On August 1st, Jeffrey R. Garvin of Fort Myers, Florida, was appointed president-elect of FLABOTA. FLABOTA is the Florida chapter of ABOTA; American Board Of Trial Advocates, which is an organization of civil Judges and Attorneys from both sides, who are working to preserve the civil jury system in America.…
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the Garvin Injury Law proudly announces the opening of it’s new Fort Myers office
The Fort Myers Florida office of the Garvin Injury Law is conveniently located at: 7800 University Pointe Drive, Suite 100 Fort Myers, Florida 33907 Telephone: (239) 277-0005 Facsimile: (239) 277-0004 View Larger Map
Higher court fees offset budget shortfalls in Florida
Contemplating divorce? As of Tuesday it cost you an extra $45. Forget to buckle your seat belt? Prepare to fork over an additional $14.50. Want to evict that tenant delinquent in the rent? It’s an extra $190.In an effort to ease budget shortfalls, the Florida Legislature voted to raise more…
Funny Sign
Funny Sign, Even funnier that you can rent sheep
Registration deadline approaching for Engle Trust Fund
Any Florida resident who is currently suffering (or died from) a smoking related illness must register for their share of the $600 Million dollar trust fund by June 16th, 2008. In order to qualify you must have been a regular smoker prior to November 21st, 1996 and of course a…
Interactive Map of Marijuana Growhouse Busts in Southwest Florida
Check out this interactive map of Southwest Floirda Marijuana Growhouse busts provided courtesy of the Naples Daily News. http://www.naplesnews.com/growhouse/ Are there any in your neighborhood? Click on the pushpins for a brief description of the Arrest.
Fort Myers Cocaine Bust: VIDEO, Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott
Click the link below for a video of what Sheriff Mike Scott is calling the biggest bust in Lee County’s history. Doesn’t look like all that much if you ask me. http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/VIDEO/80522074/1085/RSS0110
Cocaine Is Back, Killing More Than Ever
The signs: Increased business at rehab centers. Those Ski-related personal ads. A big spike in death rates. The trend began to reveal itself about five years ago — in centrifuges and under microscopes — at the University of Florida’s Forensic Toxicology Laboratory. Each year, the lab assists seven Florida medical…
Conference center, plaza may be coming to St. Marks
From deli meats to video rentals, the family store on St. Marks’ main drag has it all; its selection of used paperbacks even serves as the town’s public library. It’s part of a way of life many here want to preserve.“We all love St. Marks just the way it is,”…
Florida Senate amendment takes on ‘Truck Nutz’
The Florida Senate on Thursday passed an amendment to impose a $60 fine on Truck Nutz, one brand name for the novelty item on vehicle trailer hitches that resemble the dangling southern end of a northbound bull. The proposal would make displaying bull genitalia reproductions on a vehicle subject to…