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Lawyer taking rejected class actions on search for more favorable judges, Big Lots says

By John O'Brien |
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A controversial class action lawyer is accused of taking his shaky theories to new judges after others reject them.

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Lawsuit: A prolific class action lawyer is more into extortion than litigation

By John O'Brien |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Ashley Furniture claims a prolific class action lawyer is actually an extortion artist and is suing him for more than $100,000.

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Statewide judicial panel opposes plan to consolidate Florida judicial circuits

By Michael Carroll |
Florida should reject the idea of consolidating some of its judicial circuits as a way to increase efficiency or save taxpayer dollars, a statewide committee of judges, attorneys and other judicial system stakeholders has agreed.

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Lawyers seek dismissal of 'shotgun' complaint by Florida repair firm

By Daniel Fisher |
WEST PALM, BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A law firm sued in federal court by a former client whose repair business was damaged by a change in Florida insurance law seeks to dismiss the case, saying the suit is an improper “shotgun pleading” that fails to identify any specific examples of malpractice.

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Study: Florida ranks 3rd where law degrees are worth the most

By Juliette Fairley |
Florida is reportedly among the top three states where it's easiest for the typical lawyer to recover from law school expenses

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Judiciary watchdog: 'Federal judge censure in Trump criminal case isn't enough'

By Juliette Fairley |
Congressman Gaetz introduced a resolution that would censure, condemn Chutkan if approved by a Congressional majority.

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Allegedly fake ADA lawsuits land Florida attorney in prison

By Juliette Fairley |
Stuart Finkelstein was charged with stealing the identities of two individuals to file hundreds of unauthorized ADA lawsuits

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DeSantis appoints Cuban-American appellate chief to the Florida Supreme Court

By Juliette Fairley |
Meredith Sasso is the former Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Chief Judge

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Federal judge set to rule on recusal in Disney v DeSantis lawsuit

By Juliette Fairley |
Northern District of Florida Judge Mark Walker was asked to recuse himself by DeSantis attorneys

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Tampa attorney charged criminally after dispute involving gunshots

By Juliette Fairley |
Attorney James Wilkes is known for successfully suing nursing homes

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New law firm making waves in Florida legal community

By Chris Dickerson |
A new law firm created by some of Florida’s biggest names has doubled in size in less than two months. Lawson Huck Gonzalez already has three locations in Miami, Tampa and Tallahassee, and it has grown from five to 10 attorneys.

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Lawyer can continue 'heavy-handed' campaign against client's opponent

By Daniel Fisher |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A man who accuses an insurance brokerage of shortchanging him on commissions can continue to publish false and misleading statements about the firm, a Florida appeals court ruled, largely overturning a trial judge’s injunction against over tactics the man’s lawyer acknowledged could be “heavy-handed” and “relentless.”

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Insurance coverage counsel announce new law firm, website

By The Florida Record |
Attorneys C. Anthony Ashford and Guy S. DiMartino are pleased to announce the formation of the law firm Ashford DiMartino, P.C.

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Plaintiffs firm founder says sexual harassment accuser demanded 'ransom' after firing

By John O'Brien |
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The former employee who accused him of sexual harassment was actually fired for poor performance, the founder of a personal injury firm that targets nursing home says.

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The late Miami-Dade clerk of the courts Harvey Ruvin praised for 50-plus-year record of public service

By Michael Carroll |
The Miami-Dade County clerk of the courts, Harvey Ruvin, died on Dec. 31, ending a record of public service that spanned more than a half-century and earned Ruvin praise for his work on both technology and environmental issues in Florida.

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'Ultimate salesman' must pay contingency fee to his firm after court dispute

By Daniel Fisher |
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A man who refused to pay a contingency fee to Boies Schiller and challenged an arbitrator’s decision requiring him to do so lost in court, with a Florida appeals court agreeing with the arbitrator who called him “the ultimate salesman” willing to say what he needed to save money.

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Judge didn't give Boca Raton law firm chance to fight $17K sanction, court finds

By John O'Brien |
MIAMI – A Boca Raton law firm will get the opportunity to argue against a $17,150 penalty imposed on it for trying to hold a lawyer in indirect criminal contempt for releasing the terms of a settlement.

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Ex-judge not qualified to back tobacco lawyers' request for millions, court finds

By John O'Brien |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A trial court shouldn’t have listened to a former judge who testified plaintiffs lawyers deserved up to $1,500 per hour in a tobacco case.