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Jim Saunders

Jim Saunders

June 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

State Asks Judge to Toss Out Education Fight

"Falsely dubbed by its opponents the "Don't Say Gay" bill, HB 1557 is nothing of the sort," the motion said.

By JIm Saunders

4 minute read

June 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Justices Back DeSantis Request for Statewide Grand Jury

Impaneling statewide grand juries is relatively rare. Perhaps the highest-profile statewide grand jury in recent years was formed to investigate school safety and other issues after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 29, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Insurance Lawsuit Targets Florida Roofer Restrictions

The lawsuit contends that restrictions the state placed on roofers to try to curb problems in the property-insurance system violate First Amendment rights as they deal with issues such as advertising and being able to advise homeowners about insurance coverage.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 29, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Eleventh Circuit Backs Florida Man in Religious Sign Dispute

"The rich tradition of political lawn signs perhaps is surpassed only by America's history of marches and rallies dotted with handheld signs and placards of every imaginable description and covering every conceivable political message," Judge Stanley Marcus wrote in a 26-page opinion.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Citizens Insurance Faces Hefty Legal Costs

Citizens has seen massive growth in its number of policies during the past two years, which results in needing to defend more lawsuits.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Surgeons Challenge 'Brazilian Butt Lift' Restrictions

Attorney Bruce Rogow said emergency rules "should not be used in this manner or enacted with broad sweeping changes and little evaluation or consideration of the impacts."

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Judge Rejects FSU Campus Shutdown Case

The lawsuit contended that students should receive partial refunds of tuition and fees that they paid for on-campus classes and services.

By Jim Saunders

3 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida Businesses Allege New Law Violates Speech Rights

The law make it illegal to compel people in workplace training to believe that an "individual, by virtue of his or her race, color, sex, or national origin, bears personal responsibility for and must feel guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress because of actions, in which the individual played no part, committed in the past by other members of the same race, color, sex, or national origin."

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review

State Seeks to Clear Way for 15-Week Abortion Limit

The plaintiffs focused on Florida Supreme Court rulings that date back more than three decades. Those rulings have protected abortion rights based on the privacy clause in the state Constitution.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read

June 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida Tech Law Fight Headed to US Supreme Court

The law, approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis, targeted companies such as Facebook and Twitter over decisions to remove politicians and other users from the social-media platforms.

By Jim Saunders

4 minute read