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Court Denies Cancer Benefits For Ex-Firefighter In Florida
An appeals court Friday rejected arguments that a 2019 state law providing benefits for firefighters diagnosed with cancer should apply to a form [...]
Judge Weighs Shielding Lawmakers, DeSantis Admin On Florida Congressional Redistricting
A Leon County circuit judge Thursday heard arguments in disputes about whether state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration should be sh [...]
USF Campus Shutdown Case Heads To Supreme Court
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of South Florida is going to the state Supreme Court in a dispute over fees collected from students for on-campus se [...]
Carter Healthcare Affiliates, Two Senior Managers To Pay Past Florida Patients $7.175 MIllion
Carter Healthcare LLC, an Oklahoma-based for-profit home health provider, its affiliates CHC Holdings and Carter-Florida (collectively Carter Hea [...]
Courts Ponder Benefits In Florida Social Security In Vitro Fertilization Case
In March 2013, 17 months after her husband died, Kathleen Steele gave birth to a child conceived through in vitro fertilization.
Steele used a [...]
Florida Supreme Court Scheduled ‘Marsy’s Law’ Arguments In December
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday scheduled arguments Dec. 7 in a high-profile case about a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law [...]
Sen. Scott Says It’s Incomprehensible Parkland Shooter Did Not Receive Florida’s “Most Severe Punishment”
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott was among those disappointed by a jury’s recent decision to not recommend death for the sinister shooter who committed Ameri [...]
Duke Energy’s Security Staffing Firm Sued By Polk County Woman For Discrimination, Retaliation
TAMPA, Fla. - Allegations of racial slurring, discrimination, and employer retaliation have been hurled at a California-owned company providing s [...]
Federal Judge Spars With Attorneys Over Florida Race Instruction Law
A federal judge on Thursday sparred with attorneys about a controversial state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in [...]
Florida Justices Turn Out Lights On Bar Closure Case
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up a dispute about whether three Orlando bars should receive compensation because of gove [...]