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Former employee sues Florida Power and Light for alleged violations of Family & Medical Leave Act

FORT MYERS – A former employee is suing Florida Power and Light Company claiming he faced retaliation and eventually was terminated after notifying the company of his need for intermittent leave due to a serious health condition. Kyle Cavaliere filed his complaint in federal court against Florida Power and Light Company citing violations of the Family […]

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Florida attorneys filed nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits in first 9 months of 2023, despite reforms

Nearly 54,000 auto glass lawsuits were filed in Florida during the first three quarters of 2023 despite the passage of recent legal reform measures, far outpacing the level of such litigation in any recent year, new data shows. But that spike in the lawsuits is not surprising given how two legal reform measures passed earlier […]

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Florida high court blocks pari-mutuel firms’ bid to halt online sport betting

The Florida Supreme Court has turned down a motion by pari-mutuel companies to block the Seminole Tribe’s plan to restart its mobile sports-betting operations pending the outcome of ongoing litigation over the state’s 2021 gambling compact.  The high court rejected the motion by West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. in a short announcement on […]

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Woman says former employer retaliated, discriminated against her

TAMPA — A woman says she suffered racial discrimination while employed at Surgery Partners LLC. Melenisa Brown was a manager at Surgery Partners from April 16, 2018, until her termination on Jan. 7, 2020, according to a complaint filed Oct. 27 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Brown claims she was […]

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