Navigation A Florida woman who married a Navy veteran four months before he died of mesothelioma is a “surviving spouse” entitled to recover damages, the Florida Supreme Court has determined. “We reject the respondent’s argument that, in these circumstances, the common law ‘marriage before injury’ rule bars recovery under section 768.21(2),” Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz wrote […]
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Navigating judicial campaigns — what’s permissible in promoting websites?
A judicial candidate may distribute business cards and campaign literature that include the candidate’s campaign website address, where the website has an online option to make contributions to the candidate’s campaign, according to a split Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee opinion. Acting May 14 in Opinion Number: 2024-06, nine committee members said that would be permissible while […]
Florida family sues South Carolina college, alleging repeated acts of hazing
The Florida family of a College of Charleston student is suing the South Carolina college, a fraternity and eight fraternity members over repeated hazing activities that allegedly led to the student being hospitalized with severe facial hives and rashes. Members of the Ide family filed the lawsuit April 30 in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court […]
Couple sues Orthopaedic Surgery Associates and Boca Raton Regional Hospital for alleged medical negligence
In the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, a lawsuit has been filed by plaintiffs Barbara Slakman and Joel Slakman against defendants Jonathan B. Courtney, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, Inc., and Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Inc. The case was filed on May 3rd, 2024 under the case number 502024CA004179XXXAMB […]
Woman sues Dr. James W. Rodriguez and Wellington Regional Medical Center for alleged medical negligence
In the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Florida, a lawsuit has been filed by Luz Gorndt against James W. Rodriguez, D.O., EM Alliance LLC, American Physician Partners LLC (also known as Emergency Specialists of Wellington LLC and True Partners Emergency Physicians LLC), and Wellington Regional Medical Center LLC. The case […]