By Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas, Miami Herald Attorneys for LaToya Ratlieff, the woman whose eye socket was fractured when a Fort Lauderdale police officer shot her in the face with a foam rubber bullet, say their client is considering legal action, including filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and police. “LaToya has […]
By Alex C. Cardona, Broward Palm Beach New Times, January 15, 2020 Since 1987, Florida law has prohibited city and county governments from adopting their own gun laws or placing restrictions on firearms. The law gives the state carte blanche to occupy “the whole field” of firearm and ammunition regulation. The legislature gave it some […]
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 Statement on Behalf of the Unarmed Teenager We were surprised to learn that the shooting review board met this morning. We received no notice of the board’s meeting and were given no opportunity to speak to the Sheriff’s representatives and community leaders assembled to decide if the […]
Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel has filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis, challenging the Governor’s decision to suspend him from office. Just one month ago, Florida’s Republican-dominated Senate voted to uphold the suspension. In a 25-15 vote, Senators handed a political victory to DeSantis who blamed Israel for the response to last […]
By David Dwork, Local 10 News Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi had a big win in court Wednesday. Five years ago, Pizzi was acquitted in a federal corruption case. The FBI arrested him and accused him of accepting bribe money upwards of $6,000. Pizzi was eventually reinstated as mayor following a lengthy court battle with the town of […]
By: Grant Miller, Community Newspapers, July 18, 2019 At their latest meeting, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics dismissed the complaint filed by Stephen Cody against South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard. Cody originally brought the complaint because he twice attempted to address the Commission about Stoddard’s efforts to fire former Police Chief Orlando Martinez de Castro. […]
By Johnathan Bandler, The Journal News Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas got a plea offer he couldn’t refuse Monday, avoiding a felony conviction, not having to serve prison time or probation and keeping the prospect of holding public office again in the future. Thomas will have to vacate the mayor’s seat, however, by Sept. 30 […]
By Zach Schlien, Daily Business Review, April 30, 2019 U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman denied the department’s request in an order issued Monday. The department had sought to preclude Kuehne Davis Law litigators Benedict “Ben” Kuehne and Michael Davis from continuing to represent dietary supplement company Blackstone Labs and its CEO, Phillip Braun. A South […]
By Andrew Findley, The National Trial Lawyers The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that two Brevard County Deputy Sheriffs must stand trial for their shooting of an unarmed man inside his home, when family members asked law enforcement officers to Baker Act the disabled man. The appellate panel, consisting of Circuit Judges Adalberto […]
By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun Sentinel Two Boca Raton dietary supplement companies and six individuals have been charged with conspiracy to distribute unapproved drugs and controlled substances, the Department of Justice said. The companies are Blackstone Labs, located at 1090 Holland Drive, Suite 1, and Ventech Labs, at 1140 Holland Drive, Suite 13, […]
