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• A Personal Perspective on Consumer Justice Law

  Joe Saunders | September 09, 2008 8:42 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  I've been practicing consumer justice law for more than 20 years now. I wouldn't trade one moment of it. I've represented the people who have no voice in terms of those who have money and status in...

• Judge Gives Class Action Status to Zyprexa Cases

  Joe Saunders | September 09, 2008 8:06 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Zyprexa, Eli Lilly's schizophrenia drug, has come under fire for adverse effects including weight gain and diabetes. However, the latest bad news for Eli Lilly concerns the way in which it was...

• Drug Makers Skirt the Issue with New Direct to Consumer Ads

  Joe Saunders | August 30, 2008 11:15 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  You have to hand it to the public relations maching working for the large pharmaceutical companies. When a public outcry was threatening to change the manner in which they promote their drugs...

• Jalepeno Now Salmonella Focus, Florida Tomato Growers Lose Millions

  Shannon Weidemann | July 24, 2008 4:02 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  FDA investigator finally found salmonella in one of the thousands of samples it had tested following a huge nationwide outbreak. It was not found on a tomato however, the initial focus of the...

• Ford Recalls Pickup Trucks

  Shannon Weidemann | May 15, 2008 11:29 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  A brake hose problem is forcing the recall of Ford F-150 pickup trucks as well as the Lincoln Mark LT truck. The truck recall involves 650,000 2005 and 2006 trucks. Ford trucks covered by the...

• The Myth of Frivolous Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | June 06, 2007 12:56 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Frivolous litigation is a legal defense exercised when a plaintiff is trying to assert a claim that is legally baseless, without merit, and full of unsupported assertions. The goal of a frivolous lawsuit is to obstruct the adjudication of proceedings with no real colorable claims of law, forcing defendants to come up with legal reasoning to refute meritless claims. The definition of...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Tampa Police

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 6:49 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Police contend it was self-defense, but the family says officers were wrong to shoot. Now, the family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit for potentially millions of dollars against the City of Tampa and the officers involved.Police say the man ran a stop sign on Riverhills Drive in May of 2005. They also say he refused to give his real name or his license when asked. When he wouldn't exit the...

• College Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit for $2.75 Million

  Christina Cole | May 07, 2007 11:20 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Edward Waters College and the family of a student that was fatally shot, in 2004, following an essay he wrote critical of campus safety, has reached a $2.75 million wrongful death settlement.Additionally, the settlement, agreed upon last month, requires the college to award an annual scholarship in honor of Johnathan Wesley Glenn,Glenn, 18, a college freshman, was standing outside of his dorm...

• Children's Necklace Recalled for Lead Poisoning

  Christina Cole | May 04, 2007 2:01 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The Oriental Trading Company, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is volunarily recalling 132,000 Children's Religious Fish Necklaces because they contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by small children and can cause serious health effects.The recalled necklaces hang from a black cord and have a silver fish pendant. The necklaces were sold through...

• The Losses That Really Sting A Trial Lawyer

  Bob Carroll | February 09, 2007 9:45 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Winning and losing cases is the lot of trial lawyers. We have our unbelievable wins and our equally unbelievable losses. The feelings of an experienced trial lawyer are expressed at Albany Lawyer in his post, Why it's hard to be a trial lawyer.I can only add that losing hurts more when it happens before a case can be decided by a jury. The derailment of a personal injury claim by the entry of...