Bail Reform and Pretrial Release: Our Clients Should Have a Choice Across the United States, calls for criminal justice reform are coming from every political and socioeconomic corner. Rapper Meek Mill and music mogul Jay-Z have created the Reform Alliance, an organization dedicated to probation…
Thousands of nurses throughout the state of Florida have participated in the Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) since it was established in 1983 as an alternative to disciplinary action for nurses with substance abuse problems. Some have benefited from the program, but many nurses have…
Drug diversion is a serious allegation that could lead to loss of employment, action against your nursing license, and possibly even criminal charges. If you have been accused of diverting drugs from a Pyxis or other automated medication dispensing system, it is important to get…
Nurses have substance abuse problems at a rate similar to the general population. However, for nurses, substance abuse presents a significant problem, since drug or alcohol use can compromise your workplace and jeopardize patient safety. The State of Florida takes this problem very seriously, with…
In the past few years, law enforcement agencies and government attorneys have increased their efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict doctors and others in the health care field who give or receive kickbacks. In fact, federal kickback cases often involve agents, attorneys and resources from…
The man accused by deputies of killing St. Cloud mom Nicole Montalvo will no longer be held in jail on murder charges, an Osceola County judge ruled Tuesday afternoon. The State Attorney’s Office told Spectrum News 13 on Tuesday that it did not miss any…
This past year, news headlines have featured numerous reports of doctors being arrested, fined, and imprisoned for overprescribing opiates. For example, the Detroit Free Press spread the news that Michigan’s “top doctor” had been accused of overprescribing opioids (May 31, 2019); U.S. News and World…
The jury has been seated in the trial of Markeith Loyd. Legal analyst Jonathan Rose weighs in. To read the full Spectrum News article or watch the video interview, click here.
Jurors in the Markeith Loyd trial are staying sequestered this weekend ahead of Monday’s start of the penalty phase. Jurors will have to decide whether Loyd faces life in prison or death after he was convicted of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Legal analyst Jonathan Rose…
Lawmakers are trying to pump the breaks on illegal street racing in Florida. The problem continues to rise in Central Florida, and in fact, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office created an anti-street racing detail last year. We explore the street racing bill that was passed…
