Davion Smith News
Federal appeals court backs Navy's decision to withhold officer's suicide note from writer
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled the U.S.Navy was right to deny a book author's request to see a naval officer's personal suicide letter in a Freedom of Information Act case.
Tampa court backs Scientology in legal battle with estranged members
A federal judge denied a husband and wife's request to overturn a religious arbitration ruling that allegedly cost them nearly $1 million.
City of Coleman and its mayor win retaliation lawsuit brought by police administrator
The mayor of Coleman did not improperly retaliate against a police officer for lodging complaints about the department, a federal judge ruled on July 20.
Judge allows saw to be disassembled in Florida man's suit claiming product defects caused his injury
FORT MYERS – A judge in the Fort Myers Division of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently granted a motion by Home Depot and equipment manufacturer Makita Inc. to disassemble a miter saw that a Florida man claims is allegedly defective and severed his arm.