Category: In The Courts

Arguing that parts of the law violate the First Amendment, the Biden administration Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and other Department of…

Read More Biden Admin Backs Blocking Parts Of Florida ‘Big Tech’ Law

The state of Florida filed a revised lawsuit Monday adding to allegations that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not properly provided records about Florida’s attempt to get approval for a program to import prescription drugs from Canada. The filing expanded a lawsuit…

Read More State Of Florida Expands Lawsuit On FDA Records

Saying the case involved “garden-variety slip and fall allegations,” a Florida appeals court Friday overturned a ruling that shielded a hospital from a lawsuit involving a woman who fell while walking to a restroom. A panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal said a…

Read More Hospital Arguments Rejected In Florida Slip And Fall Case

With an appeals court slated to hear arguments in October, a Florida lawsuit challenging a federal prohibition on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns might have received support this week. The lawsuit alleges that the prohibition violates Second Amendment rights. But U.S. District Judge Allen…

Read More Ruling Eyed In Florida Medical-Marijuana, Gun Ownership Case

An appeals court Friday cleared the way for a Brevard County property owner to pursue punitive damages against Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. in a dispute stemming from a claim after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. A three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal overturned…

Read More Florida Homeowner Given Green Light To Seek Punitive Damages From Insurer

Digging into the meaning of “heart disease,” a divided Florida appeals court said Wednesday that a firefighter is not entitled to workers’ compensation insurance benefits after treatment for a type of aneurysm. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 ruling,…

Read More Florida Firefighter Benefits Denied In Heart Disease Dispute

A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for a lawsuit alleging that a woman developed the lung-disease mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while washing her husband’s work clothes. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal overturned an Okaloosa County circuit…

Read More Florida Appeals Court Clears Way For Asbestos Lawsuit Stemming From Dirty Laundry

A state appeals court Wednesday turned down arguments by a former South Florida congressional candidate who was arrested for trespassing while collecting petition signatures outside a gun show. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal rejected Christine Scott’s challenge to her conviction…

Read More Florida Congressional Candidate Appeal Rejected In Gun Show Trespassing Case

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal appeals court to largely put on hold a ruling that blocked a new law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows. The state filed a motion Friday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

Read More State Of Florida Seeks Halt Of Drag Show Ruling

A state judge in Florida declined to toss a lawsuit challenging Disney’s last-minute effort to skirt the state legislature and maintain its self-governing status. Disney entered into an agreement with the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), which had authority over the park, on Feb. 8,…

Read More Florida Judge Declines Disney’s Request To Toss Lawsuit