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Forced Arbitration Banned in Federally Funded Nursing Homes
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In late September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the regulator of nursing homes across the country, announced a major rule change that will bring greater rights to more than 1.5 million nursing home residents. Beginning on Nov. 28, 2016, facilities that receive Medicaid and Medicare funding will no longer be able to […]
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Florida Highway Patrol Cracking Down on Aggressive Drivers
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In a new campaign called Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT), Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers will be cracking down on aggressive drivers through October 20th in an attempt to promote safety on the roads. The campaign kicks off just months after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its yearly fatal crash report, which […]
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Insurance Tips After Hurricane Matthew
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Hurricane Matthew has left devastation across several states, causing billions of dollars in property damage. If you have suffered property damage from the recent storm, these tips will help you file a successful insurance claim.Protect Damaged PropertyIf your home or other property was damaged by Hurricane Matthew, you need to take measures to protect against […]
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Feds Release Self-Driving Car Regulations
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The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a policy for automated vehicles to help ensure safe testing and use of driverless cars. The DOT notes that automated vehicles have great potential to increase the safety and mobility for all Americans on the road, particularly because an estimated 94 percent of all crashes are […]
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Fatal Miami Boating Accident Highlights Boating Dangers
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In the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 25, three young men died in a tragic Miami Beach boating accident. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is still investigating the accident, which claimed the life of Miami Marlins baseball great Jose Fernandez and two of his friends. Their boat was found crashed into the north […]
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GM Asks to Delay Recall of Takata Airbags
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General Motors (GM) has requested that U.S. safety regulators delay by one year the recall of almost one million vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbags.The auto manufacturer claims that many of the models targeted for recalls have not shown the same risks that prompted the recall of millions of vehicles nationwide.Takata airbags pose a dangerous […]
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Speed and Alcohol Suspected in Fatal Lamborghini Crash
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One man was killed and another driver was critically injured in a fatal collision that occurred Wednesday, Sept. 21 in Delray Beach. An Uber driver was crossing Federal Highway west on First Street when another speeding motorist driving a yellow Lamborghini struck the Uber driver’s SUV. According to Delray Beach law enforcement, the 82-year-old Uber […]
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Power Morcellator Use Declines after FDA Warning
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In 2014, the FDA warned that power morcellators used in minimally invasive surgeries like hysterectomies could spread cancer tissue through the body. A recent study indicates that the use of these devices declined significantly after the FDA issued its warning.At the time, advocates for the power morcellator argued that an increase in hysterectomy complications would […]
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VW Engineer Charged in Emissions Scandal
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A veteran Volkswagen engineer entered a guilty plea last week to a criminal charge for his participation in the automaker’s emissions scandal, bringing to light new information regarding Volkswagen’s deceitful practices over the past decade.Court documents reveal that from the inception of the automaker’s clean diesel program in 2009, the company’s engineers intentionally created and […]
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Samsung Cellphone Explodes, Sending Jeep Up in Flames
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A Jeep in St. Petersburg went up in flames on Sept. 5 after it appears that the owner’s Galaxy Note7 smartphone exploded while charging in the vehicle. The Jeep was parked in the driveway of the man’s home and was left running so the cellphone could charge. Luckily, no one was in the vehicle at […]
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Verdicts & Settlements
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 63-year-old man survived by his widow.
Verdict against cigarette manufacturer for family of local lawyer who died of lung cancer.
Verdict against tobacco manufacturer for family of man who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking.
Verdict for widow of man who died of lung cancer as a result of addiction to smoking.
Gordon and Partners, along with co-counsel, recently represented the family of a smoker who passed away when she was 60 years old from lung cancer caused from her long time addiction to smoking cigarettes since she was a young girl. The case was tried in Lowell, Massachusetts and resulted in a verdict of 17 million dollars on May 31, 2019.
Recovery for man and family for injuries caused by a defective auto part.
Verdict for a smoker who contracted cancer of the jaw.
A Pinellas County jury verdict for the estate of a man who died of lung cancer at the age of 42.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 68-year-old man from lung cancer from smoking cigarettes manufactured by RJR and Philip Morris.
Negligent supervision at Assisted Living Facility resulting in death.
Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 97-year-old woman at an ALF.
Recovery for man who suffered brain injury and paralysis after collision with Blood Mobile.
Jury verdict in drowning death of autistic boy at a construction site.
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