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Chief Justice Ricky Polston MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A bipartisan group of state and city elected officials, along with AARP Florida, urged the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn the nuclear cost recovery payment scheme.
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Lewis TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A group working to help oust three members of the Florida Supreme Court announced Saturday it will be traveling the state this month, touting its so-called "report card" on the three justices.
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Lewis TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Leon County Circuit Court judge last week threw out a lawsuit requesting that three state Supreme Court justices seeking a "yes" or "no" from voters in November be removed from this fall's ballot.
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Lewis TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Two Florida men filed a lawsuit last week requesting that three state Supreme Court justices seeking a "yes" or "no" from voters in November be removed from this fall's ballot.
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Polston, at left. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston has been picked to be the Court's new chief justice, starting July 1.
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Lewis TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court last week affirmed a trial court's ruling in a wrongful death lawsuit, holding that a group of Airgas Carbonic Inc. employees are subject to the personal jurisdiction of the state's courts.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear the appeal of a tobacco company that was ordered to pay a $28.3 million in an important Florida case.
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Bondi TALAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi requested Friday that the Fourth District Court of Appeal certify that its recent decision in a foreclosure case includes a question ripe for consideration by the state Supreme Court.
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Canady TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court said Thursday the state needs 71 more trial court judges and only one more judge in the Second District Court of Appeal.
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Joyce WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year.
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Recht WHEELING, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The trial of more than 700 West Virginia claims against the tobacco industry ended in a mistrial Tuesday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott has approved a $45.6 million loan so the state court system can continue to operate until spring.
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Canady LLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady has asked Gov. Rick Scott for more funding so the state's courts can continue to operate.
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Wilson TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The American Medical Association has filed an amicus brief urging the Florida Supreme Court to uphold the state's limit on subjective awards for noneconomic damages.
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Scott TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, said an executive order issued by Gov. Rick Scott "impermissibly" suspended agency rulemaking.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court won't hear the appeal of tobacco company R.J. Reynolds of a $28.3 million verdict against it.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, said the state's First District Court of Appeal exceeded its authority by granting certiorari to review whether a plaintiff's expert met the proper qualifications.
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Perry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court has upheld a trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of rental car company Enterprise.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court said in a ruling last week that attorney-client privileged communications are not discoverable in a first-party action.
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Scott TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Rick Scott's decision to reject federal grant funds for construction of a high-speed rail project.