Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week related to law practice management, law technology, and legal marketing. Enjoy!
Florida Legal News: Florida law would limit jury awards in tobacco lawsuits
Nearly a decade ago, the Florida Supreme Court tossed out a $145 billion award in a class-action lawsuit against Big Tobacco, but not before giving plaintiffs a chance to individually pursue their claims.
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Florida Legal News: Florida Traffic Court Judges Dismiss 24,000 Red-Light Camera Cases
Two traffic court judges in Broward County, Fla., have dismissed some 24,000 pending red-light camera ticket cases totaling more than $6.3 million. The judges ruled this week that the program violates Florida law.
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Florida Fraud Law: What Florida businesses should do if their company data have been breached
On Dec. 16, 2014, a group of former Sony employees filed a class action lawsuit in Federal Court in Los Angeles against Sony for negligently failing to protect its computer systems from hackers, resulting in the employees’ personal information being leaked to the public, and potentially ending up in the hands of criminals. In addition, the former employees allege that Sony failed to adequately notify the employees that their confidential, personal information was breached. The Sony breach is the latest in a string of recent high-profile data thefts in the news. However, data theft is not only a threat to large multinational corporations such as Sony.
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Florida Insurance Law: Homeowners insurance policies dumped by Citizens
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance, which offers homeowners insurance coverage to consumers, has successfully shed the bulk of its policies over the past year. The state-run organization has been trying to depopulate itself of policies in order to address its financial issues, reducing its exposure to risks while becoming more stable and resilient against future natural disasters. The policies released by the organization have been picked up by private companies, which continue to provide consumers with homeowners insurance coverage.
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Florida Law News: Appellate Rules are amended
The Florida Supreme Court recently adopted amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.210 (Briefs). See In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.210, No. SC15-146 (Fla. March 12, 2015). The amendments formalize the Court’s longstanding practice of permitting appellate briefs filed in certain cases relating to the imposition of a sentence of death to exceed the standard page limits set out in rule 9.210 and provide page limits for appellate briefs in certain death penalty case types in which a notice of cross-appeal is filed.
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Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for Law Practice Tips and Florida Insurance Law!
