News Service Of Florida

February 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The state Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal by Florida Power & Light in a case about whether the utility could be required to install underground transmission lines as part of a nuclear-power project in Miami-Dade County.

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

5 minute read

February 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In a sharply worded ruling, a state appeals court Friday ordered a new trial in the death of a smoker whose estate initially won a more than $23 billion verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

By News Service of Florida

4 minute read

February 09, 2017 | Daily Business Review

An appeals court sounded skeptical of a Leon County judge's ruling that the state and the Hernando County School Board erred in their approach to students who "opted out" of a state standardized test.

By Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida

6 minute read

February 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida's no-fault auto insurance system could be nearing the end of its road.

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida

8 minute read

February 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In a ruling that could have implications for medical malpractice cases across the state, the Florida Supreme Court said a Jacksonville hospital system was required to provide records to a patient's family because of a 2004 constitutional amendment.

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

8 minute read

January 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Senate proposal aimed at keeping young offenders out of the criminal justice system got off to a rocky, but successful, start, passing its first committee despite concerns from some Republicans and law-enforcement officials.

By Brandon Larrabee, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

January 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Trying to end a debate about the possibility of fracking in Florida, a bipartisan group of lawmakers Tuesday backed a proposed ban on the controversial method of drilling for oil and natural gas.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

January 25, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Lawmakers are inching toward getting Florida's death penalty back on the books after a series of court rulings left the state without a way to condemn to death defendants convicted of capital crimes.

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

8 minute read

January 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A key senator released the Legislature's first attempt at carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana, with the proposal calling for a growing number of marijuana licenses and making it easier for doctors to order the treatment for patients.

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

9 minute read

January 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

With a federal judge poised to hear arguments, the state has fired back at a lawsuit that seeks to block part of a controversial abortion law approved last year by the Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read