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A St. Petersburg resident has filed a potential class-action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that directs the state’s handling of unclaimed property. Attorneys for Alieda Maron filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Tallahassee against state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who…
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Health-care regulators and operators of a Northwest Florida nursing home are negotiating a potential settlement in a dispute stemming the state’s attempt to suspend the facility’s license. Attorneys for the state Agency for Health Care Administration and Destin Healthcare on Monday asked the 1st District…
Read More State, Florida Nursing Home In Talks In Suspension Case
The guardian for a woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in 2014 has taken a legal fight with a Tallahassee bar to the Florida Supreme Court. The guardian for Jacquelyn Faircloth filed a notice this week that is…
Read More Guardian Of Florida Woman Catastrophically Injured In Crash Heads To Supreme Court
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Thursday argued that a new law preventing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy should remain in effect during a legal fight and that the case should move quickly to the Florida Supreme Court. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed a 28-page…
Read More State Says Florida Abortion Law Should Remain In Effect
If you are injured in an accident that is the fault of an individual or organization, you can pursue compensatory damages to cover the costs of things like medical bills and the loss of current and future earnings. Common personal injury cases include auto accidents,…
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A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man who smuggled immigrants into South Florida from the Bahamas in 2012 and 2013. Michael Stapleton was convicted on 47 counts involving the smuggling operation and sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison.…
Read More Conviction Upheld In Florida Immigrant Smuggling Case
As a legal battle continues to play out, attorneys for abortion clinics and a physician Wednesday asked the 1st District Court of Appeal to put on hold a new law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The request came a day after a…
Read More Plaintiffs Ask Court To Put Florida Abortion Law On Hold
A new Florida law preventing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy will remain in effect while a legal battle plays out. Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper last week issued a temporary injunction to block the law, finding that it violated the Florida Constitution. But…
Read More Florida Abortion Law To Remain In Effect Amid Court Battle
After announcing last week that it would hear arguments Aug. 31 in a closely watched case about a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law,’ the Florida Supreme Court said Tuesday it will reschedule the hearing. The decision came after Philip Padovano, one of the…
Read More Florida Supreme Court Reschedules ‘Marcy’s Law’ Hearing
Attorneys for abortion clinics and a physician objected Monday to fast-tracking a legal fight about a new Florida law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and disputed that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade affects the case. The attorneys…
Read More Florida Abortion Law Foes Object To Fast-Tracking Case