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Lawyer says many companies unaware of Americans with Disabilities Act website requirements
Though closed captioning, text to speech and sticky keys are not issues the average internet user worries about, they are for the visually impaired, which is why a group has claimed that Grubhub's website is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). -
Gulf Breeze attorney disbarred after guilty plea to 13 felonies
Gulf Breeze attorney Richard Michael Colbert has been disbarred following a May 11 Florida Supreme Court order after his guilty plea to 13 felonies including theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, money laundering, and bank and mail fraud. -
Federal government alleges Jensen Beach company owes more than $460,000
MIAMI – A Jensen Beach limited liability company is alleged to have defaulted on a federal loan. -
Bentley III of Florida's middle district one of Trump's U.S. Attorney casualties
TAMPA — At the beginning of March, President Donald Trump asked for the resignation of 46 U.S. attorneys, most of whom were appointed by former president Barack Obama. One of those attorneys who turned in their resignations to the president and attorney general Jeff Sessions was A. Lee Bentley III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. -
McKesson reaches $150M settlement over alleged violations
LAKELAND, Fla. — One of the largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States has agreed to a landmark settlement, according to a report on Street Insider. -
Florida woman ordered to pay more than $600K for BP oil-spill scam
MIAMI – A South Florida woman has been ordered to pay more than $600,000 in restitution for filing fraudulent claims in connection with the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a district judge recently ruled. -
Attorney claims Hillsborough firefighter wanted on misdemeanor battery charge has not fled the state
TAMPA — A Hillsborough County firefighter wanted on a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from his alleged involvement in a Key West bar fight maintains he will turn himself in to face the charges, but has no intention of altering his vacation plans that would require him to return to Florida early. -
The late Norman Wolfinger honored with Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award
MELBOURNE -- Norman Wolfinger, former state attorney in Brevard and Seminole counties, veteran and advocate for veterans and children, was posthumously awarded with the public service lifetime achievement award from Space Coast Daily. -
Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals files for bankruptcy
WILMINGTON -- Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. -
Well-known Monticello attorney dies
GAINESVILLE -- Well-known and successful Monticello attorney John David Caminez passed away Sept. 25 in Chance Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. For almost 43 years, he litigated cases involving personal injury and wrongful death in northern Florida, as well as served as co-counsel for numerous cases in Georgia, Alabama and other states. -
Florida urged to follow DOJ's footsteps in phasing out private prisons
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department recently announced that it is ending its relationship with private prison companies, citing poor results in safety, services and affordability. The new inspector general's report found that contract facilities were inferior to government-run ones. -
Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters pushes for more African American hires
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters and other groups are pushing for more black hires at the Jacksonville Fire Department. This move follows a decades-long fight about a court-approved agreement requiring the city to hire an equal amount of black and white firefighters dating back to 1982. -
Judge Gregory Holder stands by his actions in helping veteran
TALLAHASSEE— Hillsborough Circuit Court Judge Gregory Holder recently found himself in a place many Florida judges aspire to be in – the Florida Supreme Court. But he was facing a disciplinary panel, not hearing a case, after going above and beyond a judge's duties in helping a veteran. -
Sunshine state attorney seeks website changes, and costs and fees, from snow shoe seller
BOCA RATON - A small Vermont firm selling snow shoes and other winter equipment has found itself in the cross hairs of a Florida law firm demanding settlement over claims of discrimination against disabled people. -
ACLU complaint seeks to secure hormone therapy for transgender prisoner
TALLAHASSEE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a lawsuit challenging the Florida Department of Corrections’ (DOC) denial of hormone therapy and other medically necessary treatments for a transgender woman currently serving time in a state men’s prison. -
Florida attorney general tries to halt merger between major insurance companies
TALLAHASSEE – A merger between two insurance companies is being blocked by a lawsuit filed by Florida's attorney general's office. -
Takata settles with family of Jacksonville woman injured by airbag in Honda
JACKSONVILLE – A fast-approaching trial, the potential for punitive damages, and an impending ruling on whether the head of an embattled airbag manufacturer should be deposed were the driving forces behind the settlement of a Florida lawsuit, according to the attorney for the plaintiff. -
Florida court orders prisons to provide kosher meals to inmates
MIAMI – A federal judge has ordered the Florida Department of Corrections (DoC) to provide kosher meals to inmates after it rejected the state’s claim that providing kosher meals is too expensive. -
Longwood immigration attorney reinstated from 2011-2012 suspensions
LONGWOOD – Richard Loiseau, an established Longwood, Florida, immigration attorney who also practiced in Indiana, was reinstated on May 4 from a series of suspensions implemented between November 2011 and January 2012. -
Ocala doctor settles after medical subsidy fraud allegations and DOJ intervention
OCALA – A Central Florida cardiologist has agreed to settle claims that he provided unnecessary procedures to patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.