Navigation The Board of Governors voted Friday to endorse a Civil Procedure Rules Committee proposal to add “enforcement mechanisms” to discovery rules, a move sponsors say is necessary after the Supreme Court approved a package of civil justice reforms that take effect January 1. At a meeting in New Orleans, the board voted 34-1-0 to recommend […]
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Maryland Resident Sues Florida Hotel Owners Over Bed Bug Infestation
A Maryland resident has filed a lawsuit against multiple corporations, alleging negligence and breach of settlement. Tia Vonderpool filed the complaint in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, on September 11, 2024, against BWPGA, LLC., AD 1 Management, Inc., and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. The case centers […]
Nassau County school board will return 36 books to libraries under legal settlement
Plaintiffs, including parents and book authors, have agreed to a legal settlement with the Nassau County school board that will return 36 books to school library shelves after an advocacy group objected to their content. The settlement was filed in the Middle District of Florida on Sept. 12, putting an end to a federal lawsuit […]
Backers of abortion rights initiative sue Florida health agency over ‘misinformation’ campaign
The group behind Florida’s abortion-rights initiative, Amendment 4, is suing a state health care agency, alleging that an agency media campaign against “fear mongers” is actually an illegal, taxpayer-funded political operation to torpedo the initiative. Floridians Protecting Freedom Inc. filed the lawsuit Sept. 12 in the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County against the […]
FLA, Inc., sets October ‘Wellness Workshop for Lawyers’
Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston will headline a “Wellness Workshop for Lawyers” next month that will feature experts discussing everything from “reducing stress to increase revenue” to “cognitive control.” Billed by sponsor Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc., as “A Day of Support,” the October 18 seminar runs from noon-5 p.m. Courses have been approved […]