Author: Leslie Bolden
Florida Justices Skeptical Of Challenge To Gun Law
Florida Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Thursday about a challenge by cities and counties to a 2011 state law that threatens stiff pe [...]
Florida Court Weighs ‘Conundrum’ In Possible Smith & Wesson Lawsuit From Parkland Parents
A state appeals court could determine whether parents of a victim of the Parkland school shooting pursue a lawsuit against gun maker Smith & [...]
State Fires Back In Florida Race-Related Instruction Fight
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody are fighting an attempt to block a state law and regulations that limit the way r [...]
14 Years Later US Supreme Court Sides With Florida Over Money In Crash That Catastrophically Injured Child
Nearly 14 years after a Lee County girl was catastrophically injured when she was hit by a truck, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said Florida’s [...]
Fight Looms Over Florida Transgender Treatments In Medicaid
National and state legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups are preparing to fight a move by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to deny Medicaid coverage f [...]
Rating Agency Says Pressures Continue For Florida Insurers
The financial-rating agency AM Best said Friday that changes passed during a special legislative session last month “are unlikely to alleviate im [...]
Florida Justices Stay Out Of Fight On DeSantis Redistricting Plan
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to jump into a congressional redistricting fight, leaving in place a lower-court decision that wou [...]
Florida Appeals Court Clears Way For USF COVID Shutdown Class-Action
An appeals court Wednesday refused to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit against the University of South Florida over fees that were collec [...]
Two Florida Hospital Districts Push Back On Opioid Settlements
Two public hospital districts are firing back against Attorney General Ashley Moody in a dispute about settlements with pharmaceutical-industry c [...]
Contractors Challenge New Florida Insurance Law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a const [...]