Doctors frequently refer patients to other health care providers, hospitals, and care facilities, usually with their patients’ best interests in mind. Unfortunately, this generally innocuous practice of referring patients to other healthcare providers and facilities, as well as also getting new patients through referrals, can…
As a nation, we’ve made some progress in combating the opioid epidemic in the past few years, but that progress has come with a price. Strict federal guidelines on prescribing opiates, stringent state laws to enforce monitoring and prescribing regulations, and increased federal support for…
Telephone marketing has been around for decades. And for just as long, it has been an annoyance to people who prefer not to engage in any transactions over the phone. Now that cellphones are more prevalent than home phones and every call comes with caller…
“Pill Mill” Legislation and Law Enforcement in Florida Since 2010, when the Florida Medical Examiners Commission’s annual report focused attention on the dramatic increase in deaths related to prescription opioids, the state of Florida has taken aggressive action to combat the opioid epidemic. We’ve seen…
In the U.S., we have state courts to decide issues of state law, and federal courts to decide issues of federal law. This system made sense to our founding fathers and still seems to make sense today; however, the distinction between the two courts, while…
State v. S.L. The client was charged with RICO (Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act), trafficking in hydrocodone, delivery of various controlled substances, and conspiracy to traffic in hydrocodone in 2007 in Jacksonville. The client was an experienced medical professional, dually licensed as an advanced…
Understanding the laws governing the possession and sale of drugs has become increasingly difficult in our connected but fragmented world. However, what is very clear is that the difference between drug possession and drug trafficking charges can mean the difference between probation or a short…
If you are charged with fraud in Florida, you could face felony charges, prison time, and a permanent criminal record, depending on the type of fraud and the amount of money or property involved. You could also have to pay restitution to those you allegedly…
Sex crime charges can have a devastating impact on the life of the accused. Not only will the accused face severe social stigma, but they will also have to alter some life habits. In order to prevent sexual violence or recidivism, legislators have passed regulatory…
“Florida prosecutors to seek the death penalty against 19-year-old suspect in Florida high school massacre,” read the headlines. Do we need to rethink our “eye-for-an-eye” approach? The application of the death penalty is always problematic. Many times, people opposing capital punishment simply are opposed to the…
