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Florida Supreme Court: Credit card fee for red-light camera fines is legal
The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a company's credit-card fee for red-light camera tickets, News Service of Florida reported. -
TOWNSEND BELT has been named as a Partner at Anthony & Partners, LLC
TOWNSEND BELT has been named as a Partner at Anthony & Partners, LLC. -
Environmental groups turn to courts to protect Florida manatees from starvation
Environmentalists are now turning to the federal courts to protect the marine habitat of Florida’s manatee population, which suffered a record number of deaths last year due to mass starvation. -
Two Army vets each win $55 million awards in latest 3M military earplugs trial
Two former servicemen won a collective $110 million in jury damages awards last week in the latest bellwether trial over allegations that 3M Co. Combat Arms Earplugs were defective and led to hearing loss. -
Florida hospitals in 'no-win situation' over conflicting COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Florida hospitals continue to feel squeezed between competing state and federal COVID-19 vaccine directives, even as a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for employers is imminent. -
Attorneys try to turn the tide on Florida casino initiative sponsors battling Seminole Tribe
Lawyers for subsidiaries affiliated with the Seminole Tribe have accused a political committee hoping for a constitutional amendment, that would open the door for casinos in North Florida, of breaking the law. -
Attorney General Moody Takes Legal Action to Block President Biden’s Unlawful Head Start Mandate
Attorney General Moody Takes Legal Action to Block President Biden’s Unlawful Head Start Mandate. -
UF Board of Trustees chief rebukes professors suing university over free speech issues
The chairman of the University of Florida Board of Trustees last week sharply criticized several professors who filed a lawsuit challenging the school’s policies on academic freedom and faculty members’ outside activities. -
UF task force recommendations fail to protect professors' academic freedom, attorneys say
A University of Florida task force’s recommendations on when faculty members can serve as expert witnesses in lawsuits that involve the state failed to satisfy professors who are suing the school over its conflict-of-interest policies. -
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Reappointed to Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Alumni Leadership Roles
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Reappointed to Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Alumni Leadership Roles. -
Senator will push for more property insurance reforms in coming Florida legislative session
State Sen. Jim Boyd (R-Brandenton) is vowing to push for further property insurance reforms in Florida in the next legislative session after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction against part of an insurance bill signed into law this year. -
Pensacola jury in military earplugs trial finds 3M not liable for veteran's injuries
A Pensacola jury last week found that 3M Corp. bears no liability in the case of a U.S. Army veteran who alleged that the company’s military earplugs caused her hearing loss and tinnitus. -
Greenberg Traurig Expands Miami Litigation Practice with Addition of Thomas Heisler
Greenberg Traurig Expands Miami Litigation Practice with Addition of Thomas Heisler. -
Online sports wagering likely delayed in Florida due to pari-mutuels lawsuits
A bill signed that would make online sports wagering in the state legal this month may have to wait get going. -
Trump files motion in federal court to reinstate his Twitter account
Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion in a Florida federal court for an injunction directing Twitter to reinstate his social media account after it was suspended in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
Seminole Tribe seeks to intervene in Florida gambling compact lawsuit
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filed documents with the U.S. District Court of Washington to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Magic City Casino against Secretary Deb Haaland of the United States Department of the Interior in mid-August. -
Attorney General Moody Seeks Confirmation that Biden Administration Will Faithfully Defend Federal Immigration Statute
Attorney General Moody Seeks Confirmation that Biden Administration Will Faithfully Defend Federal Immigration Statute. -
Another federal inmate says officer sexually, physically assaulted her
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Another federal prison inmate says she was sexually and physically assaulted and abused by an officer who since has been indicted for similar actions. -
Three Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected 2022 “Lawyers of the Year” and 67 Attorneys Recognized Overall in the 2022 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch©
Three Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected 2022 “Lawyers of the Year” and 67 Attorneys Recognized Overall in the 2022 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch©. -
U.S. Department of Interior sued over alleged unconstitutional gambling expansion on Indian tribal land
Magic City Casino sued U.S. Department of Interior alleging violations of federal law