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UN Scrutinizes Florida "Anti-Riot" Law

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Three Miami Women Join Hawaiian Class Action Lawsuit Against Big Banks

By Joshua Ceballos
Aug 4, 2022

Federal lawsuit alleges wrongful mortgage foreclosures on the part of two major banks.
State Attorney Drops Steakhouse Slap Case Against CJ Gimenez

By Joshua Ceballos
Aug 2, 2022

The Miami-Dade state attorney has dropped battery charges in the case of "The Slap Heard 'Round the County."
Lawsuit: Miami Pastor Blew Church Money on Extramarital Dalliance With Congregant UPDATED

By Alex DeLuca
Jul 6, 2022

A lawsuit alleges that pastor David Stocker spent church funds to fund his affair with a congregant.
NY Yankees Pitcher Aroldis Chapman Demands Florida Trial in $3 Million Embezzlement Case

By Izzy Kapnick
Jun 15, 2022

Alleging that an employee at a Coral Springs financial agency embezzled $3 million of his money, the Yankees reliever seeks a trial in Broward.
Lawsuit: Ritz-Carlton Cruise Line Ordered Miami Sales Staff to "Sound More British"

By Izzy Kapnick
Jun 13, 2022

Executives suggested the team needed to change their accents to "sound more 'refined,' 'upscale,' and 'ritzy.'"
Woman Struck by Rubber Bullet While Protesting Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Lauderdale

By Jenna Farhat
Jun 2, 2022

LaToya Ratlieff was struck by a rubber bullet during a protest following George Floyd's murder in June 2020.
Miami Beach 5-Year-Old Missing for Six Months Found Outside Atlanta

By Joshua Ceballos
May 25, 2022

Miami Beach police declined to issue an Amber Alert for the missing Black girl when she went missing in November.
Ex-Argentine Officer Living in Miami Sued for Role in Trelew Massacre 50 Years Later

By Joshua Ceballos
May 19, 2022

Families of the victims of the Trelew Massacre of 1972 have sued Roberto Bravo in Miami under the Torture Victims Protection Act.
Boca Raton Attorney Richard Ozelie Allegedly Leaked Clients' Confidential Files

By Joshua Ceballos
May 10, 2022

The recipient, a former client, says she tried to do the right thing — to no avail.
Aquaticat Update: Mermaid-Snooping Broward Deputy to Face Criminal Review

By Bob Norman
May 5, 2022

Wreck Bar burlesque performer Whitney Fair sued a Broward sheriff's lieutenant. The State Attorney's Office might want a piece of the action too.
Jackson Memorial Nurse Attacked by Miami Cop in 2018 Sues City

By Alex DeLuca
Apr 28, 2022

James Nicholson wants to hold the City of Miami, the Miami police department, and a former officer liable after his 2018 attack.
"YouTube Thief" Pleads Guilty to $20 Million Scam, Forfeits Tesla and BMW

By Joshua Ceballos
Apr 26, 2022

Webster Batista has pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud in federal court.
Full Speed Ahead: Residents' Lawsuit Won't Halt Miami Grand Prix

By Izzy Kapnick
Apr 22, 2022

A judge declined to grant an injunction to halt the race, saying residents' concerns about potential hearing damage are speculative.
Disbarred Anti-Video Game Attorney Wants to Save the Parkland Shooter

By Joshua Ceballos
Apr 20, 2022

John B. "Jack" Thompson believes Nik Cruz's Halo habit played a significant role in the Parkland shooting.
Wreck Bar Mermaid Sues Broward Sheriff's Office for Invasion of Privacy

By Bob Norman
Apr 20, 2022

What started as a dispute between two "Aquaticats" at Fort Lauderdale's Wreck Bar is now an invasion of privacy suit against the Broward County Sheriff and one of his officers.
Granny Grifter: Key West Man Targeted "Lonely Older Women" in Nigerian Scam

By Joshua Ceballos
Mar 24, 2022

A Key West man is going to learn to respect his elders the hard way: with hard time.
Emergency Restraining Order Seeks to Bar Joe Carollo From Redistricting Vote UPDATED

By Joshua Ceballos
Mar 9, 2022

Joe Carollo stands to gain a lot from the redrawn district map.
Former Tenant Alleges Surfside Mayor Was a "Predator Landlord"

By Alex DeLuca
Mar 3, 2022

Defense attorneys retort that the Surfside mayor is a "predator landlord" who took advantage of a Ukrainian businesswoman who speaks English as a second language.
Qualified Immunity Can't Shield Joe Carollo From Ball & Chain Lawsuit

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 18, 2022

An appellate court has ruled that Bill Fuller can sue Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo for $10 million.
Silver Bluff Street Wars: Some Residents Feel Trapped by City-Installed Roadblocks

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 7, 2022

"I hate these roadblocks every day of my life."