Attorneys J. Mason Williams, Dan Pierron and Eric Hostetler attended the Primerus Young Lawyers seminar at the Law Offices of Ferris & Britton in San Diego, California, where they met with attorneys and other professionals from around the world to learn and discuss the newest and best ways to serve their clients’ needs.
What is Power of Attorney? A power of attorney grants the right to a person or persons to act on behalf of another. In many cases the authorities provided by such a document are abused or mishandled. To put it as simply as possible, under the new Durable Powers of Attorney Act, it is very […]
Widerman Malek, PL supported the city of Cocoa by offering the King and Queen (our own Scott and Brandi Widerman) to oversee the Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Cocoa hosts an annual Mardi Gras celebration in downtown Cocoa and this year the team of Widerman Malek, PL anchored the parade with a […]
Attorneys Mark Malek, and Dan Pierron had to opportunity to meet with Governor Rick Scott recently during the grand opening of the new facility at the Melbourne International Airport for private jet manufacturer Embraer. The facility represented yet another investment by Embraer in Melbourne to expand their operations. This expansion would […]
When making arrangements for your passing, the discussion, although necessary, is never really an easy adjustment to make or accept. Nonetheless, everyone, at some point in time, needs to have the discussion and do the paperwork. Here are six facts about estate planning that will make the process a bit less daunting. Trusts aren’t just […]
A reaffirmation agreement allows you to reaffirm debt that you owe prior to a bankruptcy. In essence, you make arrangements to continue paying your debt throughout the bankruptcy, as though you never filed. This debt is not a part of the bankruptcy discharge. In order to decide if a reaffirmation agreement is right for you, […]
In order to not know about the George Zimmerman case you must have been living under a rock since February 26, 2012. George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin on that date in Sanford, Florida. The public and the media tried him even before the official trial. Everyone had their opinion on his guilt or innocence. […]
We’ve all known that playing sports can come with its own set of risks. We’ve seen it on television and we’ve seen it while watching our children play various sports throughout their childhood. And now, the media has the ability to show instant replays over and over again, as we watch a great athlete tear […]

While he was hospitalized, several Orlando residents who worked at the hospital started complaining of being ill. Out of an abundance of caution, these residents were isolated and treated as if they had MERS. Twenty other employees, who came into contact with the patient prior to the patient being diagnosed, have also been isolated and tested for the deadly virus.
Along with the patient in Orlando, another in Illinois was tentatively confirmed as having MERS at approximately the same time. The man from Illinois had recently travelled through the Middle East and was thought to been infected there. These are the first two reported MERS cases in the United States and it was widely feared that this might be the beginning of an outbreak here in the United States.

