By DAVE BERMAN, Florida Today -- Brevard County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to start conflict-resolution proceedings with the school district in an attempt to halt the closing of three local schools. Commissioners felt the Brevard School Board did not follow proper procedures in deciding to close three schools: Clearlake Middle, Gardendale Elementary and South Lake Elementary. The commission earlier fell one vote short of authorizing county legal staff file a lawsuit asking a judge to approve an injunction that would halt the closing process. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130219/NEWS01/130219009/Brevard-commissioners-OK-lawsuit-keep-schools-from-closing … [Read more...]
Radio ‘shock jock’ trial begins in Tampa
January 15, 2013 By
TAMPA, Florida — Jury selection is under way in the defamation trial between two Tampa Bay-area radio disc jockeys. Todd Schnitt — better known as MJ, the host of the now-defunct "MJ Morning Show" — filed suit against Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem. Clem is accused of making defamatory remarks about Schnitt and his wife, who is a former assistant state attorney. Jury selection in Hillsborough County court began Monday. http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c78423471a17441fb282d61130baef7f/FL--Shock-Jock-Trial … [Read more...]
Junod joins Shuffield Lowman Orlando
December 31, 2012 By
John Junod has the Orlando office of ShuffieldLowman. Junod is a transactional attorney focusing on real estate, mainly representing homebuilders and developers. Before joining ShuffieldLowman, Junod provided multi-state legal support to a Fortune 500 company, which included assisting in implementation of corporate policies and procedures on a broad level, and performing contract review of property acquisition for residential developments across the eastern U.S. … [Read more...]
Florida justices limit private doctor-lawyer talks
December 24, 2012 By
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Malpractice defendants must not try to circumvent a Florida law that bars them from obtaining confidential medical information about plaintiffs from other doctors or dentists who are treating them, the state Supreme Court said in a ruling. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Florida-justices-limit-private-doctor-lawyer-talks-4135537.php#ixzz2FyopgaTL … [Read more...]
FAMU Asks Lawsuit From Hazing Death Be Dismissed
December 3, 2012 By
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press -- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida A&M University on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the family of a drum major who died last year after being hazed by fellow band members, claiming Robert Champion was a willing participant in the ritual. University attorney Richard Mitchell said Champion wasn't forced to board a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel where the hazing took place. He was an adult able to make his own decisions at age 26, and he had risen through the ranks of the famed Marching 100 band without taking part in hazing until that fateful night in November 2011, Mitchell said. Champion's willingness to take part in an illegal act gives the university immunity from the wrongful death lawsuit, Mitchell said. "Robert Champion knew exactly what he was doing," he said. "If Mr. Champion had not … [Read more...]
