BY PATRICIA MAZZEI Miami leaders breathed a collective sigh of relief when, less than three hours from the end of the 60-day legislative session, state lawmakers exempted the cash-strapped city from having to pay an annual $1.2 million in property taxes on garages at the new Marlins ballpark. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/12/2690457/florida-lawmakers-exempt-miami.html#storylink=cpy … [Read more...]
Lawyer: Prosecute Rush Limbaugh for Defamation
March 12, 2012
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A high-profile attorney is calling for Rush Limbaugh to be prosecuted on a defamation charge, saying an obscure Florida law can be used to punish him for calling a college student a "slut" and a "prostitute" on the air. Gloria Allred, the famed celebrity lawyer, sent a letter to the Palm Beach County Attorney's Office on Thursday saying prosecutors should consider a charge under an 1883 law making it a misdemeanor to question a woman's chastity. -- Associated Press Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Lawyer-Prosecute-Rush-Limbaugh-for-defamation-3394632.php#ixzz1osojqMiH … [Read more...]
Florida gave $750,000 tax deal to company that went bankrupt
March 8, 2012
By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE – When Redpine Healthcare Technologies decided last summer it was moving its headquarters from Spokane, Wash., to Panama City, Florida economic development officials boasted the project would generate up to 410 high-paying jobs. Gov. Rick Scott bragged in a press release he was "nurturing a business climate that encourages business expansion and job creation." http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-07/news/os-state-wants-economic-development-money-back-20120307_1_tax-incentives-gray-swoope-economic-incentives-program … [Read more...]
Florida Coastal Moves Lawsuit to Federal Court
March 6, 2012
Courtesy of JD Journal A lawsuit against Florida Coastal School of Law has been moved from a Florida state court to a federal court. The lawsuit claims that the school lied about prospects for graduates when it comes to jobs. The lawsuit was filed by six alums of the school on February 1 and it was filed originally in the state court at Miami-Dade County. The school is located in Jacksonville and it filed a notice to have the lawsuit removed so the venue could be changed to a federal court. Judge Marcia Cooke was assigned the case in U.S. District Court in the city of Miami on Monday. http://www.jdjournal.com/2012/03/02/florida-coastal-moves-lawsuit-to-federal-court/ … [Read more...]
Fla. bank settles Ponzi investor suit for $10M
March 1, 2012
Courtesy of Miami Herald FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Florida bank has reached a $10 million settlement with investors in a lawsuit stemming from imprisoned former lawyer Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme. Attorney William Scherer says the Razorback Group of investors he represents reached the deal Tuesday night with Coral Gables-based Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Co. The South Florida SunSentinel ( http://bit.ly/yjLldq) reports the 55 investors also could get a share of insurance money. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/29/2667347/fla-bank-settles-ponzi-investor.html#storylink=cpy … [Read more...]
