http://thomsonreuters.com/articles/2013/social-media-in-the-...
Social media in the workplace
While damaged careers, password privacy and social media in the workplace may not be top of the mind for users of major social networks, new FindLaw.com survey results show all of these issues to be increasingly controversial across a range of professions and demographics.
Necessary for compliance or an invasion of employee privacy?
While... [...]
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_who_hit_public_...
Judge who hit public defender returns to bench, less than a month later Not quite a month after loudly challenging a public defender and inviting him outside the courtroom for a fight-and reportedly striking him-Brevard County Judge John C. Murphy apologized and returned to the bench Monday, Florida Today reports. Video of the Florida courtroom outburst went viral, and sounds... [...]
http://floridacontractlaw.blogspot.com/2014/06/unconscionabi...
Unconscionability and Arbitration
The Florida Supreme Court recently decided a case with broad implications regarding arbitration clauses and contract unconscionability. In Basulto v. Hialeah Auto., 39 Fla. L. Weekly S 140, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1051 (Fla. Mar. 20, 2014), the court was faced with a situation in which a consumer who purchased an automobile from a commercial... [...]
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/plaintiffs_lawyers_id...
Plaintiff lawyers identify problems with GM compensation plan for ignition-switch accidents
Plaintiffs' lawyers are criticizing General Motors’ compensation plan for victims of accidents arising from ignition-switch defects.
Lawyer Kenneth Feinberg on Monday revealed details of the compensation plan (PDF) he will oversee on behalf of GM, report Corporate Counsel... [...]
http://www.floridacriminallawblog.com/2013/10/spiceillegal_i...
Spice--Illegal in Florida and under Federal Laws
Spice, promoted as a synthetic marijuana, is illegal in Florida, Alabama and under Federal laws. It wasn't that long ago when this product was available in convenience stores and elsewhere. This product was also labeled "K2," "herbal incense" or "potpourri."
An act to ban the use and distribution of the drug was proposed by... [...]
