LegalReader

AUGUST 4, 2022

The amount of child support that a person gives will be based on the most current child support guidelines that are detailed in the Florida Statute § 61.30.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, section 90.404(2)(a) of the Florida Statutes states that Similar fact evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is admissible when relevant to prove a material fact in issue, including, but not limited to, proof of.

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Law 360

MARCH 23, 2023

The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping tort reform bill that changes the comparative negligence standards for jury verdicts, cuts the statute of limitations for injury cases in half, and eliminates one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all lines of insurance, sending the bill to Gov.

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Mondaq

JUNE 6, 2022

Much recent attention has been on Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis' signing of extensive property insurance law changes in Florida.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A new bill has recently been submitted to the Florida Senate (SB 2022-736) that proposes to amend Fla. 3)(c) by eliminating the current statute of repose for latent claims.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 31, 2023

It's important to note that in Florida, there is a statute of limitations for filing a personal injury lawsuit, which is generally four years from the date of the accident.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Florida Eliminates Vaccine Passport In early October, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2021 Florida law which prohibited businesses from requiring customers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination status -- functioning much like an anti-discrimination statute. ” Would that be a passport to something? .”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The first was that the companies violated anti-terrorism statute 18 U.S.C. §§ 2333(a) & (d)(2). The statute allows victims of international terrorism to bring federal lawsuits against perpetrators and collect damages. The court rejected the anti-terrorism claims, as the statute in question requires that terrorism be international.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

On November 18, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a statute that severely limits private-sector employers from requiring that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

When Larry Fordham Jr learned about the Second Chance Pell program in 2020, he only wanted one thing: to walk out of a Florida prison with a college degree. “I Like nearly every public college, Florida colleges charge state residents much lower tuition than students who live outside the state. A Major Barrier.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 9, 2022

In that case, the Medicaid statute obligates the state to “seek reimbursement” from the person who committed the tort, and it requires (in 42 U.S.C. The question now is how much of the total settlement Florida can recover. The federal government (which administers the Medicaid program) strongly supports that position.

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LegalReader

JULY 18, 2022

The statute of limitations for a personal injury truck accident claim in Florida is four years.

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JURIST

APRIL 9, 2024

In 1971, the Tucson branch of reproductive rights organization Planned Parenthood challenged the constitutionality of the statute. Wade , at which point the state statute was deemed unconstitutional and enforcement of it was enjoined. Though Planned Parenthood initially lost, the case was revived after the passage of Roe v.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 19, 2021

7, 2021), the Supreme Court of Florida issued a ruling that section 57.105(7) of the Florida Statutes did not apply to the. Earlier this month in Levy v. SC20-1195, 2021 WL 4614308 (Fla.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 14, 2022

Florida's new statute creates special liability protections and added insurance requirements for the quickly growing peer-to-peer car-sharing industry.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 13, 2022

Florida's new statute creates special liability protections and added insurance requirements for the quickly growing peer-to-peer car-sharing industry.

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JURIST

APRIL 6, 2023

The statute in its plain language states, criminal penalties will apply to “every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion.” In 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit struck down a Florida law preventing medical professionals from asking patients about firearm ownership. The claim is not without grounding.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Share A divided Supreme Court on Thursday denied Florida’s request to allow it to temporarily enforce a law that makes it a misdemeanor to allow children at drag performances. The brief unsigned order means that the state cannot apply the law anywhere in the state while a Florida restaurant’s challenge to the law continues.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2022

New Florida law makes it easier to regulate how people discuss race at work. I know long-arm statutes are a thing, but Missouri's attempt to ban abortions that happen in other states would make the court that wrote Wickard blush. [ . * The ties that bind: Giving birth in Indiana is making a change for the humane. Woop Woop! [

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office stated that, after evaluating the case, they believed Watts did not violate the Ohio Criminal Statute of Abuse of a Corpse. In Florida, an amendment to enshrine abortion protections in the state’s constitution will appear on the state’s 2024 ballot.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

The Northern District Court of California Tuesday ruled that Major League Baseball (MLB) violated Arizona and Florida state minimum wage laws when not paying minor leaguers during spring training, instructional leagues, or extended spring training. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, courts issued two new Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) decisions. We've been covering the sprawl of FTSA cases filed since the statute was amended to allow for a private cause.

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Law 360

AUGUST 20, 2021

Cases alleging companies’ failure to notify employees in advance of pandemic-related layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act should be determined in view of the unforeseen circumstances defense, because the natural disaster defense contradicts regulatory directives and the statute's intent, says Rachel Arnow-Richman at the (..)

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2017

The Georgia Supreme Court this week issued a decision holding that the streaming of pre-1972 sound recordings by iHeart Media does not violate the state’s criminal statutes against the “transfer” of recorded sounds without the permission of the owner of the master recording.

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Patently O

MAY 25, 2021

In performing the personal jurisdiction analysis, the Middle District of Florida lays out the roadmap for the examination, indicating that the court will need to go through specific and general jurisdiction analyses. The Middle District of Florida follows the pattern set out by Ford.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

House Bill 625 (2021), sponsored by Representative Clay Yarborough, R–Jacksonville, amends Sections 733.6167 and 736.1007 of the Florida Statutes to provide that if an attorney.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a decision this week, the Florida Supreme Court rejected claims by Flo & Eddie (of the 1960s band the Turtles) that there was a common law public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings in the state of Florida (the opinion is available here ). Could California decide differently?

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In Ohio, Nebraska, and Florida, legislation has passed and legalization is pending as state governments plan how to roll out their systems. Current statutes are simply inadequate to address online betting at this scale and has forced officials like James to address the problem themselves.

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Court-MartialTrialPractice

JANUARY 30, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart , section 90.404(2)(a) of the Florida Statutes states that. And, as the recent opinion of the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District, in Posey v. 3rd 2021), makes clear, Florida similarly allows for “reverse Williams ” evidence. Continue reading.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 6, 2022

Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion for a 7-2 majority treats the case as calling for a straightforward application of the plain language of the statute. Florida’s statute includes a formula that allocates $300,000 to past and future medical expenses. The case, Gallardo v.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A federal judge permanently dismissed a proposed class action against Costco over its "session replay" software that tracks web users' activity amid what he called an "outbreak of litigation" from litigants who have "seized on a novel reading of Florida's decades-old wiretapping statute."

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Patently O

JUNE 16, 2023

The statute requires that it be located in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Arkansas. The USPTO is now seeking comments on where the office should be located — and the methodology it should use in selecting a location. [ Fed Reg ].

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 17, 2023

There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. A clause is contrary to public policy when a statute or a judicial decision declares that enforcement is inconsistent with the policy of the state. The United States legal system is immensely complex.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Florida , Patrick Huff claims that a circuit split has emerged as to whether a court must apply Waller when a state has a statute governing courtroom closures. Because Huff’s ex-wife was not entitled to remain in the courtroom under a Florida statute governing closure, the court removed her over Huff’s objection.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Share A pair of challenges to controversial social media laws in Texas and Florida and a dispute over whether to freeze the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reduce ozone levels across the United States headline the Supreme Court’s February 2024 argument calendar , which was released on Friday morning. Paxton and Moody v.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Juvenile Court jurisdiction should be based on a young person’s age at the time of their offense, replacing statutes in some states that kick a juvenile case up to adult criminal court when a person turns 18 during the course of court proceedings, according to a forthcoming essay in the Villanova Law Review. Photo by peretzpup via Flickr.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The book combines art and academic analysis into a refreshing and creative take on major Supreme Court cases — with an added dash of “Florida weirdness” to keep things interesting. Artist and lawyer Xavier Cortada has created 10 striking paintings, each depicting a significant Supreme Court case originating in Florida.

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