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Florida Supreme Court to rule on Plancher, UCF Athletic Association appeal

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-ere... Florida Supreme Court to rule on Plancher, UCF Athletic Association appeal  The family of former UCF football player Ereck Plancher may still be able to collect millions in damages directly from the school's athletic department. The Florida Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider arguments in the ongoing litigation between the Plancher family and the UCF Athletics... [...]

Injured employees cheated by workers’ comp law, Miami-Dade judge says

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/13/4288124/injured-employ... Injured employees cheated by workers’ comp law, Miami-Dade judge says  A Miami judge declared Florida’s long-controversial workers’ compensation law unconstitutional Wednesday, saying successive state legislatures had so diminished medical care and wage-loss benefits for injured workers that the statute now violates employees’ “fundamental” rights. In a case... [...]

Bergmann v. FDOT – Operation-Level Negligence Trumps Sovereign Immunity

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http://www.injury-lawyer-florida.com/2014/08/bergmann_v_fdot... Bergmann v. FDOT - Operation-Level Negligence Trumps Sovereign Immunity  Generally speaking, the government and its employees are shielded from lawsuits asserting negligence resulting in injury based on the legal principle of sovereign immunity. Government entities entitled to this protection encompass a wide range of fields, from police departments to hospitals to school... [...]

Justin Bieber settles another case, faces more anger management classes

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justin_bieber_settles... Justin Bieber settles another case, faces more anger management classes Teen pop singer Justin Beiber has settles another case, agreeing to pay $50,000, take 12 hours of private anger management instruction and watch videos about the danger of driving under the influence. His co-defendant in a South Florida case that reportedly involved a luxury-car drag race, R&B... [...]

Palm Beach Store Owner Jailed for Improperly Selling Contact Lenses

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http://www.florida-criminal-lawyer-blog.com/2014/04/store_ow... Palm Beach Store Owner Jailed for Improperly Selling Contact Lenses Yes, you read that correctly. According to the Sun Sentinel, a 27-year-old South Florida shop owner was arrested and jailed on Monday for allegedly selling contact lenses to people who did not have prescriptions. Although the man suspected of illegally selling contact lenses was released on $3,000 bond,... [...]