Miscellaneous

• Presidents get to address our children? Nothing new in Obama's speech that hasn't been said before

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | September 08, 2009 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Bush's Presidental Address and Remarks to Students and Faculty at Alice Deal Junior High School October 1, 2001 Thank you, Ms. Mostoller, and thanks for allowing me to visit your classroom to talk...

• When a fit parent's judgment isn't good enough

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | August 03, 2009 11:48 PM | 2 CommentsMiami, FL

  Christopher Jones hit the ground at Thunder Cross Motor Sports Park near Okeechobee just before his all-terrain vehicle landed on top of him. The 14-year-old died moments later from his...

• A layman's explanation of comparative fault and or contributory negligence and how it affects your recovery.

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 27, 2009 11:00 AM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  Many of us will at some point in our lives be involved in a personal injury lawsuit. It may be because we’ve been involved in some way in a car accident. Or, we could be on a jury listening to...

• Florida is still Gerrymandering- what does that mean to Florida's future? And isn't gerrymandering illegal?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 19, 2009 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Would it seem fair that election districts are not impartially drawn? Would it seem fair if some districts actually have some houses on a particular street, while other houses owned by people within...

• WOULD YOU HIRE A FEMALE TRIAL ATTORNEY? The good, the bad, and the "ugly"

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 14, 2009 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Justice is Not Blind to Beauty Perhaps it is survival of the fittest, but it seems that even in today’s legal system looks matter. Good looks turn heads, win hearts, and according to many...

• Florida's Court Appointments and the current JNC process- does it need revamping?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 13, 2009 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  It’s not often that Republicans “go to bat” for the cause of diversity. It’s quite possible that, that may be the reason for Gov. Crist’s recent defeat at the Florida...

• Florida Governor vetoes Legislative Bill that gave State Farm clearance to charge higher fees than all other regulated insurance companies

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 06, 2009 6:02 PM | 5 CommentsMiami, FL

  In 1348 Europe was devastated by the Black Plague (now thought to have been bubonic plague, or Yersinia pestis). It killed somewhere between thirty and sixty percent of the population of Europe. One...

• Mandatory Cystic Fibrosis Testing for Florida Newborns

  Alison Young | April 11, 2009 2:02 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  On September 17, 2007 the State of Florida began newborn screening for Cystic Fibrosis. CF affects approximately 30,000 Americans and people diagnosed with the disease live, on average, to 37. While...

• Credit Card Numbers Stolen From Sweetbay

  Shannon Weidemann | March 24, 2008 9:40 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The Sweetbay Supermarket, a Florida chain of grocery stores, and Hannaford Bros. announced last week that 4.2 Million credit card and debit card numbers were obtained during store transactions. Over 1800 cases of credit card fraud have been reported. The credit & debit card numbers were illegally obtained during the card authorization process.Hannaford was notified of unusual credit card...

• Chief Justice Calls Potential Budget Cuts "Murder"

  Seth Miles | March 20, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Due to fiscal shortfalls, caused in large part by a sinking economy, Florida officials proposed a 10% cut to the Court's budget. Chief Justice Fred Lewis warned Florida's legislators that the cuts would lead to the firing of 900 court employees and be nothing less than a "spear to the heart." The sad reality? The budget cuts are necessitated by a bad short-term federal fiscal policy more...