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Plaintiffs can Now Mitigate Sanctions from a Proposal for Settlement by Utilizing the New Insurance Program Providing Coverage for Attorney’s Fees and Costs Incurred under Florida’s Proposal for Settlement Statute
Randall Rogers,Scott J. Welner, February 21, 2013
With the advent of the mediation process (which is mandatory in any civil action in Florida), over 95% of all lawsuits now settle before trial. From the moment a complaint is served, each party seeks to identify, establish and exploit any potential advantage. In the chess match that is civil...

The Guide to Traumatic Brain Injuries
Christopher Donegan, February 21, 2013
Between 2000 and 2006, an estimated 1.7 million people annually reported sustaining a traumatic brain injury (“TBI”), of which 52,000 people died, 275,000 were hospitalized and the remaining 1,373,000 were treated at their local emergency room and released without incident. According to...

E-Discovery & Nursing Home Litigation: What You Need To Know
Rochelle J. Nunez, February 13, 2013
Electronic discovery, more commonly known as “e-discovery,” refers to the use and preservation of information that is created or maintained in electronic media. This type of data, referred to as electronically stored information (“ESI”), incorporates emails, voice mails,...