Category: In The Courts

Less than two weeks after a mistrial, federal prosecutors on Monday filed a motion to dismiss conspiracy and fraud charges against former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. The move to drop the charges against Gillum, a former Tallahassee mayor, comes after jurors on May 4…

Read More Charges Dropped Against Former Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Andrew Gillum

Plaintiffs last week fired back after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration argued that a federal judge should dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit filed after Florida flew 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September. Attorneys for three migrants from Venezuela and the non-profit group Alianza…

Read More Judge Urged To Clear Way For Florida Migrant Flights Case

A jury in Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns. Thursday’s decision was split, with jurors finding the franchise holder liable for negligence…

Read More Florida McDonald’s Found Liable For Hot Chicken McNugget That Burned Girl

A Florida appeals court Friday rejected a defamation lawsuit filed by a patient against a physician, saying it involved allegations of medical malpractice — not defamation. A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned a circuit judge’s ruling in the lawsuit filed…

Read More Court Rejects Defamation Case Against Florida Doctor

A Leon County circuit judge Friday entered a judgment of more than $352,000 against a former North Florida prosecutor who was sent to prison on corruption charges. The State Board of Administration, which oversees retirement funds, filed a lawsuit in February against Jeffrey Siegmeister, who…

Read More Ex-Prosecutor In Florida Faces $352K Judgment

A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal will hear arguments on June 13 in a battle about whether Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration violated state law by not properly providing public records about a plan to fly migrants from Texas to Massachusetts last year.…

Read More Hearing Set In Florida Migrant Flights To Martha’s Vineyard

After weeks of testimony, jury deliberations began on Friday afternoon in the trial of Letecia Stauch, the Colorado woman accused of murdering her stepson and discarding his body in a suitcase under a bridge in Florida. Stauch is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse resulting in…

Read More Letecia Stauch Awaits Verdict In Murder Of Her 11-Year-Old Stepson Gannon Stauch

A trial will start Tuesday in Florida after a federal judge rejected an attempt by the state to scuttle a lawsuit that challenges a decision to prevent Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people. U.S. District Judge Robert…

Read More Florida Medicaid Transgender Trial Set To Start

After five days of deliberations, jurors on Thursday acquitted former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum on charges of lying to federal investigators but were unable to reach a verdict on conspiracy and fraud charges. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor declared a mistrial on numerous charges…

Read More Jury In Florida Clears Gillum On One Charge, Deadlocks On Others

Opening the possibility of a mistrial, jurors in the public-corruption trial of former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum said Tuesday they reached a verdict on one count of an indictment but were doubtful they could reach a consensus on at least one other count.…

Read More Florida Jury Struggles To Reach Agreement In Gillum Trial