Florida municipal liability News

$2.6M Florida Jury Award to Tourist Upheld

A judge upheld a $2.6 million judgment awarded to a Kansas tourist whose skull was fractured when she was run over by a truck driven by a lifeguard. The Daytona Beach News-Journal said Volusia County had appealed part of the …

Miami-Dade School Officers Settle Sex Abuse Claims Against Police Chief

Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them. Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them …

Trayvon Martin March to Happen After Tallahassee Waives Insurance Requirement

A march in Florida’s state capital to protest the shooting death of Trayvon Martin is being held today after city officials relented and allowed the march to precede despite a lack of liability coverage. Tallahassee officials had told the march …

Trayvon Martin March in Tallahassee Postponed Again Over Lack of Insurance

A planned march on Florida’s state capitol to protest the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin has once again been derailed to a lack of liability coverage. The National Christian League of Councils had set the march for Wednesday, April …