Already the mother of two daughters, Samantha Burton had obtained prenatal care for her third pregnancy and voluntarily went to the hospital when she experienced symptoms she’d been told to…
Seeking to address a growing problem of escaped or released giant snakes that have made certain parts of the United States their new home and reproduced there, federal officials are…
The founding partner of a Florida law firm violated legal ethics rules by arranging a $7 million class action settlement on behalf of seven individuals rather than all Miami taxpayers,…
Arrested for driving on a suspended license following a misunderstanding about whether she had to appear at a court hearing after receiving a letter reinstating her driving privileges, a 78-year-old…
When Florida bankruptcy attorney Rick Perry logged onto a real estate auction site last summer, he was looking for some art. An appointment had canceled, so he had a few…
After news of a planned guilty plea in an alleged $1.2 billion fraud by the founder and former managing partner of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, observers are…
In a seemingly routine situation, an interviewer for the Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender’s Office repeatedly signed in to visit an inmate at a local Florida jail on behalf of his legal…
Formerly high-flying Florida attorney Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea, his lawyer says, concerning the federal criminal charges he faces over an alleged $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme he is…
A free iPhone application being offered by a Florida lawyer makes it especially easy for would-be clients to reach attorney Jason Turchin, send him photographs related to…
A federal judge has imposed nearly $110,000 in sanctions on a Florida lawyer and has suspended him from practice in the Southern District of Florida for 42 months over his…
Amidst the worst economic downturn in the memory of many practitioners, business is red-hot at Florida law firms that handle multiple mortgage foreclosures for minimal legal fees of perhaps $1,200…
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