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  • September 10, 2026

    Fla. Panel Orders Murder Retrial Over Prior Shooting Evidence

    A Florida appeals court ordered a new trial for a man convicted of fatally shooting a bystander during a heated argument with a group of boys, saying the trial court erred in withholding evidence from jurors that the group had previously fired shots into his home.

  • September 10, 2026

    Fla. Panel Tosses Teen's Conviction Over Atty's Omission

    A Florida state appeals court has reversed a teenager's manslaughter conviction and sentence, finding the teen's attorney let him enter an open plea without telling him that his statements to police potentially could have been suppressed for Miranda rule violations.

  • September 10, 2026

    EY Says E-Scooter Co. Must Arbitrate Ch. 11 Clawback Suit

    Ernst & Young asked a Florida federal bankruptcy court on Thursday to stay an adversary lawsuit brought by an e-scooter company's liquidating trustee seeking to claw back $7 million for alleged malpractice that contributed to a Chapter 11 filing, arguing that the parties agreed to arbitrate claims in auditing contracts. 

  • September 10, 2026

    11th Circ. Urged To Undo Trial Loss For Hospital Ratings Org

    A Florida federal court order requiring hospital ratings nonprofit Leapfrog to revoke poor safety grades it issued to five hospitals owned by Tenet Healthcare Corp. violated the First Amendment, Leapfrog told the Eleventh Circuit in a Thursday opening brief challenging its bench trial loss.

  • September 10, 2026

    11th Circ. Says Concealed Gun Alone Can't Justify Fla. Stop

    The Eleventh Circuit has vacated a felon's gun-possession conviction, saying police lacked reasonable suspicion to search him after noticing a gun protruding from his hoodie pocket because Florida law treats concealed carry as presumptively legal.

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