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'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. -
Bondi under fire for open government laws in wake of Orlando nightclub shooting
ORLANDO – Florida’s attorney general has come under fire for her perceived lack of support of the state’s Sunshine Law. -
Corey picks up two endorsements, makes campaign staff changes in 4th Circuit race
TALLAHASSEE – Even after eight years as a state’s attorney, Jacksonville native Angela Corey sees a job that’s still not finished. -
Campaign contributions a 'permanent reality,' says lawyer
TALLAHASSEE –– Donald Trump's political contribution to Florida's elected attorney general created at least the appearance of bias and impropriety. This is a danger faced by all elected legal officials, a Miami attorney said during a recent interview. -
BP settlement money going nowhere until Florida legislature reconvenes
TALLAHASSEE – The first payment of $300 million from a settlement reached with BP Oil to cover economic damages to northwest Florida caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill is due, but distribution of the funds will have to wait until the next legislative session. -
InterFACE Talent customers in Florida to begin receiving restitution, AG press secretary says
TALLAHASSEE – Florida customers bilked by New Jersey-based InterFACE Talent can expect to receive partial refund checks in the next few weeks, the press secretary for the state Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an interview. -
Florida case that affirmed AG's power to dismiss whistle-blower lawsuits not quite over yet
TALLAHASSEE – When Florida's 1st District Court of Appeals affirmed in February the state attorney general's authority to dismiss a qui tam whistle-blower lawsuit in which it chose not to intervene, most legal observers declared the case of Zoltan Barati vs. State of Florida, Motorola, Inc. et al. dead. The case, however, is proving to still have some fight left. -
First District Court of Appeal upholds attorney general's dismissal of whistle-blower case
TALLAHASSEE – Attorney General Pam Bondi scored a win recently from the 1st District Court of Appeal of Florida when the appellate judges ruled that she did have authority to dismiss a 2009 whistle-blower lawsuit, despite a decision not to intervene formally in the case. -
Settlement to give relief to more KB Homes homeowners
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Attorney General’s office has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with homebuilder KB Homes and its subsidiaries to repair homes found to not meet certain construction requirements. -
Florida revamps death penalty sentencing for constitutionality
TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers have approved changes to the state’s death penalty sentencing system in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the old system was unconstitutional.