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Fla. Supreme Court says 50 new judges needed across state
The Florida Supreme Court has certified the need for new judges across the state.
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Tobacco lawyers sent back to trial against each other
HOUSTON - The fight among two law firms and a litigation-funder for tobacco money is not over yet, even after the sides agreed their fee-sharing agreement was unambiguous.
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Judge says she has right to free speech in campaign ethics case
A Hillsborough County judge says officials should be blocked from using evidence and arguments that her “philosophical beliefs” and comments because they are protected by the First Amendment.
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Judge says she has right to free speech in campaign ethics case
A Hillsborough County judge says officials should be blocked from using evidence and arguments that her “philosophical beliefs” and comments because they are protected by the First Amendment.
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Florida lawyer charged with stealing $1.7 million from client`s living trust account
A Central Florida attorney was arrested last week and charged with felony grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $1.7 million from the living trust account of a deceased Polk County man, the county’s Sheriff’s Office reported.
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Doral cops ordered to pay $100K to lawyer in 'rough ride' civil rights case
MIAMI - The attorney for a Doral man who alleged cops there took him for a "rough ride" after arresting him without cause will get close to $100,000 from them.
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Lawyer penalized for calling a lawsuit a 'claim' gets chance to defend self
DAYTONA BEACH - Sanctions have been lifted - possibly temporarily - against a Florida lawyer accused of violating pretrial directions from a Brevard County judge during a personal injury trial.
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Fla. class action lawyer escapes punishment for filing loser case
OCALA - A Florida class action lawyer has convinced a federal judge he isn't to blame for the filing of a frivolous lawsuit.
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Class action lawyer pleads ignorance as he fights having to pay victorious defendant's fees
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida class action lawyer is claiming he didn't know an identical lawsuit against Big Lots had failed before he filed his, in an attempt to avoid paying a share of a $180,000 penalty.
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Class action lawyer facing possible $180K penalty for filing second suit after first failed
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Big Lots wants a $180,000 penalty levied against a notorious class action lawyer recently slapped down by a Florida federal judge for bringing a case that had no chance of winning.
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Class action lawyer ordered to pay other side's costs for bringing frivolous case
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A 23-page body slam of a court order will have a controversial class action lawyer paying the fees of one of the hundreds of companies he has sued.
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Judge gives final OK to Walmart produce-pricing class action; Lawyers will get $9M
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers who sued Walmart over the price of its produce are getting their $9 million in fees.
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Big Lots wants class action lawyer to pay fees for 'frivolous' case
OCALA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawyer deemed a "wrecking ball" by a federal judge faces punishment for bringing the same lawsuit against Big Lots in two separate courts.
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Lawyers want $9 million for Walmart produce settlement
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Touting their "skill, experience and efficiency," plaintiff lawyers who sued Walmart over the weight and price of produce are asking a federal judge for $9 million.
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Contractor gives up case against Fla. law firm after sanctions motion filed
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A former client that hoped to keep lawyers from taking fees in pending cases is giving up its quest.
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Suspended Florida attorney who filed over 3,000 tobacco industry claims loses bid for reinstatement
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to reinstate an attorney who was suspended in 2022 for filing more than 3,000 claims from smokers against tobacco firms without properly investigating the cases.
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Former Trump adviser warns of defamation, fraudulent use of name
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – A former adviser to President Donald Trump says her ex-husband fraudulently and inappropriately invoked her name during a disciplinary hearing before a Florida Department of Health board.
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Emails didn't finalize settlement, magistrate judge says in contractor v. lawyers case
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Southern Florida law firm caught up in litigation from a former client has failed to show some of the dispute has already been settled, a federal magistrate judge has written.
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Lawyer taking rejected class actions on search for more favorable judges, Big Lots says
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
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.