An entrepreneur is looking to federal immigration law to help some weak community banks to revitalize communities. The woman looked long and hard for an area to apply her concept. She looked at areas in Florida and on the West Coast, but later decided to try her...
Month: March 2012
Doctor, hospital negligent in “wrongful birth”
Many tests are done on pregnant women in order to check the health and genetic state of a baby throughout a pregnancy. Florida parents may already be anxious over the course of a pregnancy, but many say that as long as a baby is healthy, they are happy. However, when...
Florida officers rarely punished for reckless driving
Recently, the Orlando Sentinel discovered some troubling statistics when it did an investigative report on law enforcement crashes. Florida officers were involved in about 7,400 car accidents between 2006 and 2010 while on duty. According to the Sentinel, that is one...
Miami valedictorian and her sister get reprieve from deportation
The North Miami High School valedictorian and her sister who were facing imminent deportation have been given a reprieve. This blog carried the story of the two sister's plight on Monday after an immigration judge ordered the two young women to leave the country....
Sleep patient dies in hospital
Many people across Florida visit a sleep clinic when they have trouble sleeping. From snoring to sleep apnea to insomnia, clinics aim to treat these types of ailments so that people can get a good night's sleep. There are times, however, when an overnight stay in a...
Miami rallies behind valedictorian after deportation order
A Miami family sits in the middle of an immigration issue that has led more than 2,500 students and others to hit the streets in protest. Last week, a federal immigration judge ordered two sisters to leave the country by March 28. One of the sisters is an 18-year-old...
Eleventh Circuit hears federal challenges to state immigration laws p.2
In the last post, this blog began a discussion of this week's oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in three immigration cases from Florida's neighboring states. The federal government is challenging state immigration measures in Alabama and...
Doctors may have cultural bias towards poor patients
A Florida resident who is sick, hurt or injured has a right to believe that he or she will receive the best care available when they go to the hospital. A new study suggests, however, that not all patients are treated equally. According to the study, low-income...