Category: In The Courts

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is scheduled to stand trial starting Monday on a series of criminal charges. A document filed Thursday after U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor held a pre-trial hearing said jury selection will start Monday and that attorneys should be prepared…

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the Biden administration over allegedly failing to comply with Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The FOIA requests are to find out if taxpayer dollars were used to provide drug addicts crack pipes, according to a press release…

Read More Florida AG Moody Sues Biden Admin Over FOIA For Crack Pipe Records

Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida said Thursday the state is considering options, including a possible appeal, after a federal judge cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit about the Medicaid program denying coverage for incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities. U.S. District…

Read More Florida Eyes Options In Medicaid Class Action

President Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday against his former lawyer Michael Cohen. Cohen was a key witness in the criminal case by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against the former president. Trump seeks more than $500 million in damages for “breaches…

Read More Trump Sues Former Attorney Michael Cohen, Demanding $500 Million

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal appeals court to shield a top health official from having to testify in a legal challenge to a rule prohibiting Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender people. Lawyers for Florida Agency for Health Care Administration…

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In a move that likely would spur a constitutional fight, Florida lawmakers appear ready to pass a proposal that would allow the death penalty for people who commit sexual batteries on children under age 12. The House is scheduled Thursday to take up its version…

Read More Florida Lawmakers Pursue Death Penalty In Child Rape Cases

A judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit alleging that Florida’s Medicaid program has violated federal laws by denying coverage for incontinence supplies for adults with disabilities. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard issued a 37-page decision granting a request by attorneys for…

Read More Florida Faces Medicaid Class Action Lawsuit

A medical-marijuana doctor cleared of wrongdoing after an undercover probe is seeking unspecified damages from the Florida Department of Health and two investigators who posed as patients. A lawsuit filed this week is the latest twist in a years-long legal battle between physician Joseph Dorn…

Read More Medical-Marijuana Doctor Sues State Of Florida After Probe

After governors have vetoed three previous attempts to change Florida’s alimony laws, the latest proposed revamp is headed to the full Senate for a vote. The Florida Bar’s Family Law Section and supporters of overhauling alimony laws clashed for a decade. But the former foes…

Read More Florida Could See A Change In The State’s Alimony Law

Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday urged the Florida Supreme Court to toss out an attempt by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren to get reinstated, arguing the issue should be decided by the state Senate. In a 56-page document, the attorneys wrote…

Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Fires Back In Andrew Warren Case