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League of Women Voters chair: Legislature 'circumvented' the law with scholarship program
TALLAHASSEE – A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision by the circuit court that found the Florida Education Association (FEA) and other plaintiffs lacked standing in its attempt to have a state-funded scholarship program declared unconstitutional. -
Melissa Nelson: 'I will bring a new and different vision for the justice system as a whole'
JACKSONVILLE – Angela Corey, the Florida prosecutor who presided over some the 4th Judicial Circuit Court’s most controversial cases of the past several years, lost her bid for re-election Aug. 30 to Melissa Nelson. -
Expert witness standard Daubert debated before Florida Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE - The fate of the standard in Florida covering the admissibility of expert witnesses in civil and criminal cases is now in the hands of the Florida Supreme Court. -
'No surcharge' laws on credit card purchases are unconstitutional, attorney says
MIAMI – A case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the constitutionality of "no surcharge" laws on credit card purchases will determine whether merchants have to keep lying to customers, an official with the Institute for Justice's Florida office said during an interview. -
Lawyers and legal professionals to meet at FJA Convention
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Justice Association (FJA) Convention is just around the corner. -
Florida court of appeal sends citrus canker case back to Broward
WEST PALM BEACH – A contentious Broward County citrus canker court case has led to something not often seen after court cases – both sides declaring victory. -
Businesses, politicos await WC rating bureau’s impact analysis of Supreme Court ruling
Florida’s business and insurance leaders are predicting workers' compensation rates will jump at least 20 percent in light of a Supreme Court decision striking limits on attorney fees. -
Bill that would have amended Florida Sunshine Law dies on its way to the House
TALLAHASSEE – State Senate Bill 1220, which amended the Florida Sunshine Law to say that judges must award attorney fees unless the court determined that the public-records request “was made primarily to harass the agency,” passed the Senate 30-0 but died on its way to the House. -
PLF amicus brief criticizes court ruling over open records penalty in Florida case
WEST PALM BEACH – Informed citizens make better decisions, which is why the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed an amicus brief in a Florida 4th District Court of Appeal case over a mining dispute in Martin County, a PLF spokeswoman said. -
Bad faith laws are in desperate need of reform, expert says; Plaintiff attorneys seek to extract settlements from insurers
TALLAHASSEE – Florida has developed a reputation of having an unfair legal system that does not favor businesses, partly because of the state's bad faith laws, which many legal experts agree need reform. -
Florida attorneys continue debate over adoption of the Daubert Standard for expert witnesses
TALLAHASSEE – The Daubert Standard may have been passed into Florida law just less than three years ago, but the decision to replace the Frye Standard with it remains highly contested among Florida attorneys, and the Florida Supreme Court will have the final say. -
Consumer advocates work to call attention to predatory lending tactics
TAMPA – Consumer advocates are brushing up on new tactics of predatory lenders so they can once again beat back the businesses waiting to take advantage of some of the most vulnerable individuals. -
Governor appoints Joni Poitier to Florida Elections Commission
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott announced on Jan. 8 that Joni Poitier will be the newest member of the Florida Elections Commission.