July 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Federal Appeals Court Sides With FPL, Duke on Nuclear CostsAttorneys for the plaintiffs sought to recover $2 billion that they said the utilities had collected from customers.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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July 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Federal Judge Issued Permanent Injunction on Disputed Abortion LawU.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued the permanent injunction last week and ordered the state to pay attorney fees for a group of plaintiffs who challenged the measure.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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July 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review
State Appeals Court Blocks Lawsuit Against Gainesville ChurchThe ruling came in an Alachua County case filed by Gerald Mobley against Springhill Missionary Baptist Church.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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July 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Hollywood Hills Nursing Home Death Records Ruling Put on HoldThe First District Court of Appeal extended a stay of a lower court ruling that would require the Florida Department of Health to quickly turn over death certificates from across the state to attorneys for The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
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July 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review
5 Questions for Florida Attorney General Candidate Ashley MoodyAshley Moody, who earned undergraduate, master's and law degrees from the University of Florida and a master's degree in international law from Stetson University, is going up against Rep. Frank White of Pensacola in the Aug. 28 Republican primary.
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
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July 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Money Starts to Flow in Republican Attorney General RaceOn the Democratic side of the race to replace term-limited Attorney General Pam Bondi, Rep. Sean Shaw of Tampa maintains a big lead in the fundraising contest over Ryan Torrens, a lawyer from Hillsborough County.
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
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July 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review
State Appellate Ruling Throws Cold Water on Smokable Pot CaseThe ruling by a three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal came in a lawsuit initiated by Orlando trial attorney John Morgan and others who maintain that a Florida law barring patients from smoking their treatment runs afoul of a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
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July 03, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Citrus 'Preference' for Applicants Spurs Marijuana License DisputeLouis Del Favero Orchids is challenging the proposed rule, which is based on a law passed last year implementing a voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
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July 03, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Teachers, Unions Challenge New Law Affecting Public School SystemThe law, which passed during this year's legislative session and took effect Sunday, enacted a series of major changes in the public school system.
By Lloyd Dunkelberger and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
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July 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review
New Leaders Galvano, Oliva Look to Trim Commercial Lease TaxAppearing at the state Republican Party's “Sunshine Summit” in Kissimmee, incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva and incoming Senate President Bill Galvano outlined their expectations for the next two years, with many of the ideas a continuation of the direction of recent Republican-dominated legislatures.
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
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