Florida Legal Blog
What leads to medical errors?
Do you know what causes more deaths in the U.S. than strokes, Alzheimer’s or diabetes? The answer may surprise you. A recent study found that medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Putting your faith in the medical system is...
Birth Injuries Case Ends In $10.2M Settlement
Any woman who has given birth would likely tell you that no pregnancy is completely safe until the baby is actually born and in stable health. That is to say, all the precautions and care taken over the previous nine months can be undone by mistakes made during labor...
Misdiagnosis: A worrying reality for many ailing patients
When you go to your doctor with a problem, it feels as though your fate is in their hands. You must trust they will draw on their knowledge to determine appropriate next steps, without faltering or leading you astray. Yet the reality is, doctors frequently get it...
Increasing immigration fees will impact businesses, workers
Workers and businesses hoping to take advantage of employment-based immigration opportunities in the U.S. are facing a new hurdle: significantly higher petition fees. Come Oct. 2, 2020, a slew of filing fee hikes will come into effect. While increases are happening...
4 tips for advocating for yourself through a complicated diagnosis
When you or a loved one face a complicated health problem, you put your trust in the medical system to quickly and accurately diagnose and treat your condition. What choice do you really have? You may face limits based on where you live in South Florida, your...
What do you know about preventing prescription errors?
Your health condition requires you to take medication, but experience showed you that you must do your part to prevent medication errors. No matter how much you trust your new doctor or pharmacist, you cannot be too careful. It may help to get a breakdown of how...
Federal courts must entertain challenges to USCIS visa denials – a published win by KKTP!
Our firm was proud to represent the plaintiffs in Canal A Media v. USCIS, a recent decision from a federal appeals court. The case involves complex questions of what is called “jurisdiction”—a court’s power to consider a party’s claims in immigration cases. This case...
The return of administrative closure in removal proceedings!
For the past three decades, immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals have used a tool known as “administrative closure” to temporarily remove cases from their dockets when the noncitizen was pursuing other forms of relief or immigration benefits with a...
Important things to remember when applying for a fiancé visa, and when applying to become a lawful permanent resident
In this case, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which is kind of like the “Supreme Court of Immigration Judges,” held that a noncitizen who conspires to engage in marriage fraud to obtain a K-1 fiancé visa is barred from obtaining an immigration visa petition...
What you should know about the recent decision on DREAMers
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court made its ruling on a case regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision states that the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Obama-era program was mishandled, and therefore, unlawful....
