Navigation Stetson Law Moot Court team members Mia Bartolomei-Negron and Eddie Hong with Stetson Law Associate Professor Andrew Appleby. Bartolomei-Negron and Hong took top honors in the Tax Section’s 2025 National Tax Moot Court Competition, winning Best Oral Argument, Best Brief, and Best Oralist Final Round (tied). After three days of competition featuring teams from law […]
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Court allows medical-malpractice lawsuit over Minor League Baseball player’s death to move forward
A Florida court has rejected a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Minor League Baseball player who died of a heart condition even though a team doctor marked the player’s recent health evaluation as “normal.” The state’s 20th Judicial Circuit Court in Lee County on March 11 denied a motion […]
Attorney General James Uthmeier and FWC Announce Prison Sentences for Four Criminals Who Burglarized State Parks
Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced prison sentences for four criminals connected to a string of state park burglaries. Attorney General Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged Chandler Parrish Ellison, Alyssa Michelle Brewer, Aaron Tyler Higgins, and Kayly Dawn Burns with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, armed burglary, […]
First DCA JNC sets applicant interviews to fill a judicial vacancy
The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has set the following interview schedule for April 3 to fill the vacancy on the First District Court of Appeal resulting from the resignation of Judge Bradford Thomas. 8:00 – 8:25 am Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida honored with JM Family Enterprises Community Choice Award
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) has been awarded the JM Family Enterprises Community Choice Award by 211 Broward. The honor reflects the community’s recognition of CCLA’s “unwavering commitment to providing free civil legal services to vulnerable residents in Broward and Collier counties.” The JM Family Enterprises Community Choice Award is an […]