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Publix seeks more than $88,000 from family that settled medical negligence suit
TAMPA – Publix Super Markets is seeking to recover $88,846 in health care costs paid by its insurance plan to a family that later settled a medical negligence lawsuit. -
Plaintiff suing James River Insurance Company gets motion for protective order concerning documents
A plaintiff suing James River Insurance Company was also granted his motion for protective order in a case over a subpoena for his former lawyer. -
Negligence case against Carnival following slip-and-fall dismissed without prejudice
A slip-and-fall case against Carnival Corporation was dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s Miami Division on March 19. -
Court rules Heritage Tobacco can no longer use competitor's branding amid restraining order
A tobacco company was granted its restraining order against a similar business that allegedly stole its trademark to sell overseas. -
Collection agency that won FDCPA case isn't owed attorney's fees, court decides
While a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit was dismissed against a collection agency, the company didn’t win attorney’s fees. -
Walton County property owners lose request for injunction to reopen beaches
PENSACOLA – Owners of a beachfront property in Walton County lost their request for an emergency injunction against the county order closing all beaches, public and private, to stop the spread of COVID-19. -
Federal judge remands personal injury complaint over elevator drop against Marriott Hotels to state court
TAMPA – A federal judge granted a Florida couple’s request to remand to state court their personal injury lawsuit against an elevator company and popular hotel chain. -
Orlando attorney faces reciprocal suspension over alleged unprofessional behavior, arrest, other allegations
TALLAHASSEE — Orlando attorney Nicole Blair Dickerson faces reciprocal suspension following a Florida Supreme Court order for unprofessional behavior, a misdemeanor arrest and other allegations, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Judge moves forward with class-action certification in Florida felon voting case
The effects of coronavirus on Florida’s court system don’t appear to be slowing efforts to resolve a dispute over felon voting, with a federal trial set for later this month and the number of potential plaintiffs expanding into the thousands. -
Judge partially grants motion for reconsideration in case against Bitcoin co-founder accused of stealing from late co-founder's estate
WEST PALM BEACH – A magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted in part and denied in part a motion to reconsider discovery requests in a case filed by a man who claims his late brother is a co-founder of bitcoin and that the remaining co-founder tried to cheat their family out of money. -
Suit against Sarac Distributors over alleged breach of ammo sale partially dismissed
FORT MYERS – Despite a motion to dismiss, a breach of contract disagreement over firearm distributors will continue in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida’s Fort Myers Division. -
Defendants ask judge to throw out third try at class action by Haines City 55-plus mobile home park residents
TAMPA – Defendants facing fraud and conspiracy charges have asked a federal judge to throw out a third try at a racketeering class action against the owners and legal representation of a Haines City 55-plus mobile home park. -
Federal judge sends case back to state court, says defendant failed to prove jurisdiction
MIAMI —A federal judge granted a motion to remand a case back to state court, ruling the defendant failed to prove the federal court had jurisdiction.U.S. -
Florida court denies motion to compel arbitration in alleged smear campaign
MIAMI – The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied compelling arbitration March 12, saying both the defendant and plaintiff had repudiated an agreement the arbitration was a part of in an alleged cyber-defamation case. -
Florida court rejects subpoena for records in golf course development lawsuit
MIAMI – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida rejected a subpoena March 12 demanding records from an accounting firm in a dispute over events that allegedly took place in a golf course country club development. -
Judge turns down motions to extend Florida primary voting during COVID-19 crisis
A federal district judge has denied motions by civil rights groups that charged Florida failed to take reasonable precautions to ensure residents affected by the coronavirus crisis could vote in last week’s presidential primary. -
Federal judge grants motion for consideration of remand in Takata airbag litigation
MIAMI – A Florida federal judge has granted Ford Motor Co.'s motion for suggestion of remand to move a lawsuit regarding Takata airbags back to a Massachusetts federal court. -
Federal judge denies dismissal of suit against Wells Fargo over 2014 foreclosure
WEST PALM BEACH — A Palm Beach County woman's lawsuit against Wells Fargo over the 2014 foreclosure of her property remains alive following a federal judge's order issued last month. -
China faulted for coronavirus spread in Florida class-action suit
A Boca Raton law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China, alleging that its public agencies were negligent for failing to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has caused economic devastation in the U.S.