PUBLIC RECORDS REDACTION A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the Department of Corrections in a public records redaction case. The Miami Herald sought records pertaining to incidents in Florida’s correctional institutions and received in return heavily redacted records. The paper asked for legal opinions from the Department for each Read more about Legal Updates[…]
PARI-MUTUEL CARD GAMES The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation will appeal an administrative law judge’s ruling that the Department illegally abolished rules governing card games at pari-mutuel facilities. The facilities argued that, without the rules, games are effectively shut down while the State insists the facilities are operating their games outside of existing Read more about Legal Updates[…]
FLORIDA’S POPULATION The recently released Florida Population Report by Cushman & Wakefield predicts the state’s population may reach 20.7 million by the end of 2016. Additionally, they report that Forth Myers experienced 3.3 percent growth, the largest percentage in the state with an estimated 701,900 residents. Numbers released earlier this year by the U.S. Census showed Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
PHOSPHATE MINE LAWSUIT Three residents living near a phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry have filed a federal lawsuit and are seeking class action for the case. The Mulberry sinkhole and the subsequent contaminated water draining into the underground aquifer is the basis of the suit. The plaintiffs, who operate private residential wells near the facility, fear contamination and Read more about Legal Updates[…]
INSURANCE SCAM The Office of Insurance Regulation warned Floridians that scammers were sending out emails notifying the recipient that their insurance policies have been cancelled. The emails appear to be from OIR Commissioner David Almaier, but are fake messages. Please notify OIR if you receive such an email by calling the Department’s hotline at 877-693-5236. HURRICANE Read more about Issues of Interest[…]