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Shalimar attorney suspended over alleged trust account irregularities
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Shalimar attorney Jason Eddie Negron has been suspended following a March 21 Florida Supreme Court order over alleged irregularities in his client trust account, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Hudson attorney reprimanded after failing to share data with opposing counsel, rudeness to judge
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Longtime Hudson attorney Frederick Leone Jr. has been publicly reprimanded following an April 4 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he didn't share information with opposing counsel and that he was rude to a judge, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Lighthouse Point attorney agrees to disbarment following patient brokering pleas
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Lighthouse Point attorney Alexander N. Kapetan Jr. has been voluntarily disbarred following an April 25 Florida Supreme Court order over his plea patient brokering charges, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Longtime Altamonte Springs attorney put on emergency suspension for allegedly abandoning practice
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Altamonte Springs attorney Michael David Fender has been placed on emergency suspension following an April 23 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he abandoned his practice, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Fort Myers attorney issued emergency suspension for alleged trust account issues
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Fort Myers attorney Stephanie Brunner has been placed on emergency suspension following an April 8 Florida Supreme Court order over trust account allegations, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Brandon attorney suspended fourth time in 2 years
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Serially suspended Brandon attorney Richard Luther Bradford has been suspended yet again following an April 11 Florida Supreme Court order, this time after not notifying others about his latest suspensions, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Ponte Vedra Beach attorney faces brief suspension, 3 years' probation following DUI arrests
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Ponte Vedra Beach attorney Christopher John Bondani faces a brief suspension and probation following an April 25 Florida Supreme Court order over two 2017 DUI arrests in separate Florida counties, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Tampa attorney faces suspension after doing 'little to no work' for clients
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Tampa attorney Thomas Klemens Almquist faces suspension following an April 18 Florida Supreme Court order regarding allegations arising from two cases, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Longtime Miami lawyer Raul E. Garcia faces suspension over alleged trust fund irregularities
Longtime Miami attorney Raul Enrique Garcia Jr. faces suspension following an April 23 Florida Supreme Court order regarding alleged trust fund irregularities, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
State high court: Florida Power & Light can charge consumers for environmental work at Turkey Point plant
The Florida Supreme Court ruled April 25 that it was legal for an electrical utility company to impose fees on customers in order to recover costs for work done to reduce the environmental damage caused by the company’s Turkey Point Power Plant. -
Florida Supreme Court rules Daytona hospital can't use bonds to build new hospital in neighboring county
The Florida Supreme Court ruled a special tax district was not authorized to build a hospital outside of its geographic boundaries using bonds. -
Appeals court: Man who wrecked girlfriend's car while fleeing cops owes market value, not outstanding loan balance
A man who wrecked his ex-girlfriend's Toyota Yaris while fleeing police in 2016 must pay only the vehicle's fair market value and not the upside-down loan still owned to a bank, a state appeals court has ruled. -
Fla. Supreme Court: Orange County can't bar county candidates backed by political parties from election ballot
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court ruled April 18 that a county ordinance conflicted with the state's election code. -
2019 shaping up to be difficult year for Florida workers' comp reform; 'Real opposition comes from trial lawyers'
The state of Florida faces a number of challenges in reforming its workers' compensation system. But right now, one of the biggest hurdles is simply the stark differences between two proposed pieces of legislation pending in the Florida legislature's two chambers, and particularly the bills' handling of measures to tamp down the amounts able to be claimed by lawyers. -
Florida Supreme Court rules Broward County judge to receive public reprimand for political activity
The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a public reprimand for a circuit judge who violated a political activity ban. -
Florida Supreme Court denies school superintendent's petition
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court has denied the petition of suspended Okaloosa County superintendent of schools Mary Beth Jackson to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision over her suspension. -
Bill to cap lawsuit payouts for pain, suffering headed to Florida House Judiciary Committee hearing
A bill that would reinstate non-economic damages caps on all personal injury cases, previously struck down as unconstitutional by what one lawmaker called an "activist" Florida Supreme Court, is headed into a hearing before a State House committee -
Court upholds denial of man's mental health benefits claim
TALLAHASSEE — A Florida appeals panel has upheld the denial of mental health treatment as part of a worker’s compensation claim. -
Tort reform group prefers Supreme Court-endorsed county court jurisdictional increase plan over House proposal
A Tallahassee-based tort reform advocacy group prefers a Florida Supreme Court-endorsed proposal to increase county court civil litigation thresholds over a state House bill that would raise them to $50,000 over two years. But the Florida Justice Reform Institute isn't so sure a threshold increase is needed. -
Coral Gables attorney publicly reprimanded for allegedly failing to fully disclose interest conflict
TALLAHASSEE — Longtime Coral Gables attorney Peter James Yanowitch has been publicly reprimanded following a March 14 Florida Supreme Court order over an alleged potential conflict of interest, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar.