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News Service Of Florida

News Service Of Florida

May 18, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Commission's Bid to Ban Greyhound Racing Draws Court Fight

The Florida Greyhound Association and its president, breeder James Blanchard, maintain that the proposed ballot title and summary don't fully inform voters about the impact of the amendment if approved.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

May 18, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Judge Asked to Settle Regulatory Dispute Over 'Dry Needling'

In a challenge filed this week, the Florida State Oriental Medical Association is asking a state administrative judge to block a proposed rule that would allow certain physical therapists to begin “dry needling.”

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

May 17, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Weighs State Ban on Patients Smoking Pot

Cathy Jordan credits pot with helping her defeat the odds in the battle against Lou Gehrig's disease she's waged for more than 30 years.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

May 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Broward County Nursing Home Records Dispute Ratchets Up

Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is scheduled Monday to hold a hearing on arguments by attorneys for The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills that the department should be held in contempt in the records dispute, according to an online docket and court records.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida's Trauma Drama Continues as New Law Challenged

Nicklaus Children's Hospital filed a challenge in Leon County circuit court seeking an injunction to block a section of the law that would allow a competitor, Kendall Regional Medical Center, to operate what is known as a Level I trauma center.

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Rules Against Use of 'Jane Doe' in NRA Lawsuit

Lawyers for the NRA late last month asked U.S. District Judge Mark Walker to keep the identity of “Jane Doe” secret, based in large part on a declaration filed by the gun-rights group's Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer, who detailed threatening emails she had received featuring derogatory words for parts of the female anatomy.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

May 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Upholds Controversial 'Stand Your Ground' Shift

The decision Friday by the Third District Court of Appeal in a Miami-Dade County shooting case came a week after another appeals court ruled on similar issues in a Hillsborough County case.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

May 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Former Judge Moody Tops Money Chase in Attorney General Race

“Judge Ashley Moody continues to outraise and outperform her Republican primary opponents with each and every campaign finance reporting period,” Moody campaign manager Nick Catroppo said in a statement Friday.

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida

4 minute read

May 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Backs Air-Ambulance Firm in 'PIP' Fight

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the air-ambulance firm, Air Methods Corp., should be able to bill the father of accident victim Lemar Bailey for costs that exceeded limits in the state's no-fault system.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

May 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Third District Backs Police Stop Over License Plate Frame

While expressing concern about its ruling, a panel of the Third District Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court decision that suppressed evidence obtained in a 2015 traffic stop of motorist Marcelo Pena. A search of the car led to the discovery of a bag that contained alprazolam pills and a drug charge against Pena, the ruling said.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

3 minute read