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Florida AG Attorneys Argue CDC Violated Cruise Ship Injunction

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in October issued a "conditional sailing order," which included a phased approach to resuming cruising during the pandemic, with ship operators needing to meet a series of requirements.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Course on Cruise Restrictions

Attorney General Ashley Moody contends that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its legal authority by placing certain restrictions on the cruise-ship industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Maritime Law Heating Up as COVID-19 Boosts Boating Demand in South Florida

"Florida courts have said the hurricanes are not 'unexpectable' and are therefore not necessarily an act of God," said James N. Hurley, shareholder and chair of Fowler White's Maritime Law Practice Group.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

AAA GC Douglas Kelly Wants His Outside Litigators to Treat In-House Lawyers Like Team Members, Not Just Clients

"Yes, I may be general counsel now and may have lots of other responsibilities, but I speak litigation. And I have lawyers who speak privacy, and I have lawyers who speak antitrust," Kelly says.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Says Florida to Fight Ruling in CDC-Cruise Ship Case

Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his arguments that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn't have the authority to place such restrictions on the cruise ship industry, which has a large presence in Florida.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

COVID-19 Lessons for South Florida's Hospitality Sector

While the hospitality industry seems to be getting back on its feet, one major issue has been the nationwide labor shortage, which has hit the service industry quite hard.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Administration Cruise Ship Fight Goes to Appeals Court

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last fall issued a conditional sailing order, which included a phased approach to resuming cruising, with ship operators needing to meet a series of requirements.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Seminole Tribe Sports-Betting Plan Hit With Legal Challenge

The owners of Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room contend that the structure of the sports-betting plan is an attempt to get around a 2018 state constitutional amendment that requires voter approval of gambling expansion.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Sports Betting Proposal Pitched to Fund Education

Sports-betting behemoths, banking on a strategy to legalize sports gambling across the state, could unravel the cornerstone of a $2.5 billion deal recently struck by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Gov. Greg Abbott's Cruise Conundrum

For a state government to tell any cruise line how it should operate is going to be quite a challenge in 2021, especially for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
7 minute read

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