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Extended DMV wait times drive $10M class-action lawsuit

Florida Record

Extended DMV wait times drive $10M class-action lawsuit

Michael Carroll
Updated Jul 3, 2025

MIAMI — Illegal appointment scalping and negligence by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles have forced Broward County …

Lawsuit seeks to ice planned Everglades ICE detention center

Florida Record

Lawsuit seeks to ice planned Everglades ICE detention center

Michael Carroll
Updated Jul 2, 2025

MIAMI — The ongoing construction of a mass detention facility in the Florida Everglades for up to 5,000 undocumented immigrants violates both …

Tallahassee convenience store named in wrongful death suit

Florida Record

Tallahassee convenience store named in wrongful death suit

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jul 1, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida convenience store has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Woman sues after being hit with wine glass at birthday party

Florida Record

Woman sues after being hit with wine glass at birthday party

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 30, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Leon County woman is seeking damages for injuries she claims she sustained while attending a friend’s birthday party.

Lawyers make more in Wawa gift-card settlement than class members

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Lawyers make more in Wawa gift-card settlement than class members

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 27, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Despite the best efforts of a professional objector and a group of state attorneys general, class action lawyers will get their…

Businessman seeks court’s help to retain Guyana property

Florida Record

Businessman seeks court’s help to retain Guyana property

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 27, 2025

MIAMI – A Guyanese-American businessman and his U.S. companies are seeking the help of a Florida federal court in regaining access to their pr…

Uthmeier held in civil contempt over new Fla. immigration law

Florida Record

Uthmeier held in civil contempt over new Fla. immigration law

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 26, 2025

A federal judge has held Florida’s attorney general in civil contempt of a court order that barred the attorney general, state attorneys, poli…

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Miami Lakes to challenge law shielding rock-mining industry

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Miami Lakes to challenge law shielding rock-mining industry

Michael Carroll
Jun 25, 2025

The Miami Lakes Town Council has unanimously agreed to challenge a Florida law that shields the rock mining industry from civil lawsuits broug…

Fla. woman claims hotels are part of human trafficking chain

Florida Record

Fla. woman claims hotels are part of human trafficking chain

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 24, 2025

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against various hotel owners, alleging they not only facilitated human trafficking acti…

N.Y. real estate firm accuses Fla. man of defamation, libel

Florida Record

N.Y. real estate firm accuses Fla. man of defamation, libel

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 23, 2025

MIAMI – A New York-based real estate investment and development firm has sued a Florida property owner for alleged defamation and libel.

Broward judge denies she violated Code of Judicial Conduct

Florida Record

Broward judge denies she violated Code of Judicial Conduct

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 20, 2025

A Broward County judge has denied charges by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission that she violated judicial canons during her 2024 …

Anti-mask flight attendant loses job and her lawsuit

Florida Record

Anti-mask flight attendant loses job and her lawsuit

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 19, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. - A former JetBlue flight attendant has lost her lawsuit after being terminated for, in part, firing off an email to the company…

Advocates glad leaders didn't backslide on legal reforms

Florida Record

Advocates glad leaders didn't backslide on legal reforms

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 18, 2025

TALLAHASSEE — Evaluating the just-concluded 2025 legislative session requires looking at which Florida bills were successfully blocked in addi…

Teacher accuses charter school of discrimination, retaliation

Florida Record

Teacher accuses charter school of discrimination, retaliation

Jessica M. DeBois
Jun 17, 2025

MIAMI – A former teacher at a Florida charter high school has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was racially discriminated and retaliated against.

Uthmeier backs immigration officers with protection program

Florida Record

Uthmeier backs immigration officers with protection program

Chris Dickerson
Updated Jun 16, 2025

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says would-be rioters and doxers who use violence and intimidation against ICE and …

Florida man blames Stihl for injuries from recalled chainsaw

Florida Record

Florida man blames Stihl for injuries from recalled chainsaw

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 13, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against Virginia-based Stihl Inc. for “significant and painful bodily injuries” he allegedly…

Lawsuits: Mortgage firm ignoring loss mitigation requests

Florida Record

Lawsuits: Mortgage firm ignoring loss mitigation requests

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 12, 2025

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A mortgage loan servicing company is under fire for its “repeated failure” to respond to loss mitigation requests by F…

Fla. Bar nixes complaints about Bondi's behavior as U.S. AG

Florida Record

Fla. Bar nixes complaints about Bondi's behavior as U.S. AG

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 11, 2025

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Bar has rebuffed attorney complaints that allege the current U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, a bar member, has eng…

Judge enjoins Florida from enforcing law limiting youths' access to social media

Florida Record

Judge enjoins Florida from enforcing law limiting youths' access to social media

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 10, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A federal appeals court has barred Florida officials from enforcing a new Florida statute that prohibits social media c…

Couple claims LA Fitness employee assaulted teen daughter

Florida Record

Couple claims LA Fitness employee assaulted teen daughter

Jessica M. DeBois
Jun 9, 2025

MIAMI – A federal lawsuit claims popular gym chain LA Fitness was negligent in preventing the sexual assault of a Florida couple’s teenage daughter.

Disney restaurant workers want case sent to arbitrator

Florida Record

Disney restaurant workers want case sent to arbitrator

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated Jun 6, 2025

ORLANDO – A union made up of Walt Disney World restaurant workers wants a Florida federal court to compel and remand its case against the popu…

Groups sue to halt enforcement of restrictions on Fla. initiative process

Florida Record

Groups sue to halt enforcement of restrictions on Fla. initiative process

Michael Carroll
Jun 6, 2025

Battle lines are taking shape in litigation over a new law that tightens restrictions on Florida’s initiative process, with the state GOP step…

Palm Beach family says substitute teacher assaulted girl

Florida Record

Palm Beach family says substitute teacher assaulted girl

Jessica M. DeBois
Jun 5, 2025

MIAMI – The family of a Palm Beach County elementary student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school system acted with “deliberate ind…

Judge stands by decision to let Fla. drag show proceed

Florida Record

Judge stands by decision to let Fla. drag show proceed

Michael Carroll
Jun 4, 2025

NAPLES, Fla. – A federal judge has rejected a motion from the city of Naples to lift a preliminary injunction barring the city from enforcing …

DeSantis vetoes bill to expand medmal damages awards

Florida Record

DeSantis vetoes bill to expand medmal damages awards

Michael Carroll
Updated Jun 3, 2025

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a measure that would have repealed restrictions on medical malpractice lawsuits in the state, s…

Pressure cooker maker sued again over alleged defects

Florida Record

Pressure cooker maker sued again over alleged defects

Jessica M. DeBois
Jun 2, 2025

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida-based company continues to be sued over its line of pressure cookers, with two separate lawsuits filed in Florida…

Court urged to find Fla. AG in contempt over immigration law comments

Florida Record

Court urged to find Fla. AG in contempt over immigration law comments

Michael Carroll
Updated May 30, 2025

Florida’s attorney general should be held in contempt of court for encouraging arrests under a new state immigration law, Senate Bill 4-C, des…

Judge rejects claim AI chatbots protected by First Amendment

Florida Record

Judge rejects claim AI chatbots protected by First Amendment

Michael Carroll
Updated May 29, 2025

A federal judge has decided that First Amendment protections don’t shield an artificial intelligence company from a lawsuit accusing the firm …

Former DJ sues South Florida strip club for unpaid money

Florida Record

Former DJ sues South Florida strip club for unpaid money

Jessica M. DeBois
May 28, 2025

MIAMI – A former disc jockey for a popular South Florida gentlemen’s club filed a lawsuit in Florida federal court this month, alleging the cl…

Jessica M. DeBois

AG’s office teams with education to protect parental rights

Florida Record

AG’s office teams with education to protect parental rights

Chris Dickerson
Updated May 27, 2025

PENSACOLA – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has joined state Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. to sign a Memorandum of Agreemen…

Chris Dickerson

Rental owner sues Largo over excessive fines for 'minor' code violations

Florida Record

Rental owner sues Largo over excessive fines for 'minor' code violations

Michael Carroll
May 22, 2025

The former owner of a small multi-unit rental property has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Largo in central Florida, arguing that …

Michael Carroll

Hillsborough judge resigns after campaign misconduct claims

Florida Record

Hillsborough judge resigns after campaign misconduct claims

Michael Carroll
May 21, 2025

A Hillsborough County judge who was recommended for removal from the bench by the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) over “dispa…

Michael Carroll

Woman says pain doctor performed surgery without consent

Florida Record

Woman says pain doctor performed surgery without consent

Jessica M. DeBois
May 20, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida woman filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, alleging her pain management doctor performed …

Jessica M. DeBois

Fla. Supreme Court reprimands two judges for misconduct

Florida Record

Fla. Supreme Court reprimands two judges for misconduct

Jessica M. DeBois
Updated May 16, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In two separate opinions released last week, the Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded both a Broward County judge an…

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