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By Brian F. LaBovick, Esq.

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California Jury Awards $10.5M to injured motorist in drunk driving accident

Posted on February 10, 2009
A Fresno woman's severe brain injury was a big deciding factor in the large monetary award her family received by the Jury. $10.5 million was awarded to Maria Blanca Lopez and her family, one of the largest monetary judgments ever assigned in Fresno County case of drunken driving...

Cell phone use while driving stats and car crashes

Posted on February 09, 2009
We all know that accidents can happen when a driver is experiencing distractions. It is a no-brainer that texting or talking on a hand held cell phone while driving can be dangerous. In fact, there are a few states have made it illegal to use hand held cell phones while driving, those states include California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Utah, and Washington) and the District of Columbia...

$2 Million property owners Insurance policy is liable for two separate deaths - Supreme Court Rules

Posted on February 04, 2009
According to the Illinois Supreme Court, a judgment against the insurer, Addison Insurance, for the accidental deaths of teens Everett Hodgins and Justice Carr at an excavation site constituted separate "occurrences" under the property owner's $2 Million liability insurance policy...

SCHIP Passed thanks to everyone's efforts

Posted on February 04, 2009
Thanks to everyone's efforts, thw Senate passed its version of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) reauthorization and expansion bill. This Bill extends the life of S-CHIP through 2013, and enables up tp an additional 4 more million uninsured kids to obtain coverage...

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Pittsburgh Steelers - Last minute drive gives them sixth Super Bowl Win

Posted on February 02, 2009
Yesterday's Superbowl XLIII 20in Tampa Florida was outstanding. Two teams both with new head coaches and exceptional players stood to make history last night. One for the most Superbowl wins and one for the first Superbowl win of his Franchise...

Darvon painkiller under fire by FDA

Posted on January 30, 2009
Interesting news today on the Pharma front. The FDA has issued orders that the "old faithful" painkiller Darvocet should be withdrawn off the market. This drug is somewhat of a household medicine cabinet staple, with over 20 million prescriptions in 2007 alone...

Was the recent Peanut Butter Salmonella outbreak avoidable?

Posted on January 28, 2009
The FDA released new information on the Peanut Butter Plant that shows the company knew about the Salmonella potential, but failed to act on the information. This failure to act could have possibly prevented the deaths of 8 people and the sickness of 500 people with Salmonella...

Pharma companies balance sheets and the consumer safety

Posted on January 27, 2009
Today it was announced that Pfizer was going to take a $2.3 billion earnings hit over government investigations of their drugs Celebrex and Bextra. You can't help but wonder if they are profitable. Look no further, they recentely announced their attempt to make a $64 billion purchase of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals...

Florida Construction worker awarded $76 Million Verdict for On the Job Accident

Posted on January 23, 2009
All employees have rights to a safe environment while working. This includes construction workers. A Florida construction worker from Brevard County, was awarded a $76 million judgment this week, in a case involving an on the job fall back in 2003 at a construction site...

Risk Safety Assessment Video - Do nottake Shortcuts

Posted on January 14, 2009
I came across this video from the National Resource Company, "I Felt Comfortable". It is "supposedly" a true story of Randy Fellhoelter and his near death experience of violating safety work rules and procedures. According to the video Randy's accident was caused by his accidental contact with 7,200 volts of electricity...

Los Angeles Hilton under fire with Workers Unpaid Overtime suit

Posted on December 17, 2008
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Los Angeles Hilton under fire with Workers Unpaid Overtime suit

Posted on December 17, 2008
On Tuesday of this week, 1500 current and employees of the Los Angeles Airport Hilton filed a lawsuit against their employer for unpaid overtime, violation of labor laws and an excessive workload due to poor staffing...

Holiday Book Drive and Lawyers for Literacy

Posted on December 12, 2008
At LaBovick & LaBovick, we support the community in many ways. Collecting books for young children during the Holiday Season is a part of the firm's 2008 Give Back campaign. Anyone who wants to participate in this Holiday Book Drive can drop off a book at either our West Palm Beach or Jupiter Office...

Epilepsy drug taken while pregnant may increase risk of Autism

Posted on December 03, 2008
According to a new study, women taking the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. Valproate is a generic version of the brand drug, Depacon. Further, according to the FDA this drug has a laundry list of side effects...

Big Pharma, FDA and Preemption: Who should be held liable?

Posted on November 08, 2008
The Supreme Court Case, Wyeth v. Levine (06-1249), the Supreme Court Justices are sharply divided over whether FDA regulations of labeling can prevent consumers from suing. Wyeth and the FDA presented the case before the Supreme Court involving Diana Levine, an amputee, whose bodily injury resulted from the use of the drug, Phenergan...

Every vote counts - My early voting experience

Posted on November 03, 2008
Yesterday I voted early in Broward County. It was quite an experience. The early voting polls were extended this weekend by Governor Charlie Crist for 12 hours for the weekend. It was strange that Palm Beach County early voting polls were only opened from 10-2 on Sunday, and Broward County early voting polls were opened 10-4pm...

New study shows increased risk Risk of Atrial Fibrillation from the use of Fosamax and Zometa

Posted on October 30, 2008
If you or someone you know suffers from osteroporosis and takes bisphosphonate medications, Fosamax (alendronate) or Zometa ( zoledronic acid), there is something you should know. Doctor Jennifer Miranda, reported findings from a study at a recent scientific conference, that shows patients taking these medications have an increased risk of 68% for a condition called atrial fibrillation...

Defense Attorney liable in Car Accident Insurance Claim

Posted on October 30, 2008
In a recent Arizona Appeals case, Chalpin vs. Snyder, the Court, raised several questions in a case regarding an insurance company not paying an insureds claim regarding a car accident. One of the most far-reaching question's is whether an attorney is liable for aiding and abetting in a malicious tort? This case argues that Snyder, Attorney for the Reliance Insurance Company, assisted and participated in a tort against Hi-Health and its owner Mr...

Brain Injury victim awarded $10.5 million in Drunk Driving Case

Posted on October 28, 2008
A brain injured auto accident victim has $10.5 million reasons to be thankful after receiving a large monetary award in court The sum of $10.5 million was awarded to brain injury victim M. Lopez and her family in a Fresno courtroom...

Poverty and Blog Action Day

Posted on October 15, 2008
Today is Blog Action Day to help shed light on Poverty around the world. A lot can be said about the world's poor, but how much is really being done? In America, we have several working poor. There are many Americans working that can barely afford food for their families or healthcare, yet they go to work each and every day, but just do not make enough to make ends meet...

Blog Action Day for Poverty - only 3 days away

Posted on October 12, 2008
Injury Law Blog Readers: The LaBovick Injury Law Blog is participating in the National Blog Action Day for Poverty on October 15, 2008. It is a worldwide collective effort of over 7000 Bloggers discussing the subject of Poverty to their readers. You may be asking yourself why is a law firm participating in something like this and why is it of interest to our readers? Poverty is something that affects millions of people in this country...

FDA Issues Recall of Medtronic Infusion Pump

Posted on October 02, 2008
A potential for life-threatening blockages has prompted the recall of the Medtronic Infususion Pump. The FDA and Medtronic, Inc. issued a Class I Recall of the Medtronic Infusion Pain Pump, Neuromodulation INDURA IP. This recall includes the following models: intrathecal catheter, the suturless pump, and the intrathecal catheter pump segment revision kit...

Use of Spiriva Handihaler may cause heart attacks, strokes or death

Posted on October 02, 2008
According to the research article, “Inhaled Anticholinergics and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” written by Sonal Singh, MD; Yoon K. Loke, MD; and Curt D. Furberg, MD, and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, people using the Spiriva inhaler possibly face the following risks: cardiac death, heart attacks or strokes...

Decrease in Drunk Driving Deaths in Florida

Posted on August 29, 2008
Drunken-driving deaths decreased in 32 states from 2006 - 2007, according to a NHTSA report on Thursday. However, alcohol-related fatalities among motorcycle riders increased around the country. According to the report, in Florida there 143 fewer deaths in 2007 (3,214) that were traffic related fatalities from 2006 (3,357)...

Election Day - Exercise your right to vote

Posted on August 26, 2008
I love election day. I really enjoy going out to the polls. It feels important. It should feel important because it is important! Voting in America is easy. Because of that, many people take their right to vote for granted. How often do we hear about "elections" in far away lands where there is only one party running? How often do we hear about military juntas hunting down opposition voters and terrorizing or killing them to keep their party in power? How many countries are affected by election or voter fraud? There are too many, far too often...

Vytorin Study comes under dispute

Posted on August 22, 2008
There seems to be a dispute between two studies on risks involving Vytorin. In recent trials, data provided to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday showed no increased risk of cancer. However, a recently published study called Seas, disputes these findings and found an increased risk of cancer and deaths from cancer in patients taking Vytorin, compared with those given a placebo...

Economic loss and valuation of a Claim

Posted on August 19, 2008
Have you ever noticed that sometimes things in life are unfair? In the legal world that adage also holds true. Take for example: If an unmarried adult, without minor children (say a grandmother whose children are grown and whose husband passed away) goes to see a doctor and that doctor accidentally kills her due to obvious and total malpractice there is no way to bring a malpractice suit...

Toy Safety Standards and New Legislation

Posted on August 14, 2008
Health writer, KATE BARRETT, wrote a great article for ABCNews.com, entitled: "New Toy Safety Standards Become Law". The article discussed in detail, the new legislation on Consumer Product Safety and how it impacts children's toys. The article highlighted the addition of tough new standards that address lead levels and chemicals in products for children under 12 years old...

Our legal freedom and the Beijing Olympics 2008

Posted on August 10, 2008
We sometimes forget how fortunate we are to live in an open Society. Journalists covering the Beijing Olympics have been routinely prevented from going into certain parts of Beijing, including Tiananmen Square, have been promised access to the Internet and have not been able to get it...

ABC's of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) in Florida

Posted on August 06, 2008
A common topic that we are asked to explain to clients in our Florida law office is the Florida Law on PIP. There are several misconceptions out there on what PIP covers. This blog post will go over the ABC's of Florida Personal Injury Protection Insurance...

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