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Palmetto securities law attorney among defendants in fraud case
FORT MYERS - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a motion to restrain and enjoin defendants accused of violating federal securities laws. -
Polk County motorcyclist files suit against USPS for accident injuries
TAMPA — A Polk County motorcyclist has filed a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the injuries he sustained as a result of an automobile accident in Lakeland. -
Ren Media Group accused of violating labor laws in mass terminations
TAMPA -- A Florida media company is facing a class-action lawsuit brought by a former employee who claims it violated labor laws by not providing 60-days notice of termination as required by the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. -
Appeals court backs dismissal of karaoke track provider’s trademark infringement claims
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of trademark and copyright infringement claims brought by Phoenix Entertainment Partners over karaoke tracks it created under the Sound Choice brand. -
Florida court clears woman of RICO conspiracy
JACKSONVILLE — A Florida court has found no evidence that a woman is part of a RICO enterprise as claimed by a creditor trying to collect on her husband's debt. -
Walmart must show video of woman who claimed she fell in Oldsmar store
TAMPA — A Florida court has ordered WalMart Stores Inc. to share video of a woman alleging falling in its Oldsmar store. -
Federal judge denies IRS request for injunction against Sarasota orthopedics center
A federal judge in Tampa has declined an IRS request that his court order a Sarasota orthopedics center to obey U.S. tax laws. -
Product liability case involving Suzuki continues
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has ruled in a product liability complaint against a motorcycle manufacturer. -
64-year-old's layoff financially motivated, doesn't violate federal law, 11th Circuit rules
The layoff of a 64-year-old Jacksonville maritime employee whose job was then held by a much younger co-worker in 2014 didn't violate federal law and was motivated by financial factors, an appeals court recently ruled. -
Fatal Bonita Springs plane crash could end bizarre harassment case
A plane crash that killed the plaintiff of a lawsuit just days after he was released from jail for violating a restraining order prohibiting him from allegedly harassing military veterans who accused him of falsifying military service could be the end of a bizarre case that has continued two years. -
Lawsuit could determine if companies funding litigation are violating Florida interest rates laws
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Absent guidance from Florida regulators, a man is taking it upon himself to attempt to show that companies that finance lawsuits charge interest rates in excess of state law. -
Plaintiffs seeks class status in data breach case against Wendy's
A group of Wendy’s International LLC customers is seeking to have a lawsuit regarding a data breach certified as class action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. -
U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds ruling in decade-long legal battle
ATLANTA -- The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling dismissing Rubin Schron from the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estates of six deceased nursing home patients. -
Appeals Court sides with Volusia County in termination of beach officer over Facebook posts
A Volusia County Beach Safety officer has lost his appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in an effort to keep his job after he was fired for racially charged comments he made on social media about Trayvon Martin. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit vacates order to deny class-action certification in debt collection case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has vacated a lower court's decision to deny class-action status in a lawsuit involving debt collection. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit sides with body shops in battle against insurance companies
A panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has overturned a decision from a lower court that had dismissed complaints filed by five auto body shops against State Farm, alleging federal antitrust and state tort claims. -
Florida man files claim against Bank of America, credit-reporting agencies over bankruptcy
ST. PETERSBURG — A Florida man recently filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleging a nationwide bank and credit-reporting agencies violated the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). -
Federal judge denies Orlando man's request for class certification in mold case
ORLANDO — A federal judge has denied a motion for class certification in a dispute between an Orlando man and a property management company, saying that the plaintiff failed to identify a relevant common question. -
Federal judge remands Social Security case
FORT MYERS — A federal judge has overturned an appeals court decision issued by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying a Florida woman’s request for supplemental insurance benefits. -
US District Court judge issues ruling in bad faith claim
ORLANDO — Judge Roy Dalton of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has remanded a bad faith insurance case back to the 9th Circuit Court of Florida.