/florida?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Florida Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:03:23 +0000 /florida/articles/2351377?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2351377 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP is advising Brown & Brown Inc. on a nearly $10 billion agreement to purchase Accession Risk Management Group Inc., the companies disclosed in a joint statement Tuesday.  Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:31:46 +0000 /florida/articles/2350581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350581 A Florida appeals court reversed a man's conviction on charges of burglary, manslaughter and conspiracy for his alleged role in a home invasion robbery after finding that the court erred in allowing a detective to testify to the credibility of the prosecution's key witness. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:19:26 +0000 /florida/articles/2351217?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2351217 The Russian CEO of Miami-based cryptocurrency firm Evita was arrested and charged Monday with 22 criminal counts for allegedly orchestrating a $530 million scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions and export controls and launder funds, prompting a New York federal judge to deny him bail given his incentive to flee. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:16:58 +0000 /florida/articles/2351018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2351018 The state of Florida indicated Friday it will ask the Eleventh Circuit to reopen its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services challenging a rule setting coverage requirements on employers for gender-affirming care, despite the new administration's reversal on the rule. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:02:48 +0000 /florida/articles/2350799?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350799 The Federal Communications Commission affirmed a nearly $2.4 million fine against a Miami-area DJ for operating an alleged illegal "pirate radio" in 2023, finding that he disregarded previous calls to stop unauthorized radio operations in the past. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:59:08 +0000 /florida/articles/2350883?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350883 A Delaware federal judge on Monday dismissed a trademark suit filed by a company started by golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy against LA Golf Partners LLC, all while citing golf films "Caddyshack," "Tin Cup" and "Happy Gilmore." Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:54:59 +0000 /florida/articles/2351102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2351102 Aetna has agreed to pay at least $3.4 million to resolve a proposed class action claiming it shirked federal benefits law by mischaracterizing a proton beam cancer radiation treatment as experimental to deny claims, according to a Florida federal court filing. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:15:52 +0000 /florida/articles/2351068?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2351068 A Georgia federal judge said Monday that he would allow a putative data breach class action against southeastern healthcare provider PruittHealth to go forward in part, ruling that a former employee plausibly claimed she faced the threat of identity theft even if it had not happened to her yet. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:06:43 +0000 /florida/articles/2349960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2349960 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order suspending a county sheriff following a state and federal investigation into an illegal $21.6 million gambling operation, resulting in racketeering-related charges against the law enforcement official for his involvement in the enterprise, state officials said. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:43:30 +0000 /florida/articles/2346709?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2346709 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:35:34 +0000 /florida/articles/2350909?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350909 Tampa, Florida-based residential insurer Slide Insurance announced the launch of its initial public offering on Monday, with attorneys from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP providing advice. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:26:25 +0000 /florida/articles/2350806?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350806 Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and its attorney Sashi C. Bach are facing a disqualification bid in a Florida state court case between pharmaceutical mass tort firms and their former counsel, with the suing firms arguing that Boies Schiller cannot represent its co-defendants because of a conflict. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:14:29 +0000 /florida/articles/2350630?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350630 The Florida Bar has told a group of lawyers, law professors and former judges that it will not open an ethics investigation into Pam Bondi's actions as attorney general, saying in a letter that it doesn't "investigate or prosecute sitting officers appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they are in office." Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:04:45 +0000 /florida/articles/2350713?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350713 The Eleventh Circuit on Friday denied Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's bid to lift a block on a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants into the state, finding that Florida had failed to make a strong showing that it would fend off a challenge to the law. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:32:27 +0000 /florida/articles/2350410?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350410 A Florida insurance fraud investigator faces a third federal lawsuit alleging he lied in a report that led to the malicious prosecution of an independent roofing contractor whose charges were later dismissed because prosecutors couldn't substantiate the accusations. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:29:50 +0000 /florida/articles/2350667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350667 The Washington Post must face Trump Media & Technology Group's suit over an article accusing it of committing securities fraud over a purported finder's fee paid to Entoro Securities to secure a loan, a Florida federal judge said Friday, ruling Trump Media's latest pleading "squarely alleges" no fee agreement existed.  Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:45:48 +0000 /florida/articles/2349018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2349018 A Florida federal judge on Friday denied a bid to toss a pharmaceutical company's lawsuit accusing a rival of stealing trade secrets because its headquarters moved to the Sunshine State after its initial complaint, saying there was "complete diversity at the time of filing of action." Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:35:50 +0000 /florida/articles/2350161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350161 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Â鶹´«Ã½360 Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:29:38 +0000 /florida/articles/2348947?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2348947 An employee has asked the en banc Eleventh Circuit to rethink its ruling that wholesale restaurant supply store McLane Foodservice Inc. is not liable for injuries suffered by an employee who was set on fire at work by a former partner, arguing it took too narrow a view on foreseeability. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:35:46 +0000 /florida/articles/2350021?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /florida/articles/2350021 An Orthodox Jewish family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against a Boca Raton, Florida, country club for allegedly suspending them after the father posted a viral social media video of him helping an Instagram personality wrap tefillin — a traditional Jewish prayer ritual — on the golf course.