Lawsuit

FIFA lawyers have claimed in a Florida court filing European soccer body UEFA is harassing its president Gianni Infantino. FIFA urges the judge to deny UEFA's request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that rocked the sport. The 21-page filing to the Southern District of Florida court late Monday was seen by The Associated Press.

Florida is leaving mentally ill defendants to languish in county jails for months after judges order their transfer to psychiatric hospitals, often locking them in cramped solitary cells, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of civil and disability-rights groups. Sometimes, those defendants died in harsh conditions before ever making it to a hospital.

The wife of a man killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport is suing for wrongful death.

Two voting advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, challenging Florida’s new law requiring proof of citizenship to vote. The law passed the Legislature this year on a near-party-line vote and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in April. It goes into effect Jan. 1.

As Florida healthcare officials prepare to argue in court why they haven't expanded a subsidized children's health insurance, its children's Medicaid rate continues to fall.

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.

Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to the Southern Poverty Law Center, his office announced Monday, alleging deceptive fundraising.

The subpoena, served to the Environmental Law Institute and its Climate Judiciary Project, demands the group disclose its funding sources, communications with Florida judges, and role in climate-related litigation.

A judge this week dismissed a former train conductor’s personal injury lawsuit against Brightline, calling it a “shotgun pleading” that was overly long and contained irrelevant material.

Attorneys say detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed. On Thursday, two lawyers filed statements with a federal court that their clients cannot call them using staff cellphones. They also say they still cannot make unannounced visits.

Governor says his intention is not partisan, but because he will be ‘forced to’ due to a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Desantis says his intention is not partisan, but because he will be ‘forced to’ due to a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision.