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by BriggsLawFirm | May 14, 2015 | Medical Malpractice
Not every person needs such a procedure, but if your doctor suggests you get a left atrial appendage exclusion using the Lariat snare device, think twice about it.According to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, there's reason to believe it could increase...
by BriggsLawFirm | May 6, 2015 | Wrongful Death
We have written before about how a loved one's unexpected death can throw an entire family into emotional distress. The trauma of the event and the grief that is experienced has a way of freezing decision-making abilities.Things that might be handled easily under...
by BriggsLawFirm | Apr 30, 2015 | Premises Liability
If you are a Florida property owner you have probably found yourself wondering at one time or another whether you have possible premises liability exposure. State law makes fairly plain that landowners are required to exercise reasonable care to be sure that any...
by BriggsLawFirm | Apr 22, 2015 | Medical Malpractice
The concept of robotic surgery is one that attracts a lot of attention. Most of the time, the information about the wonders of this technology comes from the hospital that is looking to attract patients. Often used to back up the claims is information that comes...
by BriggsLawFirm | Apr 16, 2015 | Car Accidents
It seems that everywhere you turn there's a new reminder about the dangers of distracted driving. It happens to be occurring a bit more right now than perhaps other times of the year because April happens to be National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Among the...
by BriggsLawFirm | Apr 9, 2015 | Product Liability
Reliability of products is something most of us take for granted. If we pay for something, we expect the product to function as claimed by the manufacturer. When it doesn't, there is an equal expectation that someone can be held accountable. Even if a product's maker...
by BriggsLawFirm | Apr 2, 2015 | Wrongful Death
When death occurs unexpectedly, it makes little difference what the circumstances happened to be. The pain and anguish that loved ones and friends of victims endure is bound to be the same whether the death was the result of an accident in a workplace setting or...
by BriggsLawFirm | Mar 27, 2015 | Premises Liability
Most people don't have an attorney on retainer. There are probably a lot of reasons why. Perhaps many believe that only rich people can afford to do it. A more likely reason is that it never comes to mind. In the course of life, the only time a person might imagine...
by BriggsLawFirm | Mar 20, 2015 | Medical Malpractice
Through the fall of last year, Ebola was the bug of the day. Thousands in West Africa died as a result of the virus. And when the first death on U.S. soil, it seemed as if all the news stops were pulled out. In recent weeks, another bug unseated Ebola as the big...
by BriggsLawFirm | Mar 11, 2015 | Premises Liability
Florida is among a few states in the U.S. that enjoys the possibility of year-round swimming pool access. Unfortunately, that designation comes with the fact that Florida is the top state for the number of swimming pool accidents recorded every year that result in...