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Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine again offer Annual H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship
H.T Smith South Florida-based Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine continues its efforts to promote diversity in the legal sector by announcing the 2025 H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship. Launched in 2021, the scholarship offers eligible law school students in Florida $15,000 in financial assistance, a summer clerkship in Kluger Kaplan’s Miami office, and an […]
Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Arrests in $345K Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) is charging Hector Luis Sanchez Gonzalez and Juan Carlos Vilchez Montiel, who were both arrested for their roles in a coordinated scheme to defraud Florida’s Medicaid program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) claims. “Florida’s […]
Former Employee Alleges Racial Discrimination Against St. Petersburg Free Clinic
In a dramatic legal showdown, a former employee of a well-known clinic is taking her battle to court, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation that culminated in her wrongful termination. Geni Horne filed a complaint against St. Petersburg Free Clinic, Inc., on May 2, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas […]
Patient Alleges Negligence Against Rehabilitation Hospital Over Care Failures
A patient has taken legal action against a rehabilitation hospital, alleging negligence in his medical care. Anthony Chesko filed a complaint on April 29, 2025, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, against Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo, LLC. The lawsuit claims that Chesko suffered severe consequences due […]