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Jones Foster celebrates Town of Jupiter’s Centennial at MLB spring training game

Jones Foster participated in the Town of Jupiter’s Centennial Celebration on Saturday, March 1, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. As part of the MLB Spring Training festivities, Jupiter Mayor Jim Kuretski and Tom Baird, firm shareholder and Jupiter Town Attorney, threw the ceremonial first pitch before the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals game. Jones […]

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Jeff Cox to lead Bay Area Legal Services

The new officers of the Bay Area Legal Services Board of Directors include, from the left, Craig Rothburd, treasurer; Alex Sarsfield, secretary; Jim Thaler, chair-elect; and Jeff Cox, chair. At Bay Area Legal Services recent board meeting, the nonprofit law firm appointment of Jeff Cox to serve as the 2025 board chair and opened a […]

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Judicial advocacy group accuses judge overseeing Depo-Provera MDL of sex bias

A judicial advocacy group that opposes “leftist lawfare” has lodged a conduct complaint against federal Judge M. Casey Rodgers of the Northern District of Florida, accusing the jurist of sex bias in statements involving the Depo-Provera multidistrict litigation (MDL).  The Article III Project, a Texas-based group that claims to use “brass knuckles” tactics to confirm […]

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Plaintiff alleges City Government over Fraudulent Water Billing

Joan Priest has filed a lawsuit against the City of St. Petersburg, alleging that the municipal corporation wrongfully billed her for water she did not consume. The complaint was filed in the County Court of Pinellas County, Florida, on February 17, 2025. Priest claims that the city has demanded payment for tens of thousands of […]

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Plaintiff Alleges Negligence Against Car Wash Operator After Injury

Derrick Grant has filed a lawsuit against BWW 18.001 Skyway, LLC, alleging negligence after suffering a severe injury at one of their premises. The complaint was filed on February 21, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida. The plaintiff is seeking damages exceeding $50,000 due to an incident […]

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