The NMAAHC is a public institution open to all, where anyone is welcome to participate, collaborate, and learn more about African American history and culture. In the words of Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the Museum, “there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is… Read More
Hope Rising-Massaro Pride Interview
Hope Rising-Massaro is a paralegal in our St. Petersburg office. She is a married mother of 3 boys and 1 girl. Her daughter Nicole is gay. Nicole, who is now 40, came out when she was 16. “Coming out” can be a complex event in an LGBTQIA+ person’s life. It can be fraught with tension,… Read More
Important D&I Calendar Dates – June 2023
June 2023 Month-long observance: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month Black Music Month National Caribbean American Heritage Month Pride Month (LGBTQIAA+) Important D&I calendar dates: 5thWorld Environment Day 11thRace Unity Day 12thLoving Day 19thJuneteenth 20thWorld Refugee Day 21stNational Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada) 21stLitha, Summer Solstice (Pagan) 24stSt-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec) 28th Eid al-Adha (Muslim) Pride Day (LGBTQ+)… Read More
Florida Unfavorable Exhaustion of Benefits Order/Gratuitous Payments
The Honorable Judge Myriam Lehr (Miami-Dade County – County Court) recently issued an order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on exhaustion of benefits in New Vista Diagnostic Imaging Services v. Direct Gen. Ins. Co. on April 25, 2023. The order addresses two (2) gratuitous payment arguments raised by Plaintiff’s counsel, Demesmin & Dover, who… Read More
4th DCA Rules on Limiting Charge Issue in FL PIP Claims
On April 26, 2023, The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida issued a ruling which will have major implications on personal injury protection (PIP) litigation. InProgressive v. In House Diagnostic Services a/a/o Darryl Frazier, No. 4D21-2581, the 4th DCA ruled that the proper reimbursement rate for medical benefits when using the 2007 service year… Read More