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Florida Gambling Rule Takes Aim at Controversial Card Games

The regulation in question, proposed late last month by the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, would make a number of changes and effectively do away with controversial “designated player” card games that have been lucrative for pari-mutuel facilities across the state.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Carnival Cruise Line Sued Over Tour Bus Rollover in Bahamas

A Carnival Cruise Line passenger is suing the cruise company for injuries suffered when she was thrown from a tour bus on a safari-style excursion in the Bahamas.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Affirms Dismissal of Skiing Accident Lawsuit in First-Impression Case

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected an appeal by a man injured at a ski resort in the Allegheny Mountains, ruling in a case of first impression that wheel ruts on a ski slope are an inherent risk associated with the activity of downhill skiing.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Airline Bankruptcy Lands Lawyer CEO in Contempt

A regional airline's bankruptcy case has put the CEO, an attorney and son of a prominent Louisiana lawyer and political fundraiser, on the hook for contempt.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Aztec Closes $19.15 Million Loan for New Hotel in Fort Lauderdale

This is the second loan in as many years Aztec secures for The Gale Boutique Hotel & Residences.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Oil Spill Lawyers Win Rare Disaster Class Certification for Coastal Property Owners

A plaintiffs team suing a pipeline operator over a 2015 oil spill off the coast of California scored a rare win when a federal judge granted certification of thousands of property owners. Of course, that success came on the third try.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Turns Down Gay Rights Asylum Appeal

A student in Cameroon said he was attacked, cut with a knife and threatened with death after posting a message in a university publication asking for equal rights and treatment of homosexuals.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Governor, Seminole Tribe Reach Deal on State's Gambling Money

As legislative leaders hold behind-the-scenes talks about revamping the gambling industry, Gov. Rick Scott announced a deal that will lead to the Seminole Tribe continuing to pay more than $300 million a year in casino money to the state.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Constitution Commission Scuttles Immigration Verification Proposal

Florida businesses won't have to worry about voters requiring them to verify the immigration status of new employees.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Downtown Miami Hyatt, Courtyard Marriott on Path to Tall Towers

The city-owned James L. Knight Center would disappear as part of the transformation.
4 minute read

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