Anais Fournier tenía sólo 14 años cuando sufrió un paro cardíaco fatal después de beber dos bebidas energéticas Monster. Sus padres demandaron a Monster en octubre. En el momento de la demanda la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos (FDA, Food and Drug Administration) ya había recibido informes de

Dennis Herrera, the City of San Francisco's attorney, has just filed a lawsuit against the Monster Beverage Corporation, accusing it of improperly marketing energy drinks to children. According to the lawsuit, Monster's highly-caffeinated drinks can cause severe health problems and cardiac events. As a children's injury...

In Florida tourism is big business, contributing nearly $15 billion to its economy. Last year alone, nearly 14 million people from 181 countries visited Florida's theme parks, attractions and beaches.

International tourists commonly arrive by plane and rent a car at the airport. The rental car industry depends in...

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are those breadbox-sized white boxes adorned with a bright red heart and lightning bolt seen in restaurants, bars, shopping malls and hotels across the country. They contain a lifesaving medical device designed to shock failing hearts back to life. AEDs are based on relatively simple technology...

Tens of thousands of Americans take cruises every year. Most would agree that there is no better feeling than that first day at sea -- no land in sight for miles and miles. Unfortunately, as the shore slowly fades into the horizon so do the legal rights of cruise ship...

It is common in many cities to be stopped at a traffic light and see a swarm of children wandering between cars asking for money for various "causes." They often claim the money goes to support their school's sports team or glee club in the hopes of financing travel to...

Lance Armstrong is anticipated to admit doping to Oprah and the world this week. I am not so much angry or surprised as I am sad. I have admired and followed his career closely. My father and I stood on the Champs Elyse when he crossed the finish line for...

People are often shocked to learn that unlike most states, Florida allows doctors to practice without medical malpractice insurance. Often, this means that a patient killed or injured by a careless, uninsured physician could potentially be left with little or no compensation for their damages, medical bills and lost wages....

I am a father of two children who attend school every day. When every parent kisses their child goodbye in the morning, they believe and expect that their child will be safe in school and return home each night. For the parents of those children who were senselessly murdered at...

There has been a 90 percent increase in the number of serious adverse drug event reports received by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the last four years, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. In the first quarter of 2012 alone, the FDA received

The shooting death of 13-year-old Lourdes Guzman-DeJesus on a school bus is so sad that it defies description. She was on her way to school with her seven-year-old sister and seven other children, when 15-year-old Jordyn Alexander Howe pulled a pistol out of his backpack. The gun discharged, sending a...

Two recent decisions out of the United States Court of Appeals indicate that there may finally be enough legal ammunition to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to finally declare the Defense of Marriage Act, unconstitutional. The Defense of Marriage Act's Section 3 defines that marriage only occurs between a man...

Why does the frequency of alcohol and drug related car accidents continue to increase in Florida? Last year alone, Florida's intoxicated drivers caused more than 20,000 accidents resulting in nearly 1,000 fatalities. I believe these deaths can be avoided by focusing on the root cause of drunk driving accidents; the...

When a Florida school bus taking elementary school students home last year collided with a tractor trailer, a dozen children were injured and 9-year-old Aaron Beauchamp died. The Florida Highway Patrol investigation revealed that Aaron was wearing a safety belt that was too loose and threw him out...

If a patient suddenly or suspiciously dies in a hospital it is the job of a forensic pathologist to figure out how and why. Forensic pathologists are licensed medical doctors specially trained to examine people to determine their causes of death.

There are simply not enough forensic pathologists in the...

In Shakespeare's Henry VI, a character famously proclaimed, "the first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Like most members of the Florida Bar, I like to ignore those nine little words written by the Bard 400 years ago and look away when I see them plastered on a...

A 13-year-old girl had her ears pierced at a Claire's Store in Florida and ended up with a significant deformity. Before getting pierced, her mother was asked by Claire's to sign a general release form; waiving any claims her daughter might have if she was injured. The form included any...

Since 1979 Florida has executed 72 human beings. Most spent more than a decade on death row waiting to be killed. According to the Florida Department of Corrections the average death row inmate is 44 years old at the time of his execution, while they were...

Rick Scott declared a holy war against auto insurance fraud when he made it a "top three" priority for his first term as Florida's 45th Governor. I am not sure how, with all of the educational, economic, social and environmental issues plaguing Florida, this even made the top...

The recent U.S. Supreme Court arguments on President Obama's health care agenda has stirred up a lot of controversy. As a Florida lawyer representing patients who have been injured or killed by doctors and hospitals for over 20 years, I cannot understand why the oral arguments were not...