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Sunday, November 17, 2024

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Judge expected to approve $9.5 million Disney settlement for Magic Key Park pass holders

By Juliette Fairley |
Jenale Nielsen sued Disney after a $1,400 Dream Key pass she purchased fell below her expectations.

Greenberg Traurig's Angelika Hunnefeld Appointed to Committee to Oversee Events Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Southern District of Florida

By Florida Record Report |
Angelika Hunnefeld, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.’s Miami office, has been appointed to serve on the Committee to Oversee Events Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Southern District of Florida.

SCOTUS declines to review alleged racially gerrymandered Miami redistricting

By Juliette Fairley |
Plaintiffs allege Miaimi city commissioners engaged in blatant race-based sorting of its residents,

Broward jury awards $132,000 to daughter whose mom died of lung cancer

By Juliette Fairley |
Deborah Neff alleged that smoking cigarettes caused her mom's lung cancer

Reed Smith ‘highly recommended’ for arbitration, corporate and M&A, and litigation by Latin Lawyer 250

By Florida Record Report |
The 2024 edition of the Latin Lawyer 250 guide has once again named global law firm Reed Smith as “highly recommended” for arbitration, corporate and M&A, and litigation.

Miami jury awards $13.5 million to cigarette smoker's kids in R.J. Reynolds litigation

By Juliette Fairley |
The Florida Supreme Court created Engle projeny claims by decertifying a massive class action in the 1990s

Judge remands alleged racist, unconstitutional Congressional redistricting enacted by Gov. Ron DeSantis

By Juliette Fairley |
The plaintiffs accuse Gov. DeSantis of inserting himself in the process of redistricting maps in an unprecedented manner

Conservatives launch Protection of Human Life Amendment to counter abortion petition

By Juliette Fairley |
Floridians Protecting Freedom Inc. seeks to reverse the Heartbeat Protection Act, which bans abortion after six weeks

Floridians sue over alleged improper Medicaid enrollment termination

By Juliette Fairley |
Plaintiffs seek preliminary and permanent declaratory and injunctive relief

Holland & Knight's Latin America Practice Named "Highly Recommended" by Latin Lawyer 250

By Florida Record Report |
Holland & Knight is once again recognized as one of Latin America's leading law firms worldwide, with highly recommended practices in the U.S., Mexico and Colombia, in the latest edition of Latin Lawyer 250.

Walmart pushes for dismissal of class action over peach tea water enhancers

By John O'Brien |
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Tiny bottles of water flavoring don't need to include the words "artificial flavors," Walmart says in response to a recent class action lawsuit.

Fla. firefighter develops PTSD after mother dies in fire, sues under the ADA

By Marian Johns |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A Florida firefighter is claiming he was denied reasonable accommodations for his PTSD.

Erin Kolmansberger Wins 2023 DEI Champion Award from ALM

By Florida Record Report |
Erin Kolmansberger, partner at the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Miami office, has been recognized as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion by ALM’s Corporate Counsel 2023 Women, Influence, and Power in Law Awards.

Attorney considers state lawsuit to ban Trump from the 2024 ballot

By Juliette Fairley |
Lawrence Caplan sued Trump in federal court on Aug. 24 and lost

Google, AGs reach settlement in antitrust case about app store sales

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Google and attorneys general from 52 states and territories have reached a settlement in an antitrust case about the company’s mobile app store policies.

Mom sues Ghost energy drinks, says candy flavors target teens who don't need that much caffeine

By Marian Johns |
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A mother has filed a class action against the makers of Ghost energy drinks alleging they market to teens when the beverage is only intended for adults.

24 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys, 9 Practices Recognized in Latin Lawyer 250

By Florida Record Report |
Twenty-four attorneys and nine practices at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in the 2024 edition of the Latin Lawyer 250, a guide to the leading business law firms of Latin America published by Latin Lawyer.

AGs urge Congress to study AI and its effects on children

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is part of a bipartisan 54-state and territory coalition urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses.

Child's death from asphyxiation results in suit against hand bed rail manufacturers

By Marian Johns |
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A mother claims the makers of a bed rail failed to issue a recall of the dangerous product, which resulted in her child becoming lodged between the rails and the bed and suffering asphyxiation.

Suit: Vibrating fitness machine caused retina detachment

By Marian Johns |
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — A fitness club member alleges he suffered serious injuries while using a vibrating fitness machine at a Florida gym.