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Fourth DCA: Florida Sunshine Law’s Strict Compliance vs Public Records Act Good Faith Exception

In yet another example of the Florida Sunshine Law’s virtually unblemished and undefeated record, the...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Eleventh Circuit Finds Medicare Secondary Payer Act Not Preempted by Procedural Requirements

This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
Nicole Sieb Smith
Samantha Duke
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Government and Administrative

The Who, What, Where and Why of Florida’s Public Records Law, and How to Avoid Pitfalls

Public agencies commonly slip up when navigating Florida’s public records law, which can result in...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Jeffrey J. Grosholz
Government and Administrative

Florida Public Records Laws: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Mistakes that Lead to Expensive and Costly Litigation

Florida has the most open public records law in the country so it is imperative...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Jeffrey J. Grosholz
Education

First Amendment Wheel Doesn’t Stop Spinning: What Risk Managers Need to Know for the New School Year

As the school year begins, a heightened focus has been placed on schools both nationally...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
Leonard J. Dietzen, III
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Education

U.S. Supreme Court Okays Religious School Tuition Vouchers: Gives Official “Thumbs Up” to Florida’s School Choice Laws

Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court found that Maine’s tuition assistance program violated the...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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Government and Administrative

Freely Flying Flags Can Lead to Flagrant Free Speech Fouls

While it is axiomatic that when the government speaks, it speaks only for itself; however,...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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Government and Administrative

Ding Dong! Lemon’s Dead: SCOTUS Clarifies Establishment Clause

Well that didn’t take long. Fresh off the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Kennedy...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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Commercial Litigation

Eleventh Circuit Reiterates Availability of Postjudgment Rule 11 Sanctions

The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently reversed a district court’s denial of...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
Linda Bond Edwards
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Education

Second DCA Finds School Board Investigative Communications Not Entitled to Attorney-Client Privilege: Provides Lifeline to District Employees

In a recent decision, the Second District Court of Appeal (“Second DCA”) reiterated what is,...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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