I often have clients ask me before trial whether I will be able to “select” their jury. This question usually stems from the phrase we hear often on television and elsewhere pertaining to “jury selection.” In reality, no attorney is able to hand pick jurors that he wants for his […]
Do you feel like a Facebook freak? A Pinterest pariah? A Twitter tool? You’re not alone. Many social-media users are finding their online habits have a digital-drug-like effect on their lives. While some quit cold-turkey, like Jason Thibeault, senior director of marketing strategy at Limelight Networks, others slowly wean themselves […]
Earlier this week, a Missouri appeals court issued an opinion that will hopefully have a significant impact on ongoing litigation against the manufacturers of metoclopramide, the generic version of Reglan. In this latest case, the appeals court found that plaintiffs Franzman and Niceley, both of whom suffered tardive dyskinesia after […]
Community Health Systems, which operates more than 200 hospitals nationwide, announced earlier that hackers had breached their security system and gained access to the confidential records of 4.5 million patients who had been treated at their facilities over the last five years. Included in the confidential information now in the […]
I’m proud to be an American and I’m proud to be a trial lawyer. Like many Americans, I can’t bear watching the talking heads on the 24 hour news networks. I find their rhetoric divisive and shaped completely by their own worldview, no matter what they are debating, with no […]
Despite living in Florida for 24 years, it is still odd for me to see Back-to-School ads in July. Having grown up in New York, where the school year begins after Labor Day, it still seems like everyone should be enjoying a summer vacation. Yesterday was the first day of […]
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA, was recently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 for its success in representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, professional malpractice, and personal injury litigation. SDSBS attorney Greg Barnhart was selected as West Palm Beach “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation […]
If you have had the misfortune of being involved in a crash or incident where you have aggravated a pre-existing physical condition, do not believe the insurance representative if they attempt to persuade you into thinking you have no claim. You do. Speak with an attorney to find out more […]
Invent something, patent it and watch your creative enterprise grow into an empire. That’s what inventors are supposed to do. Some of them still follow the rules. Others do not. Among the more unscrupulous are so-called patent trolls who search the market looking for products over which they can sue. […]
