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Kelli Kennedy

Kelli Kennedy

April 07, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Florida Reaches Settlement Agreement in Kids' Medicaid Case

Florida health officials have reached a settlement ending a decadeslong class-action lawsuit that alleged the state is violating federal mandates by failing to deliver critical health services to 2 million children on Medicaid.

By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press

6 minute read

April 26, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Judge: Fla. worker drug testing unconstitutional

MIAMI AP - A federal judge declared Gov. Rick Scott's order requiring drug testing for some 85,000 state workers unconstitutional Thursday, saying the governor showed no evidence of a drug problem at the agencies to warrant suspicionless testing.The ruling marks the second blow to Scott's proposals regarding drug testing.

By Kelli Kennedy

3 minute read

November 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Castroneves asks judge to postpone March trial

By KELLI KENNEDY

2 minute read

October 25, 2006 | National Law Journal

Man pleads guilty to multimillion dollar viatical fraud scheme

The sole shareholder of one of the largest death benefits companies pleaded guilty Monday, as part of a plea agreement, to a securities fraud scheme that cheated investors out of $956 million.

By Kelli Kennedy

2 minute read

January 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Fla. trial set for 2 priests accused of theft

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. AP - Two priests who authorities say for years stole cash from their Florida church's offering plate and hid it in the church ceiling and offshore bank accounts to pay for lavish lifestyles will soon face a judge.Their trial is scheduled to start Wednesday in an embezzlement case authorities say could be one of the biggest to hit the U.

By KELLI KENNEDY

4 minute read

July 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Hearing for ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz postponed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. AP - Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz burst into tears in court Thursday after learning a postponement would keep him in jail for at least another weekend as he awaits trial on a DUI manslaughter charge.Broward Circuit Judge Marc Gold delayed a decision until Monday on whether to release Leyritz on bond.

By KELLI KENNEDY

3 minute read

July 03, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Family of slaying victim Ron Goldman buys rights to O.J. Simpson's canceled book

MIAMI AP - The family of Ron Goldman has purchased the rights to O.J. Simpson's canceled book, "If I Did It," from a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee in a settlement reached Monday.The book rights will be held in the name of Ron Goldman LLC, Goldman family attorney David Cook said.Goldman was slain along with Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, in 1994.

By Kelli Kennedy

2 minute read

July 29, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Dozens arrested in Medicare fraud busts across U.S..

By KELLI KENNEDY

4 minute read

September 22, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Court affirms overturning Fla. gay adoption ban

By CURT ANDERSON and KELLI KENNEDY

4 minute read

July 29, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Florida Blue's Proposed Restructure To Get Hearing

Health insurance giant Florida Blue wants to restructure itself, but critics warn the move could create a conflict between turning a profit and the obligation to provide low-cost insurance to its 4 million policy holders.

By Kelli Kennedy

5 minute read