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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney Alan Dershowitz can't prove CNN acted with actual malice when it reported comments he made during his representation of former President Donald Trump during Trump's impeachment trial.
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A federal lawsuit aimed at overturning a voter-approved 2018 Florida constitutional amendment that restricts lobbying activities by former and current elected officials is gaining plaintiffs, with Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor recently joining the legal fight.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - CNN says former President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against it is based on opinions protected by free speech.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - The makers of Seresto flea and tick collars face a class action lawsuit that says approximately 1,700 pets have died as a result of using them.
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A blind Broward County man is suing Uber in federal court, alleging that the ride-share company violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) after its drivers repeatedly refused to transport him because he travels with a service dog.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Following a California ruling that said reasonable consumers could be tricked into thinking Vizzy hard seltzers are healthier than they are, two lawyers have decided to file a class action of their own.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A marketplace for non-fungible tokens is accused of selling products with no value.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – CNN doesn’t want its employment agreements to become a part of the record in lawyer Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million defamation lawsuit against it.
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A federal class action lawsuit filed in Florida alleges that Burger King advertisements exaggerate the size of the company’s meat patties in violation of state consumer protection laws around the nation.
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MIAMI - The Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees filed a federal lawsuit on Nov. 30 in the Southern District Court of Florida against Neil Parsont and Cram Tutoring, Inc. for breach of contract, tortious interference with business relationships and unjust enrichment.
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A federal judge has blocked enforcement of key components of a 2019 Florida law that required state and local government agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials and not to enact sanctuary policies.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Males are physiologically different from females and allowing them to play girls youth sports would be unfair to their competition, attorneys for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently wrote as they defend a lawsuit brought by a transgender teen who wants to play girls youth sports.
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In the legal battle over Florida’s ban on COVID-19 “vaccine passports,” the state’s attorneys have urged a federal judge to dismiss Norwegian Cruise Line’s lawsuit to overturn the state law.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Cruise lines are suing the Florida surgeon general for preventing them from asking for COVID-19 vaccination documentation from passengers.
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MIAMI -- A man is suing the City of Miami and individual officers after being arrested.
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MIAMI — The City of Miami is facing a lawsuit over its denial of the establishment and operation of two medical marijuana treatment centers.
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PALM BEACH — A woman claims she was subjected to employment discrimination for being harassed and unlawfully terminated by her employer due to her disability.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – An apparent settlement has been reached in a defamation lawsuit against Netflix that sought $50 million lawsuit over the portrayal of immigration and detention facilities depicted in the series Messiah.
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The City of Coral Gables and two Coral Gables police officers face charges in the Southern Florida District Court for alleged false arrest and excessive force, according to documents filed on March 24.
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MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A litigation funder considered a pioneer in the business of investing in corporate lawsuits is accused of using offshore shell companies and improper tactics to take control of a potentially lucrative lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in abandoned life insurance payouts for the state of New York.