Category: Civil Law

AIDS Foundation, Governor’s Office Argue Over Records

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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) — Attorneys for the nation’s largest non-profit AIDS health-care provider squared off Monday against Gov. Rick Scott’s administration over Florida’s broad public-records law and how it applies to the governor’s travel records and meeting schedules. The Scott administration does not dispute that information the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is requesting is a public record. Instead, the... [...]

Heat Star Udonis Haslem Sues Vet Over Neutered Purebred Mastiff

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Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem is suing a veterinarian for neutering his show-quality dog Juice during surgery to remove a swallowed piece of rope. Haslem spent $30,000 training Juice as a watchdog to protect his family when he is away, said the Broward Circuit Court lawsuit filed Tuesday. An impressive dog he must be. Juice is a brindle Cane Corso, also known as an Italian mastiff. The typical weight range for an adult male is 99 to... [...]

Madrid sues newspaper that said it forced Ronaldo to settle

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Real Madrid says it has taken legal action against a Portuguese newspaper that reported the Spanish club forced Cristiano Ronaldo to settle with the woman who accused him of rape. Madrid says the information published by the Correio da Manha newspaper is "categorically false" and was printed in an effort to "seriously damage the image of this club." Madrid says it "has absolutely no knowledge of any of the information that the... [...]

Legal Fight Over Miami Beach Minimum Wage Could Have Far Reaching Impacts

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The City of Miami Beach is in a battle with the state that could impact hundreds of Florida municipalities. It’s about home rule and the city’s ability to set its own policy when it comes to wages. Florida’s minimum wage is $8.25 an hour. The amount may go up each year based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. Miami Beach leaders voted two years ago to approve a higher minimum wage than the state. “In Miami Beach where... [...]

Court Backs Sale of Miami Property to David Beckham for MLS Stadium

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Veteran soccer star David Beckham won an appeal Wednesday challenging a real estate purchase for his planned Major League Soccer stadium. It’s just not the latest plot of land in play for the team’s Miami home. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court decision backing Miami-Dade County’s right to sell 2.79 acres in Miami’s Overtown to Beckham without competitive bidding. Different parties but the same... [...]