Navigation The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: The 17th Circuit’s plan to deal with 28,000 newly filed civil case. The House Judiciary Committee voting to ban deposing sexual assault victims younger than 18, absent a showing of good […]
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Florida Legislature sends measure to provide greater protections to defense counsel to the governor
Eric Atria and and his boss, Candice Brower, the Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel. Atria was surprised at the amount of positive attention the bill received and he initially thought he’d get quite a lot of pushback because this law did not exist yet. Following successful passage in both chambers of the Florida Legislature […]
Parkland shooting judge disqualified from capital case appeal
The Florida Supreme Court has granted a Death Row inmate’s request to disqualify the judge hearing his appeal, based, in part, on her interactions with his prosecutor in the Nikolas Cruz mass slaying trial. In an April 13 ruling in Randy W. Tundidor v. State of Florida, Case No. SC2022-1732, justices noted that the law […]
Space tort bill to be heard on the House floor
Rep. Tyler Sirois Commercial “space flight entities” would be immune from liability for accidents that kill or injure their crew under a “tort reform” measure headed to the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee voted 22-0 on April 11 to approve HB 839 by Rep. Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island.
House panel green lights alimony reform
Rep. John Paul Temple Alimony reform is now ready for the floor in both chambers as the measure to eliminate permanent alimony and replace it with durational alimony based on the length of the marriage passed the House Judiciary Committee April 11 by a 23-0 vote. Rep. John Paul Temple, a Wildwood Republican, said HB […]