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Summer 2003
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• Asleep at the Wheel: The Growing Highway Menace
• Dangers Associated with Fifteen-Passenger Vans
• Sovereign Immunity: Time for a Change
• A Logical Partnership:
  Philanthropy and Personal Injury Law
• Serving Our Community
• Responsible Choice Awards

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• September 11, 2001: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Steps Up To The Cause
• Baxter Admits Link With Dialysis Deaths
• Jackson County Jury Awards More Than $1.5 Million In Wrongful Death Suit
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Golf Tournament Raises Over $40,000
• Serving Our Community: Don Hinkle Speaks Across the State, Lisa Foran Named to Board of Guardian Ad Litem Program, United Way of Big Bend Fundraising Event
• Cholesterol-Lowering Baycol: What You Didn't Know

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Fall 2001
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• Community Comes Together for "Relay for Life"
• Are You Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Such As Baycol? (Lipobay and cerivastatin)
• HMOs Are Good Reason for Lawyers
• New Nursing Home Laws Do Little for Florida's Elders
• Learning from the Greats
• John Foote Becomes Board Certified
• Serving Our Community: FH&L Touches One of Its Own Through Foundation, FH&L Supports Strides Toward Finding A Cure, FH&L Partner Proud To Participate In Mock Trial
• Profiling Our Staff: Jennifer E. Arendt
• Don Hinkle Receives Professional Recognition
• Mark Your Calendars and Round Up Your Team for the Third Annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Golf Tournament

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Special Edition:
Florida's Cigarette Victory

This special edition of our quarterly newsletter covers just one topic - Florida's historic lawsuit against the Tobacco Industry. We are proud to have been a part of this groundbreaking victory on behalf of the citizens of Florida over an industry with a long history of misconduct. This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of one of Florida's great governors, Lawton Chiles, whose wisdom and foresight initiated this action and whose strong leadership guided the successful negotiation of a favorable settlement for Florida.

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Staff Articles and LawTalk Archives

It May Be A Homeowner's Worst Nightmare
After years of scrimping and saving, your dream house is finally a reality. The grueling hours spent working with your architect to create that special place you'll call home have paid off. However, you may be unaware that your synthetic stucco, also known as External Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS), may be playing host to water invasion.

"One Free Bite" Is A Myth
Recently, a young professional woman was attacked and killed at her doorstep in San Francisco, California by a pair of pet dogs. The attack brought into sharp focus a growing trend in this country — more and more people choose to own aggressive dogs and, as a result, more and more people are being injured from dog bites.

Do You Know If Your Stove Is Safe?
On Easter Sunday in 1998, Mrs. Jones was boiling a large pot of water on top of her stove. Mrs. Jones and her husband purchased their home approximately one year earlier after retiring to Florida from Brooklyn, New York. The stove that Mrs. Jones was using in the kitchen on that Easter Sunday was the same stove that was originally installed in the house in 1986. What Mrs. Jones didn't know — but what the manufacturer of that stove did know and didn't tell — was that the stove presented grave danger to Mrs. Jones and anyone else who used it.

Five Things to Consider About Your Auto Insurance: Are You Really Protected?
Very few people ever read their insurance policy in detail. It is the unfortunate victim who finds out the hard way what is covered and what is not. Here are five important areas of your automobile policy you should review.

Prompt Investigation Results in $1 Million Award to Alabama Couple
Evidence discovered in the investigation following Billy Joe Sale's accident conclusively indicated that dirt spread across the road by a pipeline construction company was the cause of a thick cloud of dust kicked up by a passing truck. Suddenly unable to see, Mr. Sale drifted across the center line into the path of an oncoming truck.

Hard Facts About Soft Tissue Injuries: A Case Study
As Larry Kirkland drove home from work to eat lunch, he was hit broadside by a dump truck attenpting to turn left in front of him. Mr. Kirkland suffered soft tissue injuries that caused him pain and prevented him from returning to work. Proving the seriousness of soft tissue injuries can be difficult, but we took the task to heart.

Jesus Hernandez: A Lesson In Not Giving Up
There is no good time to have an accident, but the timing for Jesus could not have been worse. Once a possible 6th round draft pick now considered a medical risk by the NFL, this determined athlete fought back from what could have been a fatal accident to a position with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Dangerous Trucks
Every year, we handle cases in which large trucks are responsible for causing accidents that end up costing our clients their lives or the life of a loved one. Two recent cases illustrate the complex nature of this litigation.

The Fiery Crash of Life Flight
Trent Robinson was the lone survivor when a Life Flight helicopter crashed in a Perry swamp in November of 1994. This young man courageously played the cards life dealt him.

Brain Injury... The Challenge of Proof
Closed head injury involving traumatic brain injury (TBI) is more challenging for the personal injury attorney to prove, because TBI often cannot be measured by objective tests such as CAT scans. When our client was struck from behind by an armored truck, the injury was evidenced by nothing more than observations by friends and family as to changes in behavior after an accident.

Justice... Bahamas Style
The Bahamian culture has a relaxed "no problem mon" reputation. But when you step inside the courtrooms of this island nation, you enter a world of formality, courtesy and a way of doing things that dates back hundreds of years.

Filtering Through the Coffee Case
Most of you have probably heard about the woman in New Mexico who received a jury verdict against McDonald's after hot coffee spilled in her lap. Here's the inside story.

Subrogation: What It Is and Why You Need to Know About It
Knowing the ins and outs of this specialized area of the law is essential for the personal injury lawyer and the plaintiff he or she represents.

Mediation: A Win-Win Opportunity
We have achieved exceptional results for our clients using mediation to settle lawsuits. Claimants are saved the trauma of reliving the incident and obtain expedited settlements without the burden of an emotional and costly trial.

Tort Reform is an Elitist Sham
We have all heard and read about the alleged "plague" of lawsuits which are being blamed for a large number of America's economic problems. Here is the honest assessment of the motivation of those who would limit our rights.