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Described by a judge as having “some of the world’s most beautiful beaches,” Walton County is embroiled in an appeals-court fight about a decision to close the beaches during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beachfront homeowners are asking the 11th U.S. Circuit Court…
Read More One Florida County, Homeowners Battle Over COVID Beach Closure
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Anthony’s Hospital and its parent company Baycare were sued May 30 along with two medical doctors for alleged negligence that occurred during a transmetatarsal amputation revision surgery. Transmetatarsal amputation surgery typically removes a part of a patient’s foot due to…
Read More Baycare, St. Anthony’s Hospital Sued For Negligence Resulting In Amputation
Jennie Taer The Supreme Court ruled that illegal aliens detained for six months don’t have the right to a bond hearing for release in a decision released Monday. The decision addressed two separate cases involving three illegal aliens, two of which were Mexican nationals that…
Read More Supreme Court Delivers Major Immigration Ruling
A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious-freedom rights. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Leon County circuit court by Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor, seeks to block the law…
Read More Florida Abortion Law Hit With Second Challenge
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – In a lawsuit filed against Northstar Funeral Services LLC, a bereaved son complains that his elderly mother’s deceased body was illegally transported from Tampa to Miami for cremation. He also complains that his treatment upon complaining was met with an attempt…
Read More Bereaved Son Says A Florida Funeral Group Illegally Relocated Mom’s Body, Alleged Extortion Followed
Rejecting longstanding legal precedent, a state appeals court said Friday that a man convicted of attempted sexual battery on a child is eligible to be considered for early release from prison. The ruling by the full 1st District Court of Appeal turned down arguments by…
Read More Attempted Child Sexual Battery Prison “Gain Time” Case Roils Florida Court
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Craig Latimer, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (HCSOE), and Lutz-based Vistra Communications, a government contractor offering integrated marketing and communications services are Defendants in a lawsuit filed May 25. The legal complaint contends the Defendants have violated Florida’s Sunshine Law –…
Read More Lakeland Attorney Files Suit Against Supervisor Of Elections In Hillsborough, Allegations Of “Zuck Bucks,” Violating Florida Sunshine Law
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction and death sentence of a Hillsborough County man convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering a 9-year-old girl and dumping her body in water off the Courtney Campbell Causeway. The court rejected a series of arguments raised…
Read More Granville Ritchie’s Death Sentence Upheld In Florida Court For Rape And Murder Of 9-Year-Old Girl
Florida Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Thursday about a challenge by cities and counties to a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if local officials pass gun-related regulations. During arguments in the closely watched case, justices asked questions and made comments that indicated they…
Read More Florida Justices Skeptical Of Challenge To Gun Law
A state appeals court could determine whether parents of a victim of the Parkland school shooting pursue a lawsuit against gun maker Smith & Wesson and a store that sold a semi-automatic rifle used in the 2018 rampage. A panel of the 4th District Court…
Read More Florida Court Weighs ‘Conundrum’ In Possible Smith & Wesson Lawsuit From Parkland Parents