Navigation In a gripping legal battle, a resident of St. Petersburg has taken the City of St. Petersburg to court over allegations of negligence leading to a severe personal injury. Lorraine Stoneback filed her complaint in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on October 18, 2024, accusing the city of […]
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Plaintiff alleges major coffee chain’s negligence led to severe injuries
Shocking allegations have emerged as a woman accuses a major coffee chain of negligence, resulting in severe injuries. Shrena McGarvey filed a complaint against Starbucks Corporation in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on October 17, 2024. The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks failed to secure a coffee lid properly, […]
Upcoming Statewide Meeting Set to Enhance Florida’s Circuit Professionalism Panels
The Board of Governors could be asked as soon as soon as December to weigh recommendations for improving the way Florida’s 20 local professionalism panels informally resolve complaints. West Palm Beach lawyer Kara Link told the Standing Committee on Professionalism on Thursday that plans are complete for a November 18 “Statewide LPP Required Meeting.” “We’re excited […]
Supreme Court clarify retroactivity of double jeopardy rulings
The Florida Supreme Court has determined that its 2018 decision, Lee v. State, does not extend double jeopardy protections retroactively in post-conviction cases. “Today we consider a certified question of great public importance concerning the application of that rule: ‘Does the holding in [Lee] provide retroactive relief in postconviction proceedings pursuant to Fla. R. Crim. […]
Lansing C. Scriven elected FLMIC chair designate
Lansing C. Scriven of Tampa , a former member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors, will succeed Ray Ferrero, Jr., who continues to serve as FLMIC’s chair through the expiration of his term in June 2025. Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company has appointed Lansing C. Scriven as its chair designate, a pivotal step in […]