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, […]
By Julie Montanaro WCTV Eyewitness News Posted: Thu 6:27 PM, Mar 07, 2019 Updated: Fri 5:22 AM, Mar 08, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Two men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow FSU student in 2015 have been found not guilty at trial. The jury deliberated for nearly four hours before reaching its verdict Thursday […]
By Samantha J. Gross, Tampa Bay Times At the end of election day in November, it appeared that Democrat Nicole “Nikki:” Fried had lost to Republican Matt Caldwell for the Florida Cabinet post of agriculture commissioner. But after late vote tallies in Broward and other counties showed she was actually ahead, Fried claimed victory and […]
MIAMI – City Commissioner Joe Carollo filed a lawsuit against Miami and its mayor, Francis Suarez, Wednesday in an effort to thwart a referendum that would allow voters to grant the mayor more authority. “Mayor Suarez and the committee (that backed the referendum) are entitled to propose bad public policy. But they are not entitled […]
By Jayda Hall, The Miami Times North Miami Beach Commissioner Frantz Pierre is back in the spotlight, again. And this time, the light is being shone on how he exploited his public position back in 2015, according to the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. The ethics commission ruled unanimously on May 24 […]
By Jim Ash, The Florida Bar News Democracy thrives on the dynamic tension between co-equal branches of government. But some legal scholars are worried that appreciation for the bedrock principle is being threatened by political polarization, shrinking attention spans, or apathy. Advocates say education — especially about the little-understood judiciary — is a potential solution. […]
MIAMI – A disgraced former South Florida lawmaker has pleaded guilty to perjury as part of a plea deal that will keep her from serving any prison time. The Miami-Dade County state attorney’s office said Wednesday that former state Rep. Daisy Baez pleaded guilty to the criminal charge. Prosecutors said Baez changed her voter registration […]
