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Freeborn Expands Tampa Office and Litigation Practice with Addition of Associate Cade Zimmerman
Freeborn Expands Tampa Office and Litigation Practice with Addition of Associate Cade Zimmerman.
Attorney General Moody Warns Floridians of Price Gouging, Disaster Scams and Fraud in Aftermath of Hurricane Ian
Attorney General Moody Warns Floridians of Price Gouging, Disaster Scams and Fraud in Aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Pre-Election Briefing on October 12, 2022
Pre-Election Briefing on October 12, 2022.
Health care groups challenge budget provision allowing civil lawsuits over $15 wage
Three Florida health care groups are suing the state to stop officials from enforcing a provision of the 2022-23 Florida budget that would allow civil lawsuits against Medicaid providers that fail to pay certain workers at least $15 per hour.
Pro Bono Effort Helps Voting Advocacy Groups Highlight Poll Worker Safeguards in 8 Key States
Pro Bono Effort Helps Voting Advocacy Groups Highlight Poll Worker Safeguards in 8 Key States.
Class action argues for equitable funding relief for FAMU, other Black colleges
Six Florida A&M University students have filed a class-action lawsuit against the state seeking to end alleged funding inequalities between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Florida schools, including Florida State University.
October 2022 Summaries
October 2022 Summaries.
Posse Miami Power of 10 on October 6, 2022
Posse Miami Power of 10 on October 6, 2022.
Hurricane Ian's destruction adds new challenges for Florida's property insurance market
Florida’s estimated $25 billion to $40 billion in insured losses caused by Hurricane Ian will place more financial pressures on an already stressed property insurance market, those in the industry warn.
Florida state senator's lawsuit challenges state appropriation for transporting migrants
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to charter a flight that transported about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts was illegal under the Florida Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed by a Democrat Florida state senator.
Kids In Distress (KID) - Elevate, Into The Wilder on October 6, 2022
Kids In Distress (KID) - Elevate, Into The Wilder on October 6, 2022.
3rd Dca JNC Announces New Chair and Vice-chair
3rd Dca JNC Announces New Chair and Vice-chair.
Class action alleges biscotti misleads consumers about real lemon contents
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The manufacturer of a lemon-flavored biscotti is facing a class action alleging its product misleads consumers about its real lemon contents.
Venezuelan asylum seekers allege Gov. DeSantis illegally lured them from Texas migrant shelter
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Migrants from Venezuela seeking asylum in the U.S. are claiming Florida Governor Ron Desantis and others illegally lured them from a Texas shelter and transported them to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
15th Circuit JNC Notice of Interview Schedule and Annual Meeting
15th Circuit JNC Notice of Interview Schedule and Annual Meeting.
Florida urges U.S. Supreme Court to resolve debate over state's social media restrictions
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of a 2021 Florida law limiting the ability of social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter to filter user comments.
Judge won't lift suspension of ousted prosecutor, but rejects DeSantis' effort to dismiss free-speech arguments
A federal judge has denied a motion by attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis to dismiss claims by suspended prosecutor Andrew Warren that Warren’s ouster violated his First Amendment rights.
Florida Bar Poll on Upcoming Merit Retention Elections
Florida Bar Poll on Upcoming Merit Retention Elections.
AG Moody’s Attorneys Depose Top ICE Official Who Admits Under Oath that Biden is Intentionally Detaining and Deporting Historically Low Numbers of Inadmissible Immigrants
AG Moody’s Attorneys Depose Top ICE Official Who Admits Under Oath that Biden is Intentionally Detaining and Deporting Historically Low Numbers of Inadmissible Immigrants.
Litigated property insurance claims continue to batter Florida, Citizens reports
Litigated claims remain a potent factor in Florida’s increasingly challenging property insurance market as recent reform measures have yet to yield tangible benefits, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials said at a recent board meeting.