Florida First District Court of Appeal
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Florida court won't let COVID patient use ivermectin
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida appeals court recently refused to allow ivermectin to be a part of the treatment of a man suffering from COVID-19 with grim survival chances. -
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Millions for tobacco lawyers as 'local market rule' doesn't apply to fees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The lawyers who won an $11 million jury verdict for a lung-transplant patient who blamed her illness on smoking are entitled to $3.2 million in fees, a Florida appeals court ruled, rejecting arguments by Philip Morris that they should be paid according to prevailing rates in Jacksonville, where the trial was held. -
Court: Company properly fired manager who called face masks 'KKK hoods' after Black employee resigned
TALLAHASSEE – A company that fired one of its managers for calling a face mask a “KKK hood” won’t be held liable in court. -
Dead man can't recover $5 million for pain and suffering, Florida court rules
TALLAHASSEE - A man who died while a $5 million verdict in his favor in a wrongful death suit was still out on appeal recovers nothing, a Florida appeals court ruled, refusing to adopt a looser definition of the term “final judgment.” -
Florida school gets bad news from appeals court as it fights lawsuit of girl who ran into table
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida school might have to pay up for forcing second-graders to run laps in an auditorium and the resulting injury that occurred when a young girl ran face-first into the glass edge of a table. -
Dissenter says Florida closed bar based on slim facts, including Business Insider article
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A dissenting judge on a Florida appeals court attacked his colleagues for failing to stay an order by state alcohol officials suspending a bar owner’s alcohol license for failing to follow COVID-19 orders.