Courts

Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.

A nurse practitioner contracted to work in Tampa General Hospital's Brandon Healthplex emergency department was found negligent after a patient was misdiagnosed and later became permanently disabled.

The judge rejected First Amendment arguments raised by the authors of "And Tango Makes Three," adding the school board "simply decided students wanting this particular book will have to get it elsewhere.”

The EEOC lawsuit claims Enterprise discriminated against older applicants for its management trainee positions.

Whistleblower lawsuits allege that Exactech covered up defects in knee implants while patient injuries mounted.

An appeals court overturned a ruling that sided with the cable channel in a defamation lawsuit stemming from reports about deaths of children at a Palm Beach County hospital.

Court documents show Pinellas County's state attorney's office concluded “the facts and circumstances revealed do not warrant prosecution at this time.”

According to the governor’s office, the Baker County facility opened Sept. 2 and had more than 100 detainees as of Friday. It can house up to 1,500 people.

State and federal officials asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue a stay of a preliminary injunction. If granted, a state filing in another lawsuit indicated plans to again ramp up operations.

A federal judge in Miami refused to pause her order to wind down the Everglades facility. Attorneys for Homeland Security requested a stay, arguing the ruling would disrupt immigration enforcement.

According to the decision, the law is in violation of Section VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, however the outcome of the issue might ultimately hinge on an appeals court ruling in a Georgia case.

The Orlando-based federal judge focused primarily on part of the legislation that seeks to prevent the availability of reading material that “describes sexual conduct.”