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Fourth District Court of Appeals remands $4.6M med-mal action for new trial in Broward County court
WEST PALM BEACH – A Florida appeals court has reversed and remanded medical malpractice litigation originally brought in a Broward County court, finding that the use of an expert witness was unnecessary and that a defense witness was improperly excluded from the proceedings.
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Federal court rules that City of Ocala prayer vigil held in 2014 is unconstitutional
OCALA – After nearly a decade of litigation, a Florida federal court has ruled that a prayer vigil which took place during a rash of shootings in the City of Ocala in 2014, violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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Appeals court reduces $2.4M jury verdict award to estate of deceased smoker down to $1.7M
MIAMI – A Florida appellate court panel, citing state Supreme Court precedent, has reversed fraud claims lodged against the Philip Morris tobacco company and reduced a prior $2.4 million damages jury verdict award to the estate of a deceased smoker, down to $1.7 million.