denney, Mariano Garcia, Jack Hill, Karen Terry, Chris Speed and Laurie Briggs. Recognized as a “2018 Top Up and Comer” was Hardee […]
In 1995, I recall being given the opportunity to help Billy Hungerford; who was horrifically and tragically injured as a result of a defective guardrail. Since that time my law firm has handled injuries from defective guard rails. By 2016 shouldn’t we have fixed this type of highway defect, which can […]
Each year, The Trial Lawyer magazine identifies a select group of remarkable trial lawyers who have met the challenges of our legal profession and achieved extraordinary success in the courtroom. These distinguished lawyers are recognized as 2017 members of The RoundTable: America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers. Members of the […]
Epidemic Costs Country Billions Each Year, Leading Government Entities To Sue Big Pharma Beloved singer Tom Petty became part of America’s opioid crisis when it was revealed that the 66-year-old’s cause of death in Oct. 2, 2017, was an overdose of painkillers for a broken hip. An autopsy conducted by […]
Patient Access to Adverse-Incident Reports Threatened Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission has on its 2018 agenda a proposal to amend a provision that gives parties in medical-malpractice lawsuits access to adverse-incident reports that can make or break cases. The proposal, made by Commissioner Tim Cerio, seeks to limit such access for […]
