Navigation Armstrong Teasdale announces that Partner Eleanor Barnett has been named managing attorney of the firm’s Miami office, effective Mar. 1, 2024. She succeeds Partner Glen Waldman, who will continue to lead the Miami office’s active and award-winning Litigation practice. Armstrong Teasdale’s Miami office opened in 2022 when the firm combined with Waldman Barnett, where the two served as […]
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Florida blocked from enforcing its restrictions on ‘woke’ workplace training
A federal appeals court has blocked a provision of a new Florida law barring employers from holding mandatory workplace training sessions that embrace race, sex and equity concepts the state deemed offensive. A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the preliminary injunction on March 4, concluding that the employer provision […]
Woman accuses Disney Vacations of FMLA, ADA violations
A woman is accusing Disney Vacation Development of violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Johanna Padilla filed her federal lawsuit against Disney Vacation Development Inc. Padilla claims she suffered from a serious health condition necessitating her to take FMLA leave. She says she was retaliated against and […]
Parties reach settlement in lawsuit over Florida law restricting instruction about gender issues in schools
Plaintiffs and Florida education officials have agreed to a settlement in the litigation over the 2022 Parental Rights in Education Act, which the Governor’s Office said aimed to keep “radical gender and sexual ideology” out of young children’s classrooms. Both the plaintiffs, including parents, students, teachers and nonprofit groups, and the Governor’s Office claimed victory […]
Ag Moodys Statewide Prosecutors Charge Couple Operating Massive Human Trafficking Ring
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging a Florida couple with human trafficking, RICO, sexual battery, money laundering and other serious counts for operating a massive trafficking ring. According to a Homeland Security investigation, Marquett James and Alyson Marquett recruited and forced victims to engage in commercial sex work in various locations […]