Navigation Legal aid groups are suing the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), accusing the agency of failing to manage critical home-care services for plaintiffs suffering from conditions such as quadriplegia and Alzheimer’s disease. The Gainesville-based Southern Legal Counsel, Legal Services of Greater Miami and pro bono attorney Nancy Wright filed the federal lawsuit on […]
'Local Law News' Category Archives
The Florida Bar Activates Lawyer Misconduct Hotline, Public Resources as Florida Braces for Potential Hurricane
With a potential Category 3 hurricane expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week, The Florida Bar is reactivating its Disciplinary Hotline to address resident concerns over potential professional misconduct and unlawful solicitation by lawyers in the storm’s aftermath. Floridians who encounter such issues can report them by calling the hotline at […]
AG Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit nabs $700K from toxicology lab
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has secured more than $700,000 in a multistate action against a toxicology lab. The action comes after allegations Precision Toxicology LLC doing business as Precision Diagnostics Inc. knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs related to urine drug testing that […]
Second District Court of Appeal has a vacancy
Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked the Second District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission to provide him with names of nominees for one vacancy on the Second DCA created by the retirement of Judge Darryl C. Casanueva. The JNC requests that interested candidates submit an application for consideration. Applicants must meet the qualifications for district […]
North Carolina issues ‘Katrina Order,’ inviting Florida lawyers to provide pro bono services in hurricane’s wake
In the aftermath of devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina State Bar has issued an urgent appeal for legal assistance to help those affected in the North Carolina mountains. The storm, which struck last Friday, has left many residents grappling with a myriad of challenges, including lack of power, water, and access […]