News Service Of Florida

May 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan called on the governor to reverse his opposition to smokable pot, or suffer the consequences.

By Dara Kim, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

May 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Only David Walker, a marine biologist from Fort Lauderdale and one of two announced Democratic candidates, voiced straight opposition to a withdrawal from NAFTA.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

May 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The long-running lawsuit, filed against Florida State by the Second Amendment advocacy group Florida Carry, has drawn attention mostly because of incorrect firearm information published in a 2015 football “game day guide.”

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Brecht Heuchan's committee was tasked with developing the package of proposed constitutional changes prior to the final vote by the full commission.

By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

May 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and the Florida Department of Financial Services filed a notice last week in the First District Court of Appeal that they will fight the ruling by Circuit Judge Terry Lewis in a case brought by four life-insurance companies.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 24, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The change shifted a key burden of proof from defendants to prosecutors in “stand your ground” cases, and the issue in the appeals is whether that change should apply retroactively to defendants whose cases were pending before the 2017 law passed.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Lawyers for the tribe last week filed a notice of appeal after a federal judge refused to reconsider his decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Seminoles against the Florida Department of Revenue.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The ruling last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a previous federal court decision in the case, which has dragged on for more than a decade and was filed by Prison Legal News over a publication allowed in institutions in every other state but banned by Florida corrections officials.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

May 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Democratic candidate Sean Shaw, a state House member from Tampa, questioned a delay in launching a lawsuit to try to crack down on drug companies in the opioid epidemic causing an average of 15 deaths a day in Florida.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

May 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The gun-rights group filed the appeal after U.S. District Judge Mark Walker decided that previous court rulings forced him to reject the request to keep the identity of “Jane Doe” private.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read