Stories by John Breslin on Florida Record

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A beach resort city will lodge no further appeal against a court decision knocking down its regulations over the hiring of scooters.

BOCA RATON - A small Vermont firm selling snow shoes and other winter equipment has found itself in the cross hairs of a Florida law firm demanding settlement over claims of discrimination against disabled people.

TALLAHASSEE – A Florida attorney allegedly involved in a plot to have an opposing counsel wrongfully arrested for drunk driving has been permanently disbarred.

TALLAHASSEE – The Supreme Court of Florida has granted an attorney’s request for disciplinary revocation of her license to practice.

TALLAHASSEE – An attorney was publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for a year for allegedly failing to properly monitor and supervise trust fund accounting and procedures.

TALLAHASSEE – An attorney who allegedly deliberately targeted and caused the wrongful arrest of an opposing counsel has been permanently disbarred following a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court.

TALLAHASSEE – The Supreme Court of Florida ordered the immediate suspension from practice of an attorney accused of misappropriating thousands of dollars sent to her in error.

TALLAHASSEE – An Altamonte Springs attorney has been suspended for 10 days, after which he will be placed on probation, after allegedly failing to inform the Florida State Bar of his criminal convictions.

TALLAHASSEE - Florida’s workers’ compensation claims office have seen a sharp spike in cases filed following a landmark state Supreme Court ruling that barred capping attorney fees.

JACKSONVILLE – A fast-approaching trial, the potential for punitive damages, and an impending ruling on whether the head of an embattled airbag manufacturer should be deposed were the driving forces behind the settlement of a Florida lawsuit, according to the attorney for the plaintiff.