Dara Kam

April 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Controversial electronic games that are the subject of a recent court decision would be outlawed under a proposal offered by the Senate, as lawmakers begin to hash out differences over gambling plans with less than two weeks before the legislative session is slated to end.

By Dara Kam

11 minute read

April 13, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Central Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala is suing Gov. Rick Scott in federal and state courts over her removal from nearly two dozen death-penalty cases, including the high-profile case of accused cop-killer Markeith Loyd.

By Dara Kam

12 minute read

April 07, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a case focused on whether satellite radio giant Sirius XM should have to pay royalties to The Turtles, a pop duo that recorded such iconic oldies as "Happy Together" more than four decades ago.

By Dara Kam

10 minute read

April 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In a decision that opens the door for a poker room in downtown Miami, and possibly others throughout South Florida, an appeals court decided that gambling regulators were wrong to deny a new pari-mutuel permit to a Miami operator.

By Dara Kam

9 minute read

April 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Heightening the controversy over a Central Florida state attorney who refuses to seek the death penalty for an accused cop-killer or other defendants accused of capital crimes, Gov. Rick Scott reassigned 21 first-degree murder cases to a special prosecutor who will handle the high-profile case of Markeith Loyd.

By Dara Kam and Ryan Ray

11 minute read

March 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Politics makes strange bedfellows, as demonstrated by an accord reached by The Florida Bar and alimony reform advocates.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

March 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida officials and the Seminole Tribe are asking a Tallahassee judge to reconsider a ruling they contend could open the floodgates for thousands of unregulated slot machines in bars, strip malls and convenience stores throughout the state.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

March 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A judge handling the murder case of an accused cop killer refuses to reinstate a state attorney after the governor replaced her for ruling out the death penalty.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

March 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida widows and widowers whose spouses died before the U.S. Supreme Court declared state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional can have the death certificates of their loved ones changed without having to go to court, a federal judge ruled.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

March 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Lawmakers are considering giving Gov. Rick Scott the authority to appoint administrative law judges, who would be limited to serving a maximum of eight years, unless they get fired by the governor.

By Dara Kam

9 minute read