2609 ABA Journal Florida articles.
Concerned about perceived problems, law students at Florida A & M University are criticizing—and in some cases leaving—the five-year-old taxpayer-funded institution.
Vilma Martinez, for instance, has transferred from FAMU, in…
Aug 22, 2007 7:09 PM CDT
A Florida lawyer is one of five finalists on a list of the world’s best-dressed “real” men put together by Esquire magazine in connection with its annual best-dressed list featuring…
Aug 22, 2007 5:53 PM CDT
As a star student and popular football player, Juan Gomez got a lot of attention over his recent arrest as an illegal immigrant shortly after his high school graduation. But…
Aug 20, 2007 9:49 PM CDT
Things are hardly going swimmingly right now for a group of Florida mermaids. Their historic tourist attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs, is in a lawsuit battle with a state agency known…
Aug 17, 2007 3:39 PM CDT
One of the jurors who voted to convict Jose Padilla on terrorism charges says the former gang member was “just a small pawn.”
“He was guilty–believe me,” the juror told…
Aug 17, 2007 1:20 PM CDT
A group of Miami-area lawyers wants to help the Broward County judiciary regain public respect.
The Daily Business Review describes the group’s objective: “Help bring respect…
Aug 17, 2007 12:11 PM CDT
Think you’ve heard it all? Even seasoned practitioners may not be aware of what a British newspaper lists as the world’s 25 oddest laws.
For example, a French pig may…
Aug 16, 2007 10:59 PM CDT
When Paul Geller spotted two pit bulls attacking a pregnant woman walking her small dog in Delray Beach, Fla., this past weekend, he didn’t hesitate.
Pulling over to the side…
Aug 15, 2007 8:05 PM CDT
A battle between Florida regulators and the state’s biggest property insurer is capturing the attention of lawyers there and elsewhere, because of what’s really at issue.
Property insurance rate-setting is…
Aug 15, 2007 5:26 PM CDT
A so-called porn dorm in Tampa, in which women live and participate in sexual activities that are videotaped and publicized over the Internet, is apparently legal. But that doesn’t mean…
Aug 15, 2007 4:34 PM CDT
Updated: A Miami jury has ordered BDO Seidman to pay $351 million in punitive damages for failing to uncover fraud at a financial services firm.
With punitives, the total damages…
Aug 15, 2007 2:15 PM CDT
A Miami jury has decided that accounting firm BDO Seidman must pay $170 million in damages for negligent audits that failed to spot fraud at a financial services firm.
The…
Aug 14, 2007 3:16 PM CDT
Thanks to legislative lobbying by fellow teens, a star Miami student has been released from jail and expects to start college later this month in a local honors program.
However,…
Aug 10, 2007 7:39 PM CDT
A former astronaut accused of attempted kidnapping for confronting a romantic rival wants an Orlando court to release her from an electronic ankle bracelet.
Lisa Nowak pays $105 a week…
Aug 10, 2007 2:32 PM CDT
Seven lawyers at Holland & Knight have announced they are leaving the firm’s Miami office to start their own boutique firm.
Six of the lawyers are partners, the Aug 10, 2007 11:33 AM CDT
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