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CLEARWATER, FL – The FTC has sued Lithionics Battery LLC of Clearwater because of alleged proof “all of its battery and battery module products incorporate imported lithium-ion cells, and all battery management systems incorporate significant imported components, according to an FTC press release. The Federal…
Read More “Made In USA” A Sticky Topic As FTC Sues Clearwater Company For False Claims
Lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration tried to persuade a federal appeals court Thursday to undo a preliminary injunction that blocked a controversial law seeking to prevent social-media behemoths such as Twitter and Facebook from stripping politicians and other users from online platforms. The arguments…
Read More Court Of Appeals Scrutinizes Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Crackdown On Social Media
Eight years ago, amid a rash of shootings that injured several children, the police chief in Ocala organized a prayer vigil for government and city leaders. Chief Greg Graham, who died in 2020 in a plane crash, did so at the behest of local faith…
Read More One Florida City Fights Atheists Over Prayer Vigil That They Say Violated Their First Amendment Rights
PALM HARBOR, FL. – Attorneys representing a family and their 3-year-old daughter who was reportedly sexually assaulted at the YMCA in Palm Harbor are asking parents to come forward, as they believe more witnesses are out there based on statements made by YMCA employees to…
Read More Attorneys For 3-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted At Palm Harbor YMCA Asking Witnesses To Step Forward
With a federal appeals court poised to hear arguments Thursday in a battle about Florida’s attempt to crack down on large social-media companies, the state says newly passed legislation involving Walt Disney Co. short-circuited one of the issues in the case. The legal fight centers…
Read More Florida Points To Disney Measure In Big Tech Battle
CLEARWATER, FL. – Former pro wrestler, Hulk Hogan, filed a Hillsborough County “Petition for Extension of Statute of Limitations” on April 13, which was granted by the court the same day. Under his birth name, Terry G. Bollea, the petition requested a 90-day extension to…
Read More Former Pro Wrestler, Hulk Hogan, Hints At New Medical Malpractice Suit
As a new round of legal battling begins about congressional redistricting, the state is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that has urged judges to draw new district lines. Attorneys for Secretary of State Laurel Lee filed a motion Friday that said the…
Read More State Seeks To End Lawsuit After Florida Redistricting Plan Passes
Amid national battles about speech on college campuses, a federal appeals court Thursday ruled that a University of Central Florida policy targeting “discriminatory harassment” likely violates the First Amendment. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district judge’s rejection…
Read More Florida Court Rules Against UCF In Speech Case
PALM HARBOR, FL. – The Postlethwaites and Hendersons have been townhouse neighbors for nearly two decades. They live six doors apart from each other in their gated community. Four years ago, the Postlethwaites bought a kitty cat they named Gator. Until recently, Gator typically lived…
Read More Cat Fight Between Two Neighbors Ignites Over, Well, A Cat…
A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending an email threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., the U.S. Department of Justice said. David Hannon, 67, of Sarasota, entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher P. Tuite to a charge of threatening a…
Read More Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar