Navigation Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged an additional defendant in a check-fraud ring case. Juwon James Thomas is charged with an organized scheme to defraud, conspiracy to commit grand theft, and other counts for his actions in a criminal ring that stole more than $500,000 through depositing fraudulent Florida retirement checks. “Florida […]
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Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Man Operating Fraudulent Financing Scheme
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged one individual with multiple felonies for defrauding victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Over an 18-month period, Tyler Anderson engaged in a pattern of false statements and material omissions to solicit advance fees for loans and building projects that were never funded or undertaken. […]
Florida bill would compel media outlets to remove ‘false or defamatory’ reports from their websites
A Florida bill would take away media outlets’ legal defenses if they fail to remove content deemed defamatory or false from their websites – an eventuality critics say would lead to a flood of frivolous defamation lawsuits against news organizations. Rep. J.J. Grow (R-Inverness) earlier this year filed House Bill 667, which just gained the […]
Plaintiff alleges negligence against Florida Atlantic University Board Of Trustees following campus injury
Leslie Albert, a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida, has filed a lawsuit against Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees and Metroplex Piano, Inc., seeking damages in excess of $50,000. The complaint was lodged on March 21, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. Albert alleges negligence on […]
2022 report on fees paid to insurer affiliates boosts effort to roll back Florida tort reforms
A 2022 study compiled at the request of Florida insurance regulators that reported insurers sent hundreds of millions of dollars to shareholders amid rising market instability has fueled new efforts to roll back recent tort reforms. The report, which was assembled by Connecticut-based Risk & Regulatory Consulting LLC, was made public by the Tampa Bay […]