Jim Saunders News Service Of Florida

April 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In a potentially far-reaching decision, an appeals court struck down a state law restricting a police officer from paying a law firm to help her pursue workers' compensation insurance benefits.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

April 21, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court is ready to wade into a dispute between State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and a major Jacksonville hospital about contracts and other documents that contain detailed information about how much the hospital charges for services.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

11 minute read

April 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court issued a broadly worded ruling that made clear public agencies are liable for paying attorney fees if they violate the state's open-records law.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

April 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In a victory for the University of Florida, the state Supreme Court declined to take up a dispute about whether guns should be allowed in university housing.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

April 11, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court ruled the state is required to pay $502,462 to CSX Transportation because of a legal settlement and expenses related to a fatal traffic accident on the road in 2002.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

April 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review

As Florida courts have struggled in recent years with a flood of foreclosure cases, retired judges have played a key role in reducing backlogs.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

April 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court waded into a constitutional fight about a higher state tax rate for satellite-television companies than for their cable TV competitors.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

March 30, 2016 | Daily Business Review

As she debated on the House floor last month, state Rep. Jeanette Nunez said a bill calling for compensation in the death of Andrea Castillo was "personal" for her.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

March 25, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A state appeals court rules a couple can't claim a Florida homestead exemption when one spouse has a similar exemption elsewhere.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

10 minute read

March 21, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A federal court will hear arguments this week in Rep. Corrine Brown's battle against a redistricting plan that would force her to run in a dramatically reshaped district stretching across 200 miles of North Florida.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

9 minute read