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As reported in Lawyers.com, a Florida couple is suing to get marijuana back from the Manatee County sheriff’s office. Cathy Jordan suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease, and her husband says she needs the marijuana to alleviate her pain. Florida has not passed a law legalizing medicinal pot, although the state has an exception to its criminal statutes, prohibiting prosecution of the medical use of marijuana. Take our poll on government seizure of medical marijuana and compare your views with other …

When born in a hospital, a baby is routinely given a hepatitis B shot, a vitamin K injection and an application of ointment in the eyes. In all states, a parent can refuse these treatments. It is best to use a waiver signed ahead of time and submitted to the hospital. The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages healthcare providers to seek the informed permission of the parents before providing any immunization.   Be Clear in Your Birth Plan A waiver …

Soon after a jury awarded $6.5 million to a California man who claimed the diabetes drug Actos caused him to develop bladder cancer, a court erased the verdict. Jack Cooper , 79, on April 26 won the award against Actos maker Takeda Pharmaceuticals. His lawyer, Michael Miller, had asked to speed up the trial schedule because Cooper’s bladder cancer had metastasized. Cooper, a former cable-splicer for Pacific Bell Telephone Co., is a borderline diabetic and had taken the drug for five …

  Jose Antonia Franco-Gonzalez spent nearly five years in detention, separated from his mother after his deportation case was closed. Severe mental impairment prevented him from defending himself. Lawyers.com videojournalist Matt H. Mayes introduces you to Franco-Gonalez, who cannot even speak a complete sentence. But in this landmark court case, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled the U.S. government must provide legal representation for mentally disabled immigrants who cannot afford lawyers and are facing deportation. Franco-Gonzalez’s lawyer, Ahilan Arulanantham, deputy …

A couple who has been active in the effort to have medicinal marijuana use protected in Florida had their crop seized by the sheriff; now the cops are refusing to give it back, so the couple is suing.   Medicinal Use: ‘Life and Death’ Cathy Jordan, who suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and her husband Bob reportedly say smoking marijuana is the only thing that relieves her painful symptoms. The couple had about …