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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in lawsuits against insurance companies. The Restoration Association of Florida and Air Quality Assessors,…
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With mass shootings refueling a national debate about gun laws, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute about a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties if city and county officials pass gun-related regulations. The case has drawn briefs from…
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – In a “Dangerous Dog” incident, April 3rd was a harrowing night on the sidewalks of 121st Street North in Seminole. Two large dogs – one a pit bull – escaped the home of their owner, Sean Alexander Young, 42, as Arthur…
Read More Small Claims Filed After Pit Bull Shot And Killed For Attacking Dog Named ‘Dipsey’
After reshaping the Florida Supreme Court to reflect his legal and political ideology, Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to pick a new justice who will give him four appointees on the state’s highest court. DeSantis will choose from 17 applicants seeking to replace Justice Alan…
Read More Seventeen Hopefuls Apply For Florida Supreme Court Vacancy
A Florida state appellate court has smacked down a judge’s ruling that gave Democrats hope of overturning Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting map for the fall elections. In its 20-page ruling, a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal said Leon County Circuit Judge…
Read More Florida Appellate Court Smacks Down Judge’s “Unlawful” Ruling On Gov. DeSantis’ Election Plan
In August 2021, The Free Press reported that a critical component of law enforcement and public safety – the pre-employment background investigation check – is under fire in the courts. At stake is the ability of law enforcement agencies to automate and vastly improve their…
Read More Nation’s Law Enforcement Agencies Still Bogged Down Over Hiring Software Patent
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. — A couple has sued Smith and Associates Real Estate, Inc. and one of its real estate teams for allegedly misrepresenting the nature of insurability of a flood-zoned home they purchased. Their home is located at 1705 Bayou Grand Boulevard in Shore…
Read More Shore Acres Couple Sues Realtors For Allegedly Selling An Uninsurable House
An appeals court Friday said a circuit judge issued a “patently unlawful” temporary injunction against a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis, giving another sign that the controversial plan likely will be used in this year’s elections. A three-judge panel…
Read More Florida Appeals Court Blasts Redistricting Injunction
Republican attorneys general from 17 states backed Florida this week in a legal battle about a 2019 law that banned sanctuary cities in Florida. The attorneys general filed a 41-page brief at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Florida’s attempt to overturn a…
Read More States Back Florida In ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Fight
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said a workers’ compensation insurance patient can sue two healthcare providers after they billed her for care. Justices unanimously upheld a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision that allowed Patty Davis to pursue a lawsuit under a law known…
Read More Workers’ Comp Patient In Florida Allowed To Sue Over Bills