Navigation A Florida appeals court has blocked the state attorney general’s effort to unilaterally extinguish opioid damages claims filed by local hospital and school districts as part of the state’s legal settlement with the same opioid manufacturers and marketers. The First District Court of Appeal sided with the local districts, including Lee Health and the Miami-Dade […]
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Plaintiff alleges Assisted Living Facility Negligence Resulting in Wrongful Death
A tragic incident at an assisted living facility has led to a lawsuit that raises serious questions about the standard of care provided to vulnerable residents. Gloria Campbell, acting as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Elzine Halstead Maddox, filed a complaint against GV Largo, Inc. in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial […]
Greenberg Traurig Advises OPKO Health in $237.5 Million Asset Sale to Labcorp
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. advised OPKO Health Inc., a Miami-based multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company, in the $237.5 million sale of select assets of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bioreference Health, to Labcorp. The transaction, completed Sept. 16, is expected to provide patients, physicians, and customers with greater access to Labcorp’s services and expand testing capabilities […]
Moody joins amicus brief supporting victims of Hamas terrorism
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and 21 other state AGs have filed a brief urging a federal court to deny requests to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act by survivors and family members of those murdered during the Hamas terrorist attack last October. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
Former Employee Alleges Discrimination Against Local School
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against a local school, alleging severe discrimination and retaliation that led to his wrongful termination. James Harper filed the complaint in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on September 20, 2024, accusing Solid Rock Community School Inc. of discriminatory practices and unlawful […]