Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Sets Highest One-Day Record for New COVID Cases
Aug 2 2021 // Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking...
Disney to Resume Florida-Based Cruises in August
Jul 27 2021 // Walt Disney Co’s cruise division said on Friday it would start operations from U.S. ports again next month, following a months-long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney Dream will depart from Port Canaveral,...
Judge: Florida Condo Collapse to Receive $150m in Initial Compensation
Jul 26 2021 // As the remaining rubble from the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront condominium was cleared away Wednesday, a Florida judge said victims and families who suffered losses will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation...
Florida COVID Cases Jump 65% From Previous Week
Jul 26 2021 // Florida’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases again jumped significantly this week as the vaccination rate in rural counties where some of the worst outbreaks are occurring remains well below the state and national...
Appeals Court Blocks CDC Pandemic Restrictions For Florida-Based Cruises
Jul 26 2021 // Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under a ruling Friday, July 22 by a federal appeals court, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seek to fight a Florida...
Florida Vacation Rental Voluntarily Evacuated Due to Balcony Cracks
Jul 21 2021 // A vacation rental building on Florida’s Gulf Coast was deemed structurally unsafe, leading to the voluntary evacuation of tourists who were staying there, officials said. Vacation rental companies sent the evacuated...
Bradenton, Florida Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Investors
Jul 21 2021 // Kenneth Murry Rossman, a certified public accountant and licensed insurance agent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of a false income...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Pledges to Fight Against CDC COVID Cruise Ship Rules
Jul 20 2021 // Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will take legal action against a recent court order that left in place Center for Disease Control orders for cruise ships to follow as they roll out to sea later this summer. A panel from...
Florida Litigated Claims Spiked in June
Jul 20 2021 // New litigated claims for Florida’s largest property/casualty insurers grew to 6,398 in June, according to data compiled by litigation management software provider CaseGlide. June litigated claims were up 14% from...
Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability
Jul 19 2021 // The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look to find fault among the building’s management as well as engineers, architects and others, according...
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With CDC Over Florida on COVID Rules for Cruise Ships
Jul 18 2021 // A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could not enforce its coronavirus cruise ship rules in the...
Florida Judge Approves Sale of Property Where Collapsed Surfside Condo Stood
Jul 15 2021 // A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster. At a hearing,...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Seeks Rate Increase as Policy Count Skyrockets
Jul 15 2021 // The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved rate adjustments that will raise average premiums by an additional 2.3% in February 2022. The board for the state-backed insurer unanimously...
Norwegian Cruise Line Sues Florida Over COVID Vaccine Passport Ban
Jul 14 2021 // Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings filed a lawsuit against Florida’s surgeon general on Tuesday July 13 over a state law that bans businesses from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination from customers. The cruise...
Florida Officials Consider Adopting New Condo Inspection Policies
Jul 12 2021 // Across Florida, people living in the thousands of condominiums rising above the state’s 1,350 miles of coastline wonder if the building collapse in Surfside could happen to their home as state and local officials...
Federal Judge Halts Part of Florida’s New Property Insurance Reform Law
Jul 12 2021 // A federal judge has halted enforcement of a section of Florida’s new property insurance reform (SB 76) law that restricts the advertisements and solicitations of roofing contractors. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker...
Tropical Storm Elsa Leaves One Dead in Florida, Several Injured at Georgia Navy Base
Jul 9 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa was carving a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado at a Georgia Navy base that flipped recreational vehicles upside-down...
Tropical Storm Elsa Weakens Over Northern Florida
Jul 7 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa was weakening as it traveled over northern Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was about 105 miles west of Jacksonville and moving toward the north near 14 mph, according to the...
Update: Tropical Storm Elsa Moving Up Florida’s West Coast; Other States in Path
Jul 6 2021 // Tropical Storm Elsa is moving northward along the west coast of Florida, bringing heavy rains and winds, the National Hurricane Center reports. At 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, Elsa was reported to be about 70 miles west...
Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability
Jul 6 2021 // The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look to find fault among the building’s management as well as engineers, architects and others, according...
