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Lawsuit follows after foster six-month-old found in closet dies of drowning
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A six-month-old infant who died after being found unresponsive in a plastic container in a closet is the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit against the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Lawsuit filed over murder at Under Armour store; Fired manager shot colleague with rifle
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Under Armour faces a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida over the murder of an assistant manager at the Orlando International Premium Outlets.
Lawsuit: Electric skateboard flinging people into the air
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man says his electric skateboard has a dangerous feature that catapulted him off.
College basketball player sues Hilton, says flying table crushed his dreams
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - An airborne table at a Las Vegas pool ruined a young man's basketball career, a new lawsuit says.
Orlando resort sued for letting the party get out of control
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man's lawsuit says his family vacation at an Orlando resort was marred by two instances of physical violence instigated by a group of rowdy guests.
Helicopter maker escapes lawsuit after blade breaks off, kills man in truck
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – The estate of a man who was minding his own business when a helicopter blade came through the windshield of the car he was riding in and killed him can’t sue the manufacturer of the helicopter in Florida.
Court: Company properly fired manager who called face masks 'KKK hoods' after Black employee resigned
TALLAHASSEE – A company that fired one of its managers for calling a face mask a “KKK hood” won’t be held liable in court.
Ex-smoker loses $10.6M verdict when Fla. appeals court tosses case
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Philip Morris can’t be sued by a man who alleged his laryngeal cancer who alleged the company’s marketing led him to believe cigarettes were getting healthier.
Judge's OK of Florida's anti-riot law to be appealed by lawyers, Black Lives Matter
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Activists and lawyers will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that said Florida’s new anti-riot law doesn’t prevent protestors from peacefully assembling.
DeSantis' attorneys defend law that keeps transgenders out of girls sports
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.
Penalties against serial plaintiff and suspended lawyer for frivolous ADA lawsuits affirmed
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Florida federal judge who undertook his own investigation of a serial lawsuit-filer and his attorney and penalized them for filing frivolous civil rights claims on behalf of the hearing-impaired was right to do so, an appeals court has ruled.
Judge to Black Lives Matter: Florida anti-riot law doesn't prevent peaceful protests
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida federal judge has given his blessing to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-riot bill that was challenged in court by a Black Lives Matter group from Tampa.
Judge stops UCF policy that bans 'harassing or hate' messages
ORLANDO – The University of Central Florida is temporarily prohibited from enforcing a new policy that is way too woke for a free speech advocate.
Judge stops new Florida law limiting contributions to political committees to $3,000
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – The court challenge of a Florida law that limits how much money can be given to certain political committees is off to a good start.
Gov. DeSantis: Anti-riot bill doesn't target minorities, only wrongdoers
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has come to the defense of his anti-riot bill, urging a federal judge to throw out the constitutional challenge to it filed by Black Lives Matter Tampa and a lawyer group.
Judge keeps Florida's anti-riot bill in effect during constitutional challenge
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida federal judge has rejected a call from groups that wish to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new anti-riot law.
Judge told to do more than shrug after Miami jury returns $20M verdict over hand injury
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Royal Caribbean Cruises might yet shrink a $20 million verdict against it in a lawsuit brought by an employee whose hand was crushed in a door and subsequently complained of chronic pain but has since been filmed using it to perform everyday activities.
Company dismisses defamation lawsuit against Netflix over depiction of immigration and detention facilities
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.
Plaintiffs lawyers who teamed with the blind get bad news from federal appeals court
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to plaintiffs lawyers who developed a cottage industry of suing the owners of websites on behalf of the visually impaired.
Litigation funder accused of trying to hijack billion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit
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.