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Baby Allegedly Forced To Roast In The Sun On Belleair Shores; First Umbrella Citation Issued For $125
BELLEAIR SHORES, Fla. – In June 2020, the tony Town of Belleair Shores banned beachgoers from using shade devices, whether they’re umbrellas, canopie [...]
Florida Court Tosses Out $9 Million Punitive Damages Award Against Philip Morris
In a case filed by a woman who suffered a smoking-related illness that led to amputating her legs, a federal appeals court Thursday tossed out a [...]
Florida Court Backs Juveniles In COVID-19 Video Hearing Disputes
A South Florida appeals court Wednesday ordered new hearings for four juveniles who objected to delinquency hearings being held by video conferen [...]
Court Revives $12.6 Million ‘Bad Faith’ Case In 2008 Motorcycle Crash
A divided federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a new trial in a $12.6 million insurance “bad faith” case stemming from a 2008 Florida traffic ac [...]
Florida Porn Company “FyreTV” Gets Aid In Fight Against Amazon
A federal appeals court said Tuesday that a jury should decide whether Amazon.com infringed on the trademark of a Miami-based pornography company [...]
Court Backs Florida Man In Religious Sign Dispute
A federal appeals court Tuesday sided with a man who challenged a Fort Myers Beach ordinance that prevented him from carrying a sign with a Chris [...]
Judge Hears Arguments In Florida Abortion Law Challenge
A Leon County circuit judge is expected to rule Thursday on a request to block a new Florida law that bars abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy, [...]
Somehow A Funeral Gets Live-Streamed On Facebook, Distressed Mother Sues
TAMPA, Fla. – A bereaved mother who lost her 12-year-old daughter on August 17, 2021, has filed a lawsuit against Tampa-based Integrity Funeral S [...]
New Florida Political Party Sues Pasco County Election Officials
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - In September 2021, a new political party called “The People’s Party of Florida” received its registration for ballot access [...]
Judge Rejects Florida State University COVID Campus Shutdown Case
In one of a series of similar cases across the state, a circuit judge tossed out a potential class-action lawsuit that argued Florida State Unive [...]