Dara Kam

May 18, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban vacation rentals sparked intense pushback from property owners, management companies and some local government officials, especially in the Panhandle.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 11, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Florida laws concerning states of emergency do not give the governor the authority to "unilaterally revoke rental licenses without any due process," lawyers for the plaintiffs wrote.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 27, 2020 | Daily Business Review

"Although the financial impact to the state for the cost of responding to COVID-19 is anticipated to be significant, it is expected to be manageable," says Florida Division of Bond Finance Director Ben Watkins.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

April 22, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis has staunchly defended a state law requiring felons to pay "legal financial obligations" before they can cast ballots.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 21, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Mark Healy, appointed as receiver of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the foundation that backs the nonprofit agency, also wants a court to impose an "equitable lien" and an injunction to block the foundation's funds from being spent.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 16, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham's suspension for misconduct and insubordination "threatens to undermine two foundational [tenets] of Florida administrative law: transparency and judicial independence," his lawyers argue.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 14, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Plaintiffs argued that the ordinance is unconstitutional on a series of grounds, including that it violates privacy and due-process rights.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 09, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Secretary of State Laurel Lee argued that a class certification was unnecessary because the state would abide by a ruling about whether the law requiring felons to pay outstanding "legal financial obligations" to vote amounts to an unconstitutional poll tax.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 08, 2020 | Daily Business Review

A Santa Rosa Beach lawyer filed the lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis arguing that the governor's refusal to issue a statewide mandate shutting down beaches puts Floridians at risk of becoming infected with COVID-19.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 06, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The five-day suspension of Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham stemmed from two footnotes he included in a March 13 recommended order concerning improper "ex parte communications" in a case involving Calder Race Course Inc.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read