...
table({-border=>1},
                th ({-colspan=>2},"<H3>Please verify/ correct the information below."),

                Tr (td({-align=>'right'},["First Name"]),td({-align=>'left'},[ textfield(-name=>'user_firstname' ,-default=>$userinfo[0])])), ....

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Tr (td({-align=>'right'},[($state==2?"<FONT COLOR=FF0000>":undef)."First Name".($state==2?"<FONT COLOR=FF0000>":undef)]),td({-align=>'left'},[ textfield(-name=>'user_firstname' ,-default=>$userinfo[0])])),