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Report: Duval County 'plagued by prosecutorial misconduct, bad lawyers and racial bias'
JACKSONVILLE – A new report released Aug. 23 by a Harvard Law group contends that Duval County is among the country’s leaders in death sentences and it, along with the other counties, is “plagued by prosecutorial misconduct, bad lawyers and racial bias.” -
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. -
ACLU director: History plays key role in Florida’s No. 1 disenfranchisement ranking
MIAMI – It turns out Florida’s national top ranking in the number of disenfranchised felons is as much a historic one as it is a political one. -
Attorney trust accounts at Florida credit unions clear a major hurdle
TALLAHASSEE – Attorneys in the state of Florida are now one step closer to being allowed to open trust accounts at Florida Credit Unions, the Florida Bar Board of Governors announced earlier this month. -
State Supreme Court to hear case over wording of Allstate insurance policy regarding PIP fees
TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s Supreme Court will soon weigh in on the dispute between Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co and Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation. -
Supreme Court disciplines 32 attorneys, Florida Bar summary reports
TALLAHASSEE – Based on the summaries of orders that were issued between April 4 and June 30, the Florida Bar disciplined 32 attorneys for various offenses, ranging from six disbarments, two revocations, 16 suspensions, and eight public reprimands. Additionally, two attorneys received probation and one was required to pay restitution. -
New State Bar committee member's goal: Help assure allowance for fair, unbiased trials
TAMPA – Tampa attorney Dennis A. Lopez was appointed to the Florida Bar Code and Rules of Evidence Committee earlier this month. Lopez joins 44 other Florida attorneys serving on the committee, which plays an important role in determining the rules that govern the admission and consideration of evidence in Florida's courts. -
High court won't hear Escambia County's property tax case against Portofino
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding beach property that is being developed by a company leasing the land after an appeals court said the company is not responsible for paying property taxes. -
Florida Bar members to share opinions in poll on 31 judges up for retention in November
TALLAHASSEE – Florida law requires Florida Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges to be placed on the ballot in nonpartisan elections every six years for voters to re-elect them or not, and this year, there will be 31 such options on the ballot. -
Charges filed against Duval County circuit court judge for alleged racist and sexist comments
JACKSONVILLE – A Duval County circuit court judge has been reassigned to probate court after a female staff attorney claimed that he made racist and sexist remarks to her. -
Retiring judge requests governor appoint successor in letter, attorney files suit seeking election
LAKELAND – The attorney for a Lakeland man fighting for the chance run for judge on the 10th Judicial Circuit Court says he suspects the way that bench, and others, is being vacated amounts to election tampering and is unconstitutional. -
Incumbent judge seeks re-election for the first time, says family helped him achieve goals
MIAMI – George “Jorge” Sarudy, a former high school dropout who went on to graduate from Florida State University with a law degree, is seeking re-election to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Group No. 72. -
Law prof: Tickets issued through Aventura’s red-light camera program might still need paid
AVENTURA – A Florida appeals court decision earlier this week in favor of Aventura's red-light camera program means drivers who received traffic tickets from the city may need to pay up, a law professor said during a recent interview. -
High court to settle Allstate PIP insurance question after district courts rule differently
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's Supreme Court on Aug. 30 is scheduled to hear oral arguments regarding the clarity of statements insurance companies include in no-fault auto insurance policies regarding the amount and method they use to reimburse medical services providers for treating patients injured in auto accidents. Differing opinions in recent lower court decisions paved the way to the Supreme Court hearing. -
Court denies groups' education funding lawsuit to bypass appellate court
TALLAHASSEE – The 1st District Court of Appeals on July 26 denied a suggestion for certification that would have enabled a lawsuit in which Citizens for Strong Schools, Fund Education Now and several individual plaintiffs were seeking to bypass the appellate court and proceed directly to the Florida Supreme Court. -
Recent state court rulings place work comp attorney fee schedules in question
TALLAHASSEE – Workers’ compensation laws that impose caps on claimants’ attorney fees may be vulnerable with recent state supreme court decisions toppling fee schedules in Florida and Utah. -
Tamarac sees positive results in red light camera program, despite legal minefield
TAMARAC – Despite ongoing litigation and general controversy in Florida over the use of red light cameras, the program in Tamarac has the nod of its city commission and some encouragement from an appeals court ruling earlier this week. -
State's judges 'underpaid,' may deter lawyers from entering profession
JACKSONVILLE – Recent scrutiny has been placed on judges’ salaries in Florida as some of the lowest in the country. -
First GREEN Bank opens specialized department for attorneys
ORLANDO – First GREEN Bank (FGB) recently announced it is now offering specialized banking services to the 90,000-plus licensed attorneys in the state of Florida through its Attorney Banking Department. -
Florida Supreme Court suspends attorney for contempt, alleged lack of response
TALLAHASSEE – On May 13, the Florida Supreme Court found attorney Mirta Desir, who practices law in West Palm Beach, in contempt of the court after she allegedly failed to respond to a request from the Bar to show cause for a client complaint.