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Litigated insurance claims down by nearly 24% over first 9 months of 2024, data shows
The number of lawsuits filed against Florida property insurers has plummeted by nearly 24% in the first three quarters of 2024 compared to the same period last year, suggesting that legal reforms passed by the state Legislature are having an impact.
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West Flagler Associates ends years-long legal battle over sports betting with Seminole Tribe
A group of pari-mutuel business involved in casino gambling and racetracks has ended its long-running litigation against the Seminole Tribe of Florida over mobile gambling rights and the legality of the tribe’s gaming compact with the state.
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Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week highlights continuing economic impact of excess litigation in Florida
Florida Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is petitioning the public during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week about the costs of excessive civil litigation around the state and advocating for new reforms to ease burdens on workers, small businesses and startups.
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Murdered Fla. lawyer sued over representation of Surfside Condo collapse victims
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida lawyer faces legal malpractice claims after representing the interests of a couple who died in Surfside Condominium collapse.
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Florida lawsuit alleges racism in the classroom
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man accuses a teacher at school of racist comments toward his seventh-grade son, including use of the N-word.
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Nursing home abuse lawyers sued by client after case never filed
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A legal malpractice lawsuit accuses attorneys who specialize in nursing home cases of ignoring one and missing the time period to file it.
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Lawsuit filed over unsolved murder in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsilne) - Several companies are being blamed for the shooting and killing of a 25-year-old man in a Florida strip mall.
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Moody helps lead $700M settlement with J&J regarding talc products
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody helped lead a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general that reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc.
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Lawsuit: Treadmill abruptly stopped, started, sending runner tumbling
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida woman is suing the maker of a treadmill she says would occasionally stop and then restart without warning, causing her to fall on her face.
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Woman accuses Fla. city of wrongful arrest after mistaken ID
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A woman with an unlucky name is suing a Florida city after she was arrested for a crime allegedly committed by someone with the same name.
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Lawyer hoarding settlement fees for himself, lawsuit says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida lawyer won't pay his clients' outstanding medical bills and conceals their settlements, a health care provider is alleging.
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Florida State sued by transgender woman after relationship with transgender man goes wrong
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A transgender woman put through the disciplinary process at Florida State University is suing the school over the distress and financial harm it allegedly caused.
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Label manager says she was fired for rejecting boss Ryan Kane's sexual advances
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida woman claims Ryan Kane, the owner of Secure the Bag Record Label, made inappropriate advances to her, then fired her for rejecting them after getting her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
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Adderall psychosis alleged in lawsuit against pharmacies like CVS, Publix
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man claiming psychosis from an over-prescription of Adderall is suing the pharmacies who provided the drug.
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Lawsuit blames American Airlines for turbulence, woman's toss into ceiling of plane
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida woman who has filed a lawsuit says she thought it was safe to use the bathroom on an American Airlines flight, but turbulence caused her to be thrown off her feet.
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Wrongful death lawsuit: Fisherman's line tangled with power line, electrocuting him
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a Florida fisherman killed when his line crossed with a power line is suing Duke Energy.
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Waiter, there's a plate in my food
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man is suing Texas Roadhouse after he says a piece of broken plate in his food caused him injuries.
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Sadism by guards in Fla. prison leads to man's brutal death and mutilation, lawsuit says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A man was paired with a dangerous cellmate for the amusement of Florida prison guards, a lawsuit alleges, leading to his violent and disturbing death.
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Lawyer sues Fla. country club after he's not allowed to visit with mother
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer says he was wrongfully kept from visiting with his mother at a Florida country club and has gone to court.
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'Nuclear verdicts' in Florida last year totaled $492 million, new study finds
Florida jury awards exceeding $10 million over the years 2009 to 2023 amounted to a total payout of $33.2 billion, making the Sunshine State second in the nation in terms of the combined value of these so-called “nuclear verdicts.”